SEYCHELLES FISHING PIROGUE

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aukepalmhof
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SEYCHELLES FISHING PIROGUE

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:30 pm

A pirogue also called a piragua, pirog or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and native canoes. The word is French and is derived from Spanish piragua, which comes from the Carib piraua.
The pirogue of Seychelles, shown on many early stamps of this island group is used for lobster fishing it has a few lobster pots on board. The lobster stock fishing on Seychelles dwindle nowadays and catching lobster is only allowed every second year for 1 month.

Of the pirog is given it is a black-hulled fishing and transport boat no longer being, built but many still fish now for mackerel and sardines. Well-suited for work off beaches. Traditionally a dugout base to which a deep strake has been added; some plank-built; others merely dugout canoes. In the plank-extended type, the strake is set into the base and the joint covered with a broad copper strip. Early large piroge constructed of 2 dugout halves, joined by putting the halves into recesses and covering the joint with copper strips. White lanceolate bow weatherboards are characteristic. Sharp ends with strongly raking curved stem and sternpost; pronounced sheer. Flat bottom, no keel. Widely spaced half ribs on alternate sides provide strength and rigidity. Thwarts set into horizontal slots left when the base is hewn out on stringers. Tray-type decking at the ends. Generally anchored from the stern with a large stone. Steered with an oar held against a post on the starboard side. Rowed, usually single-banked, single tholepins, intermediately spaced. Large early boats required 10 or more oarsmen, often carrying copra from island to island. When sailed set a spritsail or leg-of-mutton sail; nowadays not more sail. Mast stepped into a block.
The current fishing boats are ca. 7m long and require a crew of 7. Originally 5 – 12m long.

Taken from Aak to Zumbra a dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.
Seychelles 1938 6c/5r sg 137/149, scott? 1952 15c/45c sg 161, 163, 166, scott? 1954 15c/70c sg 177/179/182/183a, scott? 1957 5c sg 191, scott? 1962 45c sg203, scott? 1967 45c sg 239, scott? 1968 60c sg 247, scott?
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Anatol
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Re: SEYCHELLES FISHING PIROGUE

Post by Anatol » Wed Jan 22, 2020 8:28 pm

See also viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12915

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