93:, because they were larger, carried more cargo and were safer in rough water. The boat's heavy wood construction was a significant advantage when travelling waterways where the bottom or sides of the hull were likely to strike rocks or ice. Canoes then were commonly constructed with soft hulls of birch bark or animal hide and were vulnerable to tears and punctures. The solid, all-wood hull of the York boat could simply bounce off or grind past obstacles that could easily inflict fatal damage on a soft-hulled vessel. That advantage became a disadvantage, though, when
201:
1008:
78:
20:
162:
at the mouth of the Hayes. In some places the
Echimamish is so narrow that the oars of the York boats touched the ground on either side. The route included portages around rapids on the Hayes of up to 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). Crews hauled a York boat 15 metres (49 ft) long and up to 12 tonnes
224:
rowed from Norway House by eight rowers, a coxwain, and a steersman. Unlike the Hudson's Bay reconstruction, the replica York boat in this video shows crudely carved oars with the midsection left as a thick beam to counterbalance the weight of the loom and blade outside of the pivot point the while
183:
and its tributaries, where falls and rapids made portaging necessary. They were modeled on the birchbark canoe invented by Native peoples in the eastern woodlands, but were sheathed with thin cedar planks in lapstrake
119:) of cargo. It had a pointed bow, a flat bottom, and a stern angled upward at 45°, making beaching and launching easier. The boat was propelled by oars and by a square canvas sail. It was steered by a long
263:
In 2014, three new York Boats were installed at Lower Fort Garry, National
Historic Site (Manitoba). This was part of a Parks Canada, National Reconciliation with the Metis People.
123:
or, when under sail, by a rudder. It had a crew of between six and eight men. The first boat was built in 1749, and by the late 18th century there were boat-building stations from
347:
213:
577:
329:
104:
Crewing a York boat was an arduous task, and those who chose this life faced "unending toil broken only by the terror of storms," according to
775:
530:
536:
401:
525:
510:
570:
370:
985:
600:
1030:
1011:
563:
755:
447:
426:
386:
955:
913:
325:
843:
864:
679:
248:
In June 2011, GeoTourism Canada and Flow North
Paddling Company recreated a historical expedition on the
97:
was necessary. The boat was far too heavy to carry and the crew had to cut a path through the brush, lay
878:
920:
743:
655:
242:
685:
289:
284:
111:
The York boat had a length of about 14 metres (46 ft) and the largest could carry more than 6
995:
857:
829:
770:
586:
185:
36:
1040:
760:
511:
https://www.scribd.com/document/234768610/York-Boats-Launched-at-Lower-Fort-Garry-Historic-Site
238:
151:
540:
405:
927:
468:
990:
980:
801:
785:
304:
249:
8:
1035:
892:
661:
1045:
906:
822:
765:
637:
252:, rowing a York boat 10 metres (33 ft) long the 538 kilometres (334 mi) from
90:
24:
899:
836:
748:
605:
366:
230:
176:
105:
55:, the headquarters of the HBC, and by some accounts was supposedly modeled after the
945:
738:
721:
343:
139:
40:
950:
715:
709:
189:
48:
555:
234:
in 2002 described using a York boat to travel from Lake
Winnipeg to Hudson Bay.
200:
643:
294:
257:
188:) fashion, without a fixed rudder. No York boats were made or used west of the
180:
128:
56:
1024:
809:
691:
253:
172:
120:
387:
https://www.scribd.com/document/99580756/York-Boats-Scows-and-Sturgeon-Heads
780:
610:
155:
143:
116:
52:
885:
871:
815:
703:
673:
209:
147:
850:
217:
159:
44:
649:
615:
299:
132:
124:
69:). Two variations to the York Boat were scows and "Sturgeon Heads."
667:
281:- the York boat's counterpart/competitor in the Canadian fur trade.
66:
241:. Racers compete for a $ 25,000 top prize in a celebration called
620:
98:
94:
489:
77:
273:
63:
19:
697:
326:"Our History: Transportation & Technology: The York Boat"
278:
112:
86:
85:
York boats were preferred as cargo carriers to the birchbark
204:
York boat under construction showing use of heavy materials.
59:
220:
in 2001. The documentary shows a reconstructed boat, the
171:
Boats smaller and lighter than the York boat, called the
135:
in the 19th century signalled the end for the York boat.
39:
to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in
166:
585:
552:Old photographs & replica York boat in video.
1022:
448:"York Boats were a comin' along the Peace River"
16:Large, wide, all-wood cargo boat used in Canada
571:
225:the rowers' end tapers to a slender handle.
