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Sailing Scows

Sailing scows have significant advantages over the traditional deep keel sailing vessels that were common at the time the sailing scow was popular. Keelboats, while very stable and capable in open water, were incapable of sailing into shallow bays and rivers, which meant that to ship cargo on a keelboat required a suitable harbor and docking facilities, else the cargo had to be loaded and unloaded with smaller boats. Flat bottomed scows, on the other hand, could navigate shallow waters, and could even be beached for loading and unloading; this made them very useful for moving cargo from inland regions unreachable by keelboat to deeper waters where keelboats could reach. The cost of this shallow water advantage was the loss of the seaworthiness of keelboats in open water and bad weather. // In boats and ships, keel can mean either of two parts; a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element; these parts overlap. ...

The squared off shape and simple lines of a scow make it a popular choice for simple home-built boats made from plywood. Phil Bolger and Jim Michalak, for example, have designed a number or small sailing scows, and the PD Racer is a growing class of home-built sailing scow. Generally these designs are created to minimize waste when using standard 4 foot by 8 foot sheets of plywood. Toy constructed from plywood. ... Philip C. Bolger Philip C. Bolger (1927- ), prolific boat designer, was born and lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts. ... The dimensions to which a PD Racer must conform. ...

The scow hull is also the basis for the Shantyboat or, on the Chesapeake, the Ark, a cabin houseboat once common on American rivers. The ark was used as portable housing by Chesapeake watermen, who followed, for example, shad runs seasonally. Look up ark in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

See also the Thames sailing barge, a British equivalent to the scow schooner. The Thames sailing barges, while used for similar tasks, used significantly different hull shapes and rigging. The distinctive sailing barges that were once a common sight on Londons River Thames, were commercial craft relying on sail power alone. ...

Scow Schooners

Originally an American design, also used in New Zealand, the schooner rigged scow was widely used for coastal and inland transport, likely from Colonial days through the early 1900s. Scow schooners had a broad, shallow hull, and used centerboards, bilgeboards or leeboards rather than a deep keel. The broad hull gave them stability, and the retractable foils allowed them to move even heavy loads of cargo in waters far too shallow for keelboats to enter. The squared off bow and stern allowed the maximum amount of cargo to be carried in the hull. The smallest sailing scows were sloop rigged (making them technically a scow sloop), but otherwise similar in design. The scow sloop eventually evolved into the inland lake scow, a type of fast racing boat. Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ... A centreboard is a form of removable keel on a small sailing boat or dinghy which can be removed to lower the draught (or depth) of the vessel. ... A bilgeboard is a lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard. ... A leeboard is a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centerboard, but located on the leeward side of the boat. ... // In boats and ships, keel can mean either of two parts; a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element; these parts overlap. ... Look up Foil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A sloop-rigged J-24 sailboat A sloop (From Dutch sloep) in sailing, is a vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. ...

Sailing scows were popular in the American South for economic reasons, because the pine planks found there were difficult to bend, and because inlets along the Gulf Coast and Florida were often very shallow.

The scow design was copied and modified in New Zealand by early immigrant settlers to Auckland in the 1870s. The main differences from American scows were sharper bows and favoring the ketch rig instead of the schooner rig. Some 130 scows were built in the north of New Zealand between 1873 and 1925, they ranged from 45 to 130 ft (14 - 40 m). New Zealand scows traveled all around New Zealand as well as to Australia and to the west coast of America although the majority were based in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand.

Famous sailing scows

The scow schooner Alma, of San Francisco, built in 1891, restored in the 1960s, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, was one of the last scow schooners in operation. She is a smaller example, 59 feet in length, 22.6 feet in beam, with a draft of 4 feet and a loaded displacement of 41 tons. The Alma is an 1891 built scow schooner, which is now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Elsie was the last scow sloop operated on the Chesapeake Bay. Although sailing scows were once numerous around the Bay, they are very poorly documented.

The Ted Ashby is a ketch rigged scow built in 1993 based at the New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland, it regularly sails the Auckland harbour as a tourist attraction.

Howard I. Chapelle documented a number of scows in his book American Small Sailing Craft. Howard I. Chapelle (1901-1975) was curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.. In addition, he authored a several books on the subject on maritime history and architecture. ...

Racing Boats: the Inland Lake Scows

In the early 20th century, smaller sloop and cat rigged scows became popular sailboats on inland lakes throughout the midwestern United States. First popularized by Johnson Boat Works in Minnesota, these boats were distinguished by their larger sail plans, retractable bilgeboards, and (in some classes) twin rudders. There are many active racing classes throughout the Midwest, Western New York, the New Jersey Shore and parts of the South. These boats are traditionally identified by their class letters: (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... A sloop-rigged J-24 sailboat A sloop (From Dutch sloep) in sailing, is a vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. ... The occupied boats are catboats, but with a mast and boom rig A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (, near the front of the boat). ... Traditional wooden cutter beating. ... Lake Clearwater, Ontario, Canada A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. ... Midwest States (United States of America, ND to OH) The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Johnson Boat Works was a builder and developer of racing sailboats and scows in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Stern-mounted steering oar of an Egyptian riverboat depicted in the Tomb of Menna (c. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... A boat, like a ship, is a buoyant vessel designed for the purpose of transporting people and possibly goods across water. ...

