They fashion small-scale versions of yachts, whaleboats, and other vessels that are perfect in every detail. |
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The first organised ferry service from Auckland to Devonport began in 1854 using sail or oar propelled whaleboats. |
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Sperm whaling in the eighteenth century began with small sloops carrying only one or two whaleboats. |
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The ships would anchor in one of these bays and send out whaleboats to cruise for whales for days or even weeks. |
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They anchored among the islands to send whaleboats into the bays to the south and west, including Uda, Tugur, and Ulban Bays. |
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The use of wood whaleboats manufactured in foreign boat-building shops represents a significant change from the traditional Inuit skin-on-frame umiaks and kayaks. |
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