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Musings Around Eddie's Noost
If you go down Sundibanks and look right, you see a little böd right at the beach. That’s Eddie’s böd. Walk down to it and there’s ...
May 28, 20206 min read
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Ness Yoal builders: chips and shavings by Dr Adrian Osler
Bare mention of the Ivy LK237 is quite sufficient to throw this author back over forty years in time, to a couple of days of dank summertime
Apr 19, 20205 min read
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Ness Yoals
The Ness yoal is a type of six-oared boat, originally designed and used for commercial dorro (handline) saithe fishing. ...
Feb 19, 20203 min read
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Learn About Fishing Boats of Viking Origin.
...Whilst in Eastbourne I became interested in the comparison between vernacular fishing boats from nearby Hastings with those from ...
Dec 6, 20195 min read
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Boats in sheds on Whalsay
An amazing, fun day out on Whalsay looking at historic boats that are resting in sheds.
Jun 3, 20192 min read
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Stop the Rot!
In my opinion there is nothing sadder than seeing a traditional Shetland boat lying in its noost, slowly rotting away. Sadly many of...
Mar 22, 20194 min read
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