Shewe, or shuai is the vessel of A Persian (Arabian) Gulf and Oman and means swift and undoubtedly shewes were just that in the days when they were pure sailing craft. In its modern form the shewe somewhat resembles the sambuk but, like that dhow, it has a number of variants. Generally the stem of the Gulf vessel is more raked and less curved than that of the sambuk. The top strake of planking at the poop of the shewe always projects some distance aft of the hull prop¬er, the lower edge curving up to the aftermost corner. These projecting strakes appear to afford some additional shelter to the poop and to the zoli hung over the transom. But. like many things associated with the dhows, there is rarely any known reason for their existence except that they have always been that way which is a good enough excuse for them to continue to be so. Some of the innovations in these dhows are appaling in their concept and one of them is the ungainly flying poop that is so frequently the most pro¬minent feature of both shewe and jalbaut.
State of Bahrain 1979;100f;SG 260. Source : C.Hawkins:The Dhow