Posted by terence mcmanus on June 15, 1999 at 03:29:55 from 203.85.141.209:
In Reply to: Why is Swallow in PD? posted by Art Mulder on June 14, 1999 at 17:44:52:
A good point and one that I had missed even as an adult.
Even in a fantasy story I suspect AR did everything with good reason.
I can think of two.
1) Peter Duck is very much Tittie's story (witness Swallowdale). She wouldn't want "her" boat left out.
2) Swallow was a working boat as opposed to the more "yachty" Amazon. Landing on beaches and carrying loads were just the sort of jobs that Swallow was built for originally - hence she had a keel rather than a centreboard.