396:
394:
578:
564:
391:
539:. TV Ontario. 2001-10-29. Archived from
482:
427:"York Boat to Launch on the Peace River"
404:. TV Ontario. 2001-10-29. Archived from
199:
175:, were made specifically for use in the
163:(26,000 lb) of supplies or cargo.
76:
72:
18:
360:
336:
318:
1023:
461:
35:was a type of inland boat used by the
559:
365:(2 ed.). Heartland. p. 88.
237:York boat races can still be seen in
101:rollers and drag the boat overland.
419:
167:A different boat: the Columbia boat
13:
537:"Great Canadian Rivers: The Hayes"
440:
402:"Great Canadian Rivers: The Hayes"
363:Mistehay Sakahegan, the Great Lake
14:
1057:
531:Hudson's Bay Company: Our History
519:
1007:
1006:
208:A York boat was featured in the
43:, the watershed stretching from
503:
195:
379:
354:
348:Heroes, Heroines & History
1:
526:Fort Edmonton York boat photo
492:. Flow North Paddling Company
311:
47:to the eastern slopes of the
756:Hudson's Bay Trading Company
450:. Peace River Record Gazette
228:The Canadian TV documentary
62:(itself a descendant of the
7:
266:
243:Treaty & York Boat Days
10:
1062:
81:A York boat in use in 1910
1004:
973:
938:
794:
731:
630:
623:(1978–2020, 2023–present)
593:
361:Russell, Frances (2004).
290:Portage La Loche Brigade
285:North American fur trade
771:North-Western Territory
179:and constructed on the
744:Rupert's Land Act 1868
490:"York Boat Expedition"
239:Norway House, Manitoba
205:
152:Norway House, Manitoba
150:, which thus connects
82:
28:
214:Great Canadian Rivers
203:
80:
73:History and economics
51:. It was named after
23:York boat replica at
22:
1031:Hudson's Bay Company
991:NRDC Equity Partners
786:York Factory Express
587:Hudson's Bay Company
543:on December 21, 2013
509:Barkwell, Lawrence.
408:on December 21, 2013
385:Barkwell, Lawrence.
305:York Factory Express
222:Maryann Muminawatum,
131:. The advent of the
37:Hudson's Bay Company
662:I. G. Baker Company
471:. GeoTourism Canada
429:. Peace Country Sun
27:, Edmonton, Alberta
766:North West Company
206:
91:North West Company
83:
29:
25:Fort Edmonton Park
1018:
1017:
969:
968:
845:Fort Chesterfield
749:Deed of Surrender
722:Lord & Taylor
606:Saks Fifth Avenue
372:978-1-896150-08-6
231:Quest for the Bay
177:Columbia District
106:Sir John Franklin
1053:
1010:
1009:
792:
791:
594:Current holdings
580:
573:
566:
557:
556:
551:
549:
548:
513:
507:
501:
500:
498:
497:
486:
480:
479:
477:
476:
469:"York Boat 2011"
465:
459:
458:
456:
455:
444:
438:
437:
435:
434:
423:
417:
416:
414:
413:
398:
389:
383:
377:
376:
358:
352:
351:
340:
334:
333:
322:
140:Echimamish River
138:The very narrow
1061:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1050:
1021:
1020:
1019:
1014:
1000:
996:Rewards program
981:Company archive
965:
951:Mackinaw jacket
934:
915:Princess Louise
790:
727:
716:Home Outfitters
710:Galeria Kaufhof
631:Former holdings
626:
589:
584:
546:
544:
535:
522:
517:
516:
508:
504:
495:
493:
488:
487:
483:
474:
472:
467:
466:
462:
453:
451:
446:
445:
441:
432:
430:
425:
424:
420:
411:
409:
400:
399:
392:
384:
380:
373:
359:
355:
342:
341:
337:
324:
323:
319:
314:
309:
269:
198:
190:Rocky Mountains
169:
142:flows from the
75:
49:Rocky Mountains
17:
12:
11:
5:
1059:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1016:
1015:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
998:
993:
988:
983:
977:
975:
974:Related topics
971:
970:
967:
966:
964:
963:
958:
953:
948:
942:
940:
936:
935:
933:
932:
925:
918:
911:
904:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
862:
855:
848:
841:
834:
827:
820:
813:
806:
798:
796:
789:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
752:
751:
746:
735:
733:
729:
728:
726:
725:
719:
713:
707:
701:
695:
689:
683:
677:
671:
665:
659:
653:
647:
644:Designer Depot
641:
634:
632:
628:
627:
625:
624:
618:
613:
608:
603:
597:
595:
591:
590:
583:
582:
575:
568:
560:
554:
553:
533:
528:
521:
520:External links