• A: The largest inland lake scow at 38 feet long, the A normally requires a crew of six or seven. The sail plan includes a mainsail, a jib, and a large asymmetrical spinnaker. It has twin rudders. A new A scow (with sails and a trailer) cost $125,000 in 2005. Once the fastest monohull sailboat in the world, has been clocked in at 33 knots (38 mph)[Volvo Open 60's have been clocked at 40+Kts]. It is possible to waterski behind these sailboats, as demonstrated by Buddy Melges.
• E: This is essentially a smaller version of the A scow. Only 28 feet long, it requires a crew of three or four. Currently it has a symmetrical spinnaker.
• M-16: This 16-foot scow crews two, and has a mainsail and jib but no spinnaker. It has tiny dual rudders like the A and the E.
• M-20: A 20-foot version of the M-16, with the addition of a backstay, a tunnel hull and a spinnaker. Modern boats are built with both the symmetrical spinnaker, or the I-20 version with an asymmetrical spinnaker.
• C: This is a 20-foot catboat with one large sail set far forward on the hull. It requires a crew of two or three. Unlike the A and E, the C-scow has a large,efficient single rudder. It has no permanent backstay, so jibing the boat requires the quick use of running backstays.
• MC: The MC is a "mini-C" of sorts, a 16-foot cat-rigged boat with a relatively higher and narrower sailplan. It also has a large efficient single rudder. It can be sailed competitively by 1 person. This is a growing class, especially popular in the midwest and southern USA.
• 17: Introduced in 2005 by Melges Performance Sailboats, the 17 is a departure from traditional scow design. It has an asymmetrical spinnaker and retractable bowsprit, a high-roach full-battened mainsail, and unusually long and thin rudder and bilgeboards.
• Butterfly:This small scow is meant to be sailed by one person. It features a cat rig, and unlike the other boats above, it has a daggerboard.

Contrary to the connotations of the old definition of "scow" (large and slow), the inland lake scows are extremely fast--the wide, flat bottom hull allows them to plane easily. As a consequence of this, the A scow is the highest rated centerboard boat according to the US Portsmouth yardstick numbers. In sailing, the A-Scow is the largest and fastest of the scow family of sailboats. ... A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only) mast of a sailing vessel. ... A typical jib on a small yacht A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat. ... Symmetry is a characteristic of geometrical shapes, equations and other objects; we say that such an object is symmetric with respect to a given operation if this operation, when applied to the object, does not appear to change it. ... It has been suggested that gennaker be merged into this article or section. ... Harry Buddy Melges, Jr. ... The E-Scow is the younger sister of the A-Scow. ... The M-Scow is a 16 foot, sloop rigged scow. ... The I-20 is a mondernized version of the M-20. ... The I-20 is a mondernized version of the M-20. ... The C-Scow is a 20 foot member of the scow family. ... The occupied boats are catboats, but with a mast and boom rig A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (, near the front of the boat). ... The MC-Scow is a 16 foot, one-design sailboat made by Melges Performance Sailing. ... The Melges17 was first launched in January of 2004 by Melges Performance Sailing. ... Melges Performance Sailboats, is a United States company founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor Buddy Melges. ... Symmetry is a characteristic of geometrical shapes, equations and other objects; we say that such an object is symmetric with respect to a given operation if this operation, when applied to the object, does not appear to change it. ... Bowsprit of the Falls of Clyde, showing the dolphin striker, the use of chain for the bobstays, and three furled jibs. ... A Musto Skiff, planing on a fast reach A planing boats hull skims across the surface of the water rather than pushing through the water in the way a traditional displacement hull works. ... A centreboard is a form of removable keel on a small sailing boat or dinghy which can be removed to lower the draught (or depth) of the vessel. ... The Portsmouth yardstick (PY) scheme is a system of handicapping used in yacht racing and dinghy racing. ...

Slang Terms

In slang, the word "scow" has recently acquired two new senses, which refer to motor vehicles: Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ...

• The first colloquial sense calls a dump truck a "scow."
• Extending the first colloquial sense, "scow" is sometimes used to refer to a pickup truck, sport utility vehicle, or minivan as a class; or any similar large, tall, or long vehicle.
• Scow is also a diss used to express animosity, usually having connotations to cues. Example: "You ain't got no sense, boy. Scow!"

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References

• National Register Nomination for Alma with overview of San Francisco Bay scow schooners and extensive bibliography.
• Chapelle, ASSC Chapter 3, Scow and Bateau
• Flipper Scow (in swedish) The danish constructed (Peer Bruun) dinghy class.

External Links

• Web page of the Gas Light, a 1991 steel built replica of an 1870s scow schooner.
• A 12-foot sailing scow from the Miles River in Maryland.
• 1876 Rowing Scow.
• A garvey is a refined type of scow.
• This odd catamaran from the 1870s uses narrow scow hulls.