Before then, boats used a canal, about a mile and a half long, to the west of the river.
In one scene, the group is on a boat using a calendar page as a sail.
You don't need a dock, and the boat uses no fuel.
They made sure that only approved boats used the docks.
In the year 1819 a lock was finished, so boats could use the canal.
A light boat used commonly in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers.
The square includes a small basin where boats used to dock.
Big boats used to be here and people do business through this way when travelling source were very rare.
Both boats used the spectator fleet to dodge each other as they tried to make their way to the start line.
The boats used to stop to fish for herring and then pickle them.