W/NW Boats

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M6TTL ~ Ernst Leitz GmbH Wetzler 3.5cm f3.5 - Ilford Pan-F Plus 50
 
Dunno -- it was part of a story that I did on the West River south of Annapolis, MD. We were moving around on the water and didn't get a chance to ID the type of boat.
 
Taken in 1955 by my dad, my 8 YO brother driving. Even I wouldn't let my 8 YO do that. But we thought nothing of it then.

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And in Panama' 1971:

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Here are three different wooden boats from three different islands. In all three places the traditional boat building skills are slowly disappearing. As someone told me on Fogo Island: "We are six funerals away from not knowing how to build a punt."

1. Shetland
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2. Vis, Croatia
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3. Fogo Island, Newfoundland
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