LLŶN
PENINSULA BOATS
The Aberdaron Regatta has
been in existence for over 100 years, but we have no definite date
when the first race was held.
The
Llyn peninsula type boats are quite unique in their design, and they
are not built
for racing or sailing.
They
were adapted many years ago to carry sails to enable the fishermen
to conserve their strength when returning after a long hard day’s
lobster fishing.
The
original design was a double-ended boat, but in later
years a transom was fitted so that the stern was much more stable to
raise the lobster pots. The keel, from stem to stern is as straight
as the original double-ended boat, and has not been altered in any
way.
Today, practically all the boats that are built on the Llŷn
Peninsula retain these unique features, although the length and beam
measurements do vary from boat to boat, and there are no two boats
exactly alike. This being one reason why they cannot be handicapped,
and the race winner is mainly governed by weather and sea
conditions.
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