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CORNER BOAT [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A centerboard, V-bottomed sailing boat common on the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast of the United States ...

OBS

The rig consists of one mast with pronounced rake aft, on which are set a leg-of-mutton mainsail and a stay foresail or jib ... It is used for oyster dredging and as a market boat. It is also a popular form of hull for small yachts.

OBS

corner boat: In Provincetown, Massachusetts, [the skipjack] is called corner boat on account of the sharp angle formed by the topsides and bottom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Voilier d'origine américaine, construit sur les rivages de la baie de Chesapeak.

OBS

Ces bateaux étaient utilisés pour draguer les huître, et hors saison ils faisaient du transport. Ils mesurent entre 18 et 30 m, et seront construits de 1850 à 1950. En 1980 ils pêchaient encore, mais il était interdit de les motoriser, pour protéger la ressource.

Spanish

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