Posted by Duncan on April 03, 2014 at 06:44:09 user Duncan.
In Reply to: Re: A SWALLOW'S TALE posted by Magnus Smith on April 03, 2014 at 04:57:17:
I was always surprised that they tied her fore and aft in the harbour rather than just pulling her up the beach, but it makes more sense now!
(Having said that, I suspect our old Heron was not a lot lighter than one of these boats and we managed to heave her around reasonably successfully.)