In and about the Lofoden Islands alone five thousand Boats are thus regularly employed at the height of the season, giving occupation to from twenty to twenty-five thousand men.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
It was, in fine, an admirable thing that they had one another to sail Boats with.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
Boats were always a source of conversation at the island.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee