Filey Cobles at work.
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A reminder of times past when cobles still operated from the beach. The coble was an open traditional fishing boat from Yorkshire & the north east. They had a distinctive shape with a flat bottom & high bows. The flat bottom allowed for launching and landing upon shallow sandy beaches. Their shape is similar to Viking longships & designed to cope with the dangers of the North Sea. As far as I know there are just two remaining operational from Flamborough.
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Brian Ward
I’m just a hobbyist painter really. No lengthy palmares just a couple of shows with my local club. After a lifetime in Production, Health & Safety & Environmental Management I retired from full time employment to while away the hours doing exactly,……. well…….. what I choose to do. The transfer…
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