CANOA DA PICADA

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CANOA DA PICADA

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:57 pm

“canoa da picada”; Developed by Portugal in the late 19th century as a fast seaworthy vessel to carry the catch from fishing boats to the Lisbon market. Also fished and in modified form has been a pleasure craft; reported also as a cargo carrier from south coast ports. Typical features include a long rounded counter stern above a sharply raked sternpost, maximum beam abaft amidships, and a gaff mizzen stepped on the counter and sheeted to an outrigger. Plump stem, deep drag to the keel, round bottom with slack bilges. Shredded wool on the stemhead prevents chafing of the sail.
Decked. 3 hatchways. Inboard rudder; tiller. May tow a small tender called an “aiola’. Sets a large quadrilateral lateen type sail with a short luff as a mainsail to a forward-raking or vertical mast; yard, carried generally to starboard, extends beyond the bow; tack to steamhead. Might also set a foresail and a mizzen staysail. Rowed in calms, oars stropped to tholepins.
Crew of 15 – 18 when serving as a market boat.
Reported lengths 13.7 – 18m. e.g. length 18m, beam 5.5m, depth 1.5m.

Portugal 2015 0.80 Euro. Sg?, scott?
Source Aak to Zumbra, a dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.
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