518:
515:
514:
502:
481:
460:
439:
418:
390:
378:
371:
353:
335:
316:
315:
313:
310:
308:
307:
302:
297:
295:Red River Cart
292:
287:
282:
276:
270:
268:
265:
258:Fort Vermilion
197:
194:
181:Columbia River
168:
165:
129:Fort Chipewyan
74:
71:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1058:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1041:Lake Winnipeg
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1013:
1003:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
978:
976:
972:
962:
959:
957:
956:Point blanket
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
941:
937:
931:
930:
926:
924:
923:
919:
917:
916:
912:
910:
909:
905:
903:
902:
898:
896:
895:
891:
889:
888:
884:
882:
881:
877:
875:
874:
870:
868:
867:
863:
861:
860:
856:
854:
853:
849:
847:
846:
842:
840:
839:
835:
833:
832:
828:
826:
825:
821:
819:
818:
814:
812:
811:
810:Anson Northup
807:
805:
804:
800:
799:
797:
793:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
776:Trading posts
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
761:New Caledonia
759:
757:
754:
750:
747:
745:
742:
741:
740:
739:Rupert's Land
737:
736:
734:
730:
723:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
636:
635:
633:
629:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
598:
596:
592:
588:
581:
576:
574:
569:
567:
562:
561:
558:
542:
538:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
512:
506:
491:
485:
470:
464:
449:
443:
428:
422:
407:
403:
397:
395:
388:
382:
374:
368:
364:
357:
350:. 2015-06-05.
349:
345:
339:
331:
327:
321:
317:
306:
303:
301:
298:
296:
293:
291:
288:
286:
283:
280:
277:
275:
272:
271:
264:
261:
259:
255:
254:Fort Dunvegan
251:
246:
244:
240:
235:
233:
232:
226:
223:
219:
215:
211:
202:
193:
191:
187:
182:
178:
174:
173:Columbia boat
164:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
121:steering pole
118:
115:(13,000
114:
109:
107:
102:
100:
96:
92:
88:
79:
70:
68:
65:
61:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
41:Rupert's Land
38:
34:
26:
21:
960:
928:
921:
914:
907:
900:
893:
886:
879:
872:
865:
858:
851:
844:
837:
830:
823:
816:
808:
802:
781:Pemmican War
698:Kmart Canada
611:Saks Off 5th
601:Hudson's Bay
545:. Retrieved
541:the original
505:
494:. Retrieved
484:
473:. Retrieved
463:
452:. Retrieved
442:
431:. Retrieved
421:
410:. Retrieved
406:the original
381:
362:
356:
344:"York Boats"
338:
330:HBC Heritage
320:
262:
247:
236:
229:
227:
221:
207:
196:Current uses
170:
156:York Factory
144:Nelson River
137:
110:
103:
89:used by the
84:
53:York Factory
32:
30:
880:Mount Royal
724:(2012–2019)
718:(1998–2019)
712:(2015–2018)
706:(2015–2018)
688:(1990–1991)
682:(1978-1991)
676:(1960-1972)
670:(1972-1973)
658:(1978–2012)
652:(2008–2009)
646:(2004–2008)
640:(1972–1982)
250:Peace River
212:program of
210:Hayes River
148:Hayes River
1036:Boat types
1025:Categories
922:Strathcona
866:Labouchere
692:Woodward's
547:2013-12-14
496:2012-02-03
475:2012-02-03
454:2012-02-03
433:2012-02-03
412:2013-12-14
312:References
216:series on
160:Hudson Bay
45:Hudson Bay
1046:Fur trade
961:York boat
939:Equipment
929:Vancouver
650:Fortunoff
638:Shop-Rite
616:SaksWorks
300:Voyageurs
133:steamboat
125:James Bay
95:portaging
33:York boat
1012:Category
887:Nascopie
859:Hazelton
838:Columbia
817:Baychimo
680:Simpsons
674:Morgan's
668:Freimans
267:See also
67:longship
908:Pelican
894:Nonsuch
852:Grahame
831:Cadboro
803:Aklavik
732:History
621:Zellers
186:clinker
146:to the
946:Capote
824:Beaver
700:(1998)
694:(1993)
686:Towers
664:(1891)
656:Fields
369:
274:Bateau
113:tonnes
99:poplar
87:canoes
64:Viking
57:Orkney
901:Otter
795:Ships
279:Canoe
154:with
986:Flag
873:Maud
704:Gilt
367:ISBN
60:yole
31:The
256:to
218:TVO
158:on
127:to
1027::
393:^
346:.
328:.
260:.
245:.
192:.
117:lb
108:.
579:e
572:t
565:v
550:.
499:.
478:.
457:.
436:.
415:.
375:.
332:.
184:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
