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National Maritime Museum Cornwall Trust Discovery Quay Falmouth Cornwall TR11 3QY
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The firm, G. Prout and Sons, was formed by Mr Geoffrey Prout and his sons, Roland and Francis, in 1935. The Company originally specialised in building canoes and folding dinghies as yacht tenders, but after the war they opened a small factory on Canvey Island, in Essex. The firm grew and hundreds of folding dinghies…
Small dinghies became fashionable on the Thames after the First World War. Compared to the traditional gigs and skiffs associated with Edwardian river outings, dinghies were lighter, handier, and easier to build. Also, at a time when there were very few professional boatmen employed, they were more easily maintained by their owners, many of whom…
In 1975 four members of the British Kayak Expedition completed a journey from Bodo to Nordkapp in Northern Norway, Europe’s most northerly point. Their chosen craft for this pioneering expedition was a kayak designed by Frank Goodman – the Nordkapp. The 480 mile journey, which took a month to complete, was undertaken through the worst…
Windsurfing has become widely popular since its introduction in the 1960s, yet from the beginning a bitter battle raged over who was the legitimate inventor of the windsurfer. Americans Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Doyle filed a patent for their design in 1968. Schweitzer later bought out Drake’s interest and went on to manufacture and sell…
The early 20th century was a time when the need for speed was constantly being challenged, whether on land, in the air or on water. Motorboats were getting faster, and sedate chugging about on the water was becoming boring. Hulls became narrower to minimise drag, then came a new type of craft. This type of…
The rights of individuals to collect oysters from the waters around Falmouth have been exercised since at least the late 16th century, and boats equipped with similar dredging gear to Irene’s have appeared in paintings dating back to that period. During the mid 19th century over fishing led to a scarcity of oysters in the…
Simple fishing rafts made from available materials, with designs adapted to local conditions, have been found across the globe: from their use in Polynesia, by Aboriginal Australians, via the Tamil coast of India, to the north east coast of Brazil. When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil in the sixteenth century they encountered very simple square…
White Owl, an innocuous looking boat typical of the thousands of small craft built in Falmouth yards over the last few centuries, was built by Thomas Jackett in 1908 and owned by the same family since she was purchased. At just over 15ft (4.6m) in length she cost £7.50, or 50 pence (10 shillings) per…
Defiant’s long thin hull minimises drag allowing her to plane along at high speeds but, being narrow, it can easily tip over. The sliding seat allows the helmsman to sit out and thus balance the pressure of the wind on the sails, which at 10 sq. m. deliver a great deal of driving force. Sailing…
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