THE DGHAJSA AND OTHER TRADITIONAL MALTESE BOATS
Joseph Muscat
Year of publication: 1999
186 Pages
isbn = 99909-959-9-0 Paperback

Being a sea-fearing country, Malta had developed an age-old tradition of boat typologies that have become part of its cultural heritage. The Dghajsa & Other Traditional Maltese Boats directly captures and records part of our maritime heritage which is in eminent danger of being lost. This publication not only provides an insight into the various remaining specimens, but also analyses the lost harbour crafts reproduced in photographs and paintings by artists such as the Shranz brothers, Giuseppe Calí, Edward Caruana Dingli and Girolamo Gianni. The author also provides an extensive glossary of Maltese nautical terms, and a study on the Regatta, the historical racing event held on the 8th September.

Joseph Muscat is a maritime historian and author of The Maltese Galley and The Maltese Vaxxel.
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CONTENTS

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Preface

Foreword

Introductory

The Dghajsa

Evolution of the Dghajsa

Building of a Dghajsa

The Navy and the Dghajsa

The Dghajsamen at Work

Fishing and Fishing Boats

The Luzzu

The Fregatina

The Gig

The Wejla and the Sikk

Bimbu and the Dingi

The Lanċa and the Tunnara

The Xieru and the Barkazza

Vessels of Transportation

The Gozo Boat

The Blue Grotto Fregatin

Harbour Services

The Barkun

Pleasure Boats

The 8th September Regatta

Glossary

Bibliography

Index