An Eostig, sardine boat

The An Eostig was built for the “Boats of the French Coasts” (bateaux des côtes de France) competition. Launched during the 1992 Fêtes maritimes (maritime celebrations), this large, half-decked sardine boat is an identical reproduction of the boats built after the sardine crises in the early 20th century: more robust

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Scarweather, lightship

The Scarweather was built in 1947 by the Philip & Son shipyard in Dartmouth (Great Britain) for Trinity House (which provides lighthouses and navigational aids). At 41 m long and 7.5 m wide, with a draught of 3.9 m, it weighs 534 tonnes. Lightships (or lightvessels) were used to signal difficult passages to

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Nizwa, Arabic dhow

On 25 June 2014, Nizwa, an Arabic dhow, arrived at the Port Rhu in Douarnenez. This private boat has since been part of the Port Museum’s moored collection. Nizwa was built at the Sur shipyard in Oman in 1992. Measuring 25 m long, it is one of the last examples of

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