Monday 17 April 2017
An Arab Dhow from Zanzibar makes it to Hout Bay
Yes, it arrived today and came down the coast in a record sailing time on the deck of a ship!
This boat was built from drift wood and was built on the beached, used as a community boat, its just eight months old!
No epoxy, no paint,not much of anything but it is caulked at the seams.
Looks like its licenced, SAMSA will have a fit, there are no life lines or safety equipment.
An new posting in the morning and on some of the boats details.
How nice is that.
Roy
Principal dimensions:
LOA 8.70 mtrs,
Beam 2.50 mtrs,
Draft ??? mtrs?
Hight of hull 950mm at max beam
Width of transom 1.5mtrs
Length of sail sprit 13.20 mtrs, (lanteen sail rigged)
Hight of mast 6.00 mtrs,
Thin Sprit? 5.60 mtrs
Said to weigh eight tons overall.
The owner says the boat is eight months old only but I wonder?
This boat was built from drift wood and was built on the beached, used as a community boat, its just eight months old!
No epoxy, no paint,not much of anything but it is caulked at the seams.
Looks like its licenced, SAMSA will have a fit, there are no life lines or safety equipment.
An new posting in the morning and on some of the boats details.
How nice is that.
Roy
Principal dimensions:
LOA 8.70 mtrs,
Beam 2.50 mtrs,
Draft ??? mtrs?
Hight of hull 950mm at max beam
Width of transom 1.5mtrs
Length of sail sprit 13.20 mtrs, (lanteen sail rigged)
Hight of mast 6.00 mtrs,
Thin Sprit? 5.60 mtrs
Said to weigh eight tons overall.
The owner says the boat is eight months old only but I wonder?
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