Adrian wrote: > > A boat is *broad* if its beam is between 2.1 m and 4.3 m > (i.e. wider > > than one narrow boat but not wider than two breasted). Only if the > > beam is greater than 4.3 m is the vessel *wide*.
Martin commented: > So the Wide Boats formerly used on the Grand Junction were > actually broad, but the Norfolk Broads are wide... > > Does anyone else apart from Adrian actually think that using > two synonymous words to mean two different widths of boat is > a good idea? I think everyone apart from Adrian is completely confused by the difference between "Broad" and "Wide". And since Adrian insists on using rounded metric conversions of dimensions which were originally established in imperial units, his own premise does not stand up. A boat can be less than 4.3m in beam (I nearly wrote 4.3m wide) and still be wider than two breasted narrow boats (4.2m by Adrian's figures). David Mack
