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The Essay

A Circumnavigation of the British Isles in Five Traditional Boats

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Pilot Gig

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Annamaria Murphy writes an essay about the Cornish gig, the elegant six-oared boat that sped to approaching ships to get the pilot aboard, to trade, and was used as a lifeboat. Show more

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