Red bordered paperback cover of Sergent's "Construction de Canöes et Kayaks," ca. 1944. Bottom text reads "Collection de la revue 'Camping' Les Éditions J. Susse. Center illustration is red with white outlined house and tree in background, and tools in foreground. Black is the builder (silhouette), and a canoe under construction.
Cover of F. Sergent's ca. 1944 "Construction de Canöes et Kayaks."
#boat_building #canoes #kayaks #book_covers
Two coracles with paddles on a dock waiting to be paddled! Do you dare? Do you know how? Will not knowing how stop you? Will not knowing how make you commit to learning? These ancient vessels, largely unchanged over thousands of years were used for tending salmon nets on the streams of what is now Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England, though similar forms are known from the Levant, Tibet, China, and of course: North Dakota. Essentially, they are a bowl-shaped boat for one person-- highly maneuverable, very portable, and quite easy to build. A little known fact about coracles: They are the fastest boats in the world!!!!! ........ (to build). These are built based on early 20th century lines, with sawn lath and painted canvas 'skins.'
A pair of coracles: Boyne on the left, and Cleddau on the right. Replicated as best I could from J. Geraint Jenkins' "Nets and Coracles," 1974. #boats #boat_building #coracles
