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The Reaper

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Reaper, the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas and capable of pulling in ten tonnes of herring in a single haul.

The Reaper is the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas. Seventy feet long and capable of pulling in ten tonnes of herring in a single haul, the Reaper was an awesome beast that fed Britain at a time when she needed it most.

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails her for himself and finds out just how this giant of the seas came about.

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Cunliffe
Producer Lawrence Walford
Director Lawrence Walford
Executive Producer Jonah Weston

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