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Some hold that the Whitehall rowing boat design was introduced
from England. However the famed nautical historian Howard
I. Chappelle, cites the opinion of the late W. P. Stephens
that in New York City there is a Whitehall Street and this
was where the Whitehall was first built. Chapelle, Stephens
and others agree that the design came into existence some
time in the 1820’s in New York City, having first been
built by navy yard apprentices who had derived their model
to some extent from the old naval gig.
if you need a bigger boat for the
family, this is
the right one; It comes with standard 4 paddles.
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