Making and Sailing Coracles
By woodlandstv
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Dave Purvis, with the help of Ian Welford, describes how to make, carry and sail a coracle here at the `Wild About Wood` fair at Yorkshire Arboretum. Dave describes a coracle as, "Just a basket to hold water out..." and believes practicality not aesthetics to be the key. He loves the feeling of being close to nature and speaks knowledgeably about the history behind the craft and its geographical spread, from Scandinavia to Vietnam to Wales.
www.coraclesociety.org.uk; www.worldofcoracles.co.uk
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www.yorkshirearboretum.org
www.wildaboutwood.org
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13 comments so far
jim crow
March 1, 2017
Cool video.
J Mel Harley
April 20, 2017
Very good an inspiration to make one
abkhor
September 29, 2017
I love that, so nice.
When I go back home(Afghanistan)I'll create coracle game for fun.