Tour Scotland photograph of the Reaper, a restored Fifie herring fishing drifter in Anstruther Harbour, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Built by J. and G. Forbes of Sandhaven in 1901, the Reaper is 21 metres long and of carvel construction, using larch planking on larch and oak frames. First registered at Fraserburgh in 1902, she operated initially as a sailing lugger with a main dipping lugsail and a mizzen standing lug sail. There would have been a crew of around eight to work the nets which were set at dusk and hauled in at dawn. Once the haul was complete, a swift return to port would ensure the best prices for the earliest sold catches.
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