Key details
- Current boat name
- n/a
- Boat class
- 7486
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 6.9 / 22ft 8in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.7 / 5ft 7in
- Leeward
- Keel
- Masts
- One
- Rig type
- Square sail
- Propulsion
- Oar/Sail
Design and build
- Date of build
- 2000
- Place of build
- Edinburgh, Lothian
Current status
- Present use
- Museum
History
This Shetland Ness Yoal was built in 2000 by Ian Best at the National Museums of Scotland at Edinburgh using traditional Norwegian designs and methods. It was built as part of a festival celebrating traditional craftsmanship. Ness yoals were worked off the beach and used for fishing with hand lines for saithe up to ten miles off shore. January 2010 (Archive)