raised gunwales and brass fittings

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IT CAN BE USED AS A CHARCOAL OVEN - delicious pizza in 15 minutes

sweet vanilla note of Irish grain whiskies

A large peak protects against bright sunshine and we also offer a narrow peak version to enable the helm to look up and see the wind indicator at the top of the mast

Astrolabe - the little-known GPS of Ancient Times COASTALHOME raised gunwales and brass fittingsYou may not have heard of an astrolabe, but it remains the most used multipurpose astronomical instrument in history. Earliest examples date from around 200BC, but they rose to prominence in the Middle East and Europe in the Middle Ages. Essentially, its an elaborate inclinometer cum slide rule, used to measure the altitude above the horizon of a celestial body. It can be used to identify stars or planets, to determine local latitude, to survey, and