Boat Name
Unknown
Boat Use
Fishing & Transport
Boat Type
Clinker canoe
Build Date
1930's
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Area of Origin
Unknown
Boat Dimensions
Length
11 ft 10 in
Photographs
Description
This small canoe is not a 'Rob Roy' but is obviously influenced by that famous design of canoe. The 'Rob Roy' is also a clinker built canoe but was designed for sailing - this boat is only for paddling but has also been strengthened by sheathing the bows and stern with copper.
History
Clinker construction evolved in Scandinavia. This is therefore a canoe of European origin, unlike most canoes in this country that owe their origins to the Eskimo kayak or the North American birch-bark canoe.
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