The yoal, often referred to as the ness yoal, is a clinker-built craft used traditionally in Shetland, Scotland. It is designed primarily for rowing, but also handles well under its traditional square sail when running before the wind or on a broad reach.

As a rig, a yawl is a two masted, fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with the mizzen mast positioned abaft (behind) the rudder stock, or in some instances, very close to the rudder stock. This is different from a ketch, where the mizzen mast is forward of the rudder stock.

The Ness Yoal derives its name from the town of Dunrossness, Shetland, from an old Norse term dyn-raustr-nes meaning “headland of the roaring tideway.” 1. What is a Ness Yoal? “A light, supple, open boat of the southern Shetland Islands; engaged in inshore fishing, sealing and general transportation.”

Nov 5, 2009 · The Yoal, often referred to as the Ness Yoal, is a small sailing craft (clinker built) used traditionally in the Shetland Islands. It is designed primarily for rowing, but which also handles well under her traditional square sail when running before the wind or on a broad reach.

Feb 19, 2020 · The Ness yoal is a type of six-oared boat, originally designed and used for commercial dorro (handline) saithe fishing. Saithe (known in the United States as pollock) feed …

The sixareen or sixern (Old Norse: sexæringr; Norwegian: seksring meaning "six-oared") is a traditional fishing boat used around the Shetland Islands. [1] . It is a clinker-built boat, evolved as a larger version of the yoal, when the need arose for crews to fish further from shore.

Aug 10, 2019 · Over the past few decades, six-oared boats have also enjoyed a renaissance, thanks to the rapid rise in popularity of rowing as a sport. Most districts now have their own racing yoal, and there are several events in which they compete during the summer. During Boat Week 2019, races were held at Scalloway.

Apr 19, 2020 · …whilst from the same source came guidance on the differences between yoals built by Johnson and the renowned, late-nineteenth century yoal builder, John Eunson of Punds, together with valuable observations on unique constructional …

Sep 19, 2019 · The yoal was the main vessel used for haaf (open water within sight of land, up to 10 miles from shore) fishing for cod, ling and tusk until the fish shoals moved further offshore at the end of the 17th century, probably due to climatic change. [4]

Jan 13, 2013 · A model of the Fair Isle yoal Daisy (LK 2106) on display in the Scottish Fisheries Museum at Anstruther in Fife is the unassuming source of one of the most fashionable rowing craft on the water.