Feluccas at Luxor

A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean including Malta, and particularly along the Nile in Egypt. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails. In the Ultima series of computer role-playing games, Felucca is one of the moons of Britannia. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 639 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken in February 2007 at Luxor, Eygpt. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 639 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken in February 2007 at Luxor, Eygpt. ... A gaff-rigged cutter flying a mainsail, staysail and genoa jib For other uses, see Sail (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Boat (disambiguation). ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Nile (Arabic: , transliteration: , Ancient Egyptian iteru, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. ... A vessel (xebec) with three lateens Dhow with lateen sail in bad tack with the sail pressing against the mast, in Mozambique. ...

They are usually able to board ten-some passengers and the crew consists of two or three people. Despite being made obsolete by motorboats and ferries, feluccas are still in active use as a means of transport in Nile-adjacent cities like Aswan or Luxor. They are especially popular among tourists who can enjoy their quieter and calmer mood than motorboats have to offer. A 1962 Rebel. A wooden speedboat with an outboard engine. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... Egypt: Site of Aswan (bottom). ... Luxor on Nile, at Luxor Temple with mosque. ...

San Francisco's feluccas

Italian fishermen mending nets on wharf in San Francisco. Fellucas in background. 1891. Source: NARA

Americans are largely unaware of the fleet of lateen-rigged feluccas that thronged San Francisco's docks even before the construction of the state-owned Fisherman's Wharf in 1884. They were built by southern Italian immigrants (who called them "silene"). The light small maneuverable feluccas were the mainstay of the fishing fleet of San Francisco Bay. "These workhorses featured a mast that angled, or raked, forward sharply, and a large triangular sail hanging down from a long, two-piece yard" John Muir described them. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 458 pixelsFull resolution (1636 × 937 pixel, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) cellspacing=8 cellpadding=0 style=width:100%; clear:both; margin:0. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 458 pixelsFull resolution (1636 × 937 pixel, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) cellspacing=8 cellpadding=0 style=width:100%; clear:both; margin:0. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Nara can refer to: The city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan The Nara Period of the History of Japan Nara prefecture, part of the Kansai region of central Honshu, Japan Nara is a major Manchu clan. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Fishermans Wharf sign Fishermans Wharf is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, U.S. It is mainly a tourist attraction, known for being the location of Pier 39, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Ghirardelli Square, Ripleys Believe it or Not, ferry rides to Alcatraz and restaurants... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... For other persons named John Muir, see John Muir (disambiguation). ...

The felucca of the Red Sea is depicted on a postage stamp of British Aden (illustration, right).

See also

Aden postage stamp of 1937

• lateen
• rigging
• sail
• Nile

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External links

• "Tides of change: Fisherman's Wharf, 1870 - 1930": by John Muir, an Associate Curator of Small Craft at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
• Photographs from a felucca journey on the Nile

References

• Vincent Zammit, The Gilded Felucca and Maltese Boatbuilding Techniques

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