The FD 10 fishing yawl was built during the late 1930's in the Faroe Islands. Actually the boat is not a typical Faroe's vessel although it was popular in that area. As a matter of fact, it is English and is equipped with an English cutter rig.
The English sold this type to the ...The FD 10 fishing yawl was built during the late 1930's in the Faroe Islands. Actually the boat is not a typical Faroe's vessel although it was popular in that area. As a matter of fact, it is English and is equipped with an English cutter rig.
The English sold this type to the Faroese, Icelanders and Norwegians as well as to fishermen of West Jutland. They wanted to sell as they were changing over to trawlers. This boat was equipped to handle 'dry taking' which means that the fish was prepared for salting on board.
In all probability the yawl was built of pine wood on oak frames, but most original English boats were made of lime wood and elm. These were extremely strong materials for wooden boats, but they are very difficult to come by now. The FD 10 is a 1:50 scale model of wood construction and comes with all fittings.