The Little Boats That Sailed Away

Stories of those little wooden fishing boats propelled at first by sail and oar and later by one and two cylinder engines with maximum of ten horsepower, survived down through the generations. This gave some idea of the determination and

fortitude faced by the early pioneer fishermen, to feed their families and work towards a more comfortable way of life. Even the dangers they faced did not deter the pioneer fishermen, from sailing in those small open boats, to reap their

living from the sea. Stories tell of their

heading out with nothing more than a box compass, in storm tossed seas, in order to put food on the family table. Their years of hardship, showed great faith and courage in sustaining them to carry on. Many times men on the shore risked their lives to rescue men in boats stranded outside the breakers. With ropes secured to

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