Since I am in Malta and living there for a period.. and of course since I am drawing mainly sailing ships and traditional vessels.. it as the right moment to get this one done!
The so-called ''Gozo boat'', or the Maltese name ''Xprunara'' a settee-rigged boat originating from Malta. Gozo boats evolved from the Speronara. Gozo boats were the main means of transport across the Gozo Channel between Gozo and the main island of Malta from at least 1241 to the 1960 and they are represented on many coats and images Malta related. still today, many traditional Maltese vessels can be found in their ports, for fishing and tourist related tasks. The Santa Rita (G48), completed in 1963, was among the last Gozo-built boats, of which only few survived, among them Sacra Famiglia (G32). The Gozo boat has become a symbol of the island of Gozo, which can be seen as the vessel is used in the Coat of Arms of Gozo. Another surviving vessel called ''Maryanne'' can be seen in Port of Valletta!
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