Comments on: A wonderful shed at Bosham - and an even more wonderful zulu skiff! http://intheboatshed.net/2007/10/03/a-wonderful-shed-at-bosham-and-an-even-more-wonderful-zulu-skiff/ Gavin Atkin's weblog about great boats, boatbuilding and restoration Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:12:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Gavin Atkin http://intheboatshed.net/2007/10/03/a-wonderful-shed-at-bosham-and-an-even-more-wonderful-zulu-skiff/comment-page-1/#comment-5672 Gavin Atkin Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:43:48 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/10/03/a-wonderful-shed-at-bosham-and-a-wonderful-zulu/#comment-5672 It's a lot smaller than the full-sized zulus! It's said that fishing fleets of zulus made a tremendous sight, particularly when racing home with their catches. As they would all be travelling at 10 knots on a good day, I have no trouble believing it. I don't know whether there are any full-sized zulus left, but I'd certainly like to see one. One to that, I'd also be delighted to see the Ocean Pearl! Gav It’s a lot smaller than the full-sized zulus! It’s said that fishing fleets of zulus made a tremendous sight, particularly when racing home with their catches. As they would all be travelling at 10 knots on a good day, I have no trouble believing it.

I don’t know whether there are any full-sized zulus left, but I’d certainly like to see one. One to that, I’d also be delighted to see the Ocean Pearl!

Gav

]]> By: david http://intheboatshed.net/2007/10/03/a-wonderful-shed-at-bosham-and-an-even-more-wonderful-zulu-skiff/comment-page-1/#comment-5655 david Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:53:15 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/10/03/a-wonderful-shed-at-bosham-and-a-wonderful-zulu/#comment-5655 Shed-tacular! But since when is a big boy like that called a 'skiff'? Is that a bit like when you call a 'pebble' what we would call 'rock as big as your fist'? Cheers David Shed-tacular! But since when is a big boy like that called a ’skiff’? Is that a bit like when you call a ‘pebble’ what we would call ‘rock as big as your fist’?

Cheers

David

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