Doryman today features a type of boat I hadn't come across before - the Atchafalaya Basin Piroque from Louisiana. It is designed to be rowed forwards through the still, narrow, congested channels of the bayous.
It would be a great boat for England's canals - you can see where you are going, and I imagine that you could push the boat along close to the 4mph speed limit. I think I would try and design it to keep the bow in the water to maximise the waterline length, however.
3 comments:
Jolly Good
But my stubby little sailor's legs don't approve of standing up long enough to get anywhere very interesting
Chris W
Having a crew would solve both the stamina and bows-out-of-the-water problems at one fell swoop.
Cee Dubs, I'm with you on this one. If I wanted to walk, I'd walk.
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