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Cornish Pilot Gigs

Pilot gigs 'Lantern' and 'Capstone' in the harbour at Ilfracombe in North Devon. The Cornish pilot gig is a six-oared rowing boat, built of Cornish narrow leaf elm, 32 feet (9.8 m) long with a beam of 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m). It is recognised as one of the first shore-based lifeboats that went to vessels in distress, with recorded rescues going back as far as the late 17th century. The original purpose of the Cornish pilot gig was as a general work boat, and the craft is used for taking pilots out to incoming vessels (see pilot boat) off the Atlantic. At the time, the gigs would race to get their pilot on board a vessel first (often those about to run aground on rocks) in order to get the job and hence the payment.

Graham Carnduff-Youngg

Image size: 6000 x 4000, 9Mb | Camera details: NIKON D7100 | Date uploaded: 31/03/2019

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