The Guardian called it a “world-famous event”, with winners from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Nepal. This ceremony originally took place each Whit Monday, before it later was moved to the Spring Bank Holiday. Two possible origins have been proposed for the ceremony. The first is ...
in addition to food storage, was also used for storing extra canvas, rope and other boating essentials. The author states that “a four-foot iron tiller was attached to the rudder-head, and the steersman from the standing room could control the tiller, main-sheet, fore-sheet and jib-sheet...