Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring

aka The Herripedia

Tagged Boat design ...

BUSS

On the large vessels developed by the Dutch for voyages to the fishing grounds off Scotland and England and for on board gutting and salting

FIFIE

On the development, nature and adaptability of the sailing and steam drifters, the Fifie; its unsurprising origins on the Fife coast

LUGGER

A description of the boat which replaced the herring buss and increased the alternative income opportunities for fishermen

YAWL

On the nature of the boat known as a yawl and the difference between the Norwegian and Scarborough versions

ZULU

A compromise between the Fifie and the Scaffie, a boat with a popular design which didn't adapt well to the introduction of steam

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