Seeing the height of this bridge compared to the boat made me wonder…

We can trace the width of our modern road lanes and railroads back to the width of Roman roads because the modern systems were based on the ancient one, in turn based on the width a carriage pulled by two yoked horses had to be.

Is there the same thing for boating and sailing culture? Are the heights of various boats based on the clearances of various ancient bridges, for example?

Boating culture has always seemed like such a rich and alien world, full of its own traditions. From the outside looking in, at least, it seems distinct cross-culturally as well.

It’s one thing I wish I could’ve learned more about from my mom.

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