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However, boat traffic ended in 1966, when the last paddler - the PS 'Embassy' - called.

Behind them are classic St Ives fishing boats, known as luggers because the type of sail they used was called a lug sail.

These boats were used by the ancient Britons, and are still made in the traditional way: canvas is stretched on a framework of interwoven rods and rendered waterproof with pitch or tar.

There are also launches for hire and boats to let, as the sign advertises.

This corner, just before the Anchor public house, is still familiar to any coast road traveller.

A family group of children enjoy a boating trip on the River Leven at Newby Bridge, at the southern end of Lake Windermere.

The length of the boat is fairly substantial compared to the head of the jetty, so she requires delicate and careful manoeuvring if she is to be handled safely.

The length of the boat is fairly substantial compared to the head of the jetty, so she requires delicate and careful manoeuvring if she is to be handled safely.

The lady is using the rope over the gate to take the last forward movement off the butty boat.

The deserted pier with its lifeboat station on the opposite side, and the unmanned boats in the foreground, each make their own contribution towards a scene of undisturbed tranquillity, whilst in the

The letters BH on the fishing boat indicate Brixham registry.

A clutter of boat equipment and fishing gear lie in casually haphazard fashion at the end of the stone jetty.

At Fairhaven, visitors could take their exercise pulling on the oars of a rowing boat or playing 18 holes on the local golf course.

A Lowestoft-registered fishing boat slips out to sea unnoticed by the anglers on the harbour.

The lady is using the rope over the gate to take the last forward movement off the butty boat.

From a scattered fishing village based around two sandy bays on the southern coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, Abersoch has developed into a busy resort.

Pilchard fishing was also carried on, and a few boats are drawn up on the beach.

It all started when the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race was held here in 1829, but the first Regatta proper was held in June 1839.

On the Windsor bank the non-Etonian spectators watch the Procession of College Boats.

Back at the river, this view shows the crowds watching the Procession of College Boats, held every year on 4 June to commemorate George III's birthday.

Here, as we look downstream by the former ferry and towpath, working barges mingle with leisure rowing boats for hire.

An assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the

As always, a fishing boat draws a small but interested crowd, even though it is empty.

A wheeled jetty facilitates embarkation for a leisurely sail, whilst the more energetic take their exercise in a rowing boat.