⁉️ What the Friday is that?
Welcome back to our fortnightly posts where we revisit an important artefact in our archive storage. Last time we were very impressed with the number of different guesses of the Shotgun Cartridge Reloader (well done to those that guessed correctly).
This week we present to you a ‘A Paravane Float, also known as a Water Kite’. Did you guess correctly?
Here’s a bit of history:
- A Paravane Float is used in trawling.
- It is essentially a specialised underwater kite, designed to be towed behind a fishing vessel and helps spread out a trawl net by creating lateral force.
- It acts as a ‘water kite’ that keeps the net open whilst trawling.
- It is referred to as a Paravane due to its similar design to the naval device used to cut underwater mines, which also utilizes a winged, towed structure to maintain position in the water.
Did you know we hold an inspirational collection of documents and artefacts that play an important role in Bude, Stratton and the surrounding parishes rich heritage. You can also visit us seven days a week as we are open from 10am every day (including bank holidays).
