On 31/07/14 22:05, Francois Labreque wrote:
> Two questions:
> 1 - What are the big planks on the sides of the boats? Are they
> daggerboards? and if so, why are they on the sides of the boat, rather
> than on the center of the hull?
> 

IIRC those are called (in English) leeboards. The boats look much like
Thames sailing barges with some differences. The leeboards have much the
same effect as daggerboards but having two (one either side of the
barge), independently controlled, facilitates sharp turns. Remember
these are (or were) working vessels and often worked in close proximity
to one another.

> 2 - Why is there a guy repeatedly sticking a pole in the water at the
> 1:44 mark (approx.)  Is he checking the water depth? Trying to paddle to
> make his boat go faster?  Spear-fishing for dinner?
> 

Didn't see that. What I saw was a crewman using a pole to adjust the
foresail. Are you sure you got the timestamp right?

John
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