Scattery Island Currach

Here you can see the Laser Scanner set up to run from the jeep battery by means of an inverter and ready to start scanning the Currach. During the scanning process 3.9 million points were recorded in a 3D point cloud format

Name of vessel

Typical Example

Designer

Various - usually the Builder

Builder of vessel

Various

Date of yacht / Date of model

Some given dimensions of the yacht (LOA, LWL, Draft etc)

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS

Length Overall.....................................15' - 3" (measured)
Length L.W.L.......................................12.92 ft (calculated)
Beam.......................................................44" (measured)
Draught...................................................0.6 ft (calculated)
Displacement......................................310 kgs (calculated)
Cp ....................................................... 0.651 (calculated)

Scale of the model

Full size Boat

Owner's name / yacht club.

General Description:

This is a traditional two man Currach from Scattery Island on the Shannon Estuary in County Clare. It was used mainly as a means of transport to and from the mainland and for general light duties. These Currachs were in use up to the early 1960's.

Any other information.