Bawley Explained
A bawley was an English sailing vessel typified by a boomless cutter rig and probably named for having a boiler for cooking shrimp in amidships. "The majority were built by Aldous of Brightlingsea",[1] but they were also built in Harwich, Erith, Southend, Leigh, and on the Medway.
External links
- Bona - 36 ft bawley Bona (LO178), built 1903 by Aldous in Brightlingsea, Essex
- Saxonia - a Brightlingsea Bawley built in 1930
- Emma - pre-1850 Essex Bawley
Notes and References
- Leather, John, The Gaff Rig Handbook, 2002, Adlard Coles Nautical, London, pages 62-65
