A coble is a type of open decked fishing boat. This style of boat is traditionally used on the North East coast of England, from southern-most examples found around Hull to Berwick-upon-Tweed on the scottish border. Deck may mean: deck (ship), a floor or level of a ship a floor or level of other types of vehicles, most commonly seen in combination: double decker flight deck (aircraft) deck (building), an outdoor floor attached to a building deck (cards), a collection of cards, such playing cards or... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is a term applied to any activity which aims to capture fish or shellfish for subsistence, scientific, commercial or recreational purposes. ... A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. ... A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ... Northeast is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Border has several different, but related meanings: Generic borders A border can consist of a margin around the edge of something, such as a lawn, garden, photograph, or sheet of paper. ...

The distinctive shape of the boat - flat bottomed and high bowed - arose to cope with the particular conditions prevalent in this area. Flat bottoms allowed launching from and landing upon shallow, sandy beaches; an advantage in this part of the coast where the wide bays and inlets provided little shelter from stormy weather. However high bows were required to sail in the dangerous north sea. The design contains relics of Norse influence, though in the main is of Dutch origin. The word bow has several meanings and two pronunciations, depending on meaning: Rhymes with low A kind of weapon; see bow (weapon). ... Beach A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, or cobble along the shoreline of a body of water. ... COAST, an acronym for Cache On A STick, is a packaging standard for modules containing SRAM used as an L2 cache in a computer. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... An Inlet is a narrow body of water which usually drains from a larger body of water, such as from an ocean, into a lake. ... Shelter can refer to several things: A place that protects, to a larger or smaller extent, against some or all of the following: the weather (precipitation, wind, heat, cold) intruding humans and animals, etc. ... Categories: Stub ... Composite satellite image showing the progress of a hurricane weather system approaching the east coast of America Weather comprises all the various phenomena that occur in the atmosphere of a planet. ... A sail is a surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ...

Cobles were clinker-built locally, where needed, without the use of plans. The skill of the craftsmanship on many boats gave them a long working life. They were notorious as being dangerous to sail for an inexperienced crew, but in the hands of experts could be both safe and fast. Clinker boat building is a method of constructing hulls for boats and ships by fixing wooden planks to a frame so that the planks overlap each other gaining support from the frame and from adjacent planks. ... Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with ones own hands and skill. ... Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in a scene from this highly regarded film. ...

Today surviving cobles are generally powered by diesel engines, removing the need for the distinctively shaped 'lug' sail; in a further concession to comfort, the bow is often covered by a tarpaulin shelter. Diesel is a product used as a fuel in a diesel engine invented by Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... Lug or Lugh is an Irish sun god and king of the Tuatha Dé Danann whose name means light or brightness. His epithets include Lámfhada (long hand), for his skill with a spear or sling, and Samildánach (multi-talented, skilled in many arts). He is handsome, perpetually youthful... A tarpaulin or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water resistant or waterproof cloth, often canvas coated with plastic or latex. ...