Sail & oar mariner's library
Ernest Dade is a well known artist in wooden boat world. So far I had none of his books in my library.
It was a cover drawing which caught my attention - look closely and you notice boom-less sail in standing lugg rigg. Or misanier, as French call it.
This is the rig I chose for my Ilur. The boat depicted looks, in fact, like Ilur but she is of course the traditional fishing boat which inspired Francois Vivier to draw lines of his Ilur.
It’s a book very worth having for any traditional boat enthusiast. I got mine via Amazon.
I take pleasure in studying these fine drawings. A few at a time - there are ca 100 drawings in this book.
My so far favourite drawing in this collection:
