Lerret

A lerret is type of fishing boat designed for use off the Chesil Beach in Dorset. It was an open clinker-built rowing boat about 16 feet long with a beam of about 5–6 feet, rowed by 2 or 3 pairs of rowers.^[1] To facilitate launching and beaching on the steep shingle of Chesil Beach, the stern was sharp with a high sternpost and the bottom of the craft was flat.^[2] The design dates back to the 17th century and the name is a contraction of Lady of Loretto – the first boat of this type built by a local ship's master who had formerly traded with Italy and named it after the shrine at Loretto.^[3] There were about 50 at the end of the 19th century but, in 2010, there were only about 4 left so a new one was built to preserve the type.^[1]^[4]

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^ ^a ^b Robert Chisman (21 November 2011), Lerrets and Fishing Off Chesil Beach
^ E. W. White (2013), British Fishing-Boats and Coastal Craft, Read Books, p. 32, ISBN 9781473391550
^ Charles Edward Manning (1849), "Report on the Loss of Life and Damage to Fishing Boats on the East Coast of Scotland", Parliamentary Papers, H.M. Stationery Office, vol. 51, p. 68
^ Laura Kitching (5 July 2011), "Spirit of the Sea: Portland Museum tells the story of the Lerret", Dorset Echo

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[Chisman-1] Robert Chisman (21 November 2011), Lerrets and Fishing Off Chesil Beach

[White-2] E. W. White (2013), British Fishing-Boats and Coastal Craft, Read Books, p. 32, ISBN 9781473391550

[Manning-3] Charles Edward Manning (1849), "Report on the Loss of Life and Damage to Fishing Boats on the East Coast of Scotland", Parliamentary Papers, H.M. Stationery Office, vol. 51, p. 68

[Echo-4] Laura Kitching (5 July 2011), "Spirit of the Sea: Portland Museum tells the story of the Lerret", Dorset Echo

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