Graceful and fast, no bowsprit, flared bows, raking stems, the hulls have a pronounced sheer. The mainsail has a long boom which projects far over the stern. SG253
Tortola Sloop
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Tortola Sloop
Graceful and fast, no bowsprit, flared bows, raking stems, the hulls have a pronounced sheer. The mainsail has a long boom which projects far over the stern. SG253
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Re: Tortola Sloop
You can find this sloop in the British Virgin Islands, and she are/were used as freight and passenger boat by the population of this islands in the northeastern Caribbean.
Those rigged as sloops may be called canoes locally; while the cutter rigged boats are called vessels.
Distinguished from other sloops of the West Indies by there marked sheer forward, ending in a high bow. Heavily constructed; carvel planked, unusually large numbers of buts; S-timbers in after frames.
Straight, raked stem; hollow entrance; fine lines aft; curved overhanging transom stern; strong sheer; high freeboard; deep drag to the straight keel. Small boats open, larger decked with small hatch foreward, cargo hatch amidships, trunk cabin, and steering well aft. Outboard rudder; curved tiller.
The sloop rigged boats set a boomed leg-of-mutton mainsail and a genoa type jib; exceptionally long boom. The cutter-rigged boats have a boomed gaff mainsail and 2 headsails; mast and boom approximately the length of type boat, sometimes a short bowsprit.
Lengths overall 5.5 – 9.7m. Basic dimensions; depth one-fourth the keel length, beam one-half keel length.
The boat depict on the stamp is sloop rigged.
British Virgin Islands 1956 1c sg150 and 1962 2c on 1 c sg163. 1984 10c sg548
Source: Mostly coped from Aak to Zumbra.
Those rigged as sloops may be called canoes locally; while the cutter rigged boats are called vessels.
Distinguished from other sloops of the West Indies by there marked sheer forward, ending in a high bow. Heavily constructed; carvel planked, unusually large numbers of buts; S-timbers in after frames.
Straight, raked stem; hollow entrance; fine lines aft; curved overhanging transom stern; strong sheer; high freeboard; deep drag to the straight keel. Small boats open, larger decked with small hatch foreward, cargo hatch amidships, trunk cabin, and steering well aft. Outboard rudder; curved tiller.
The sloop rigged boats set a boomed leg-of-mutton mainsail and a genoa type jib; exceptionally long boom. The cutter-rigged boats have a boomed gaff mainsail and 2 headsails; mast and boom approximately the length of type boat, sometimes a short bowsprit.
Lengths overall 5.5 – 9.7m. Basic dimensions; depth one-fourth the keel length, beam one-half keel length.
The boat depict on the stamp is sloop rigged.
British Virgin Islands 1956 1c sg150 and 1962 2c on 1 c sg163. 1984 10c sg548
Source: Mostly coped from Aak to Zumbra.
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