page_title: Swing boat
hierarchical_section_title: Swing boat
caption_attribution_description: English: Carter's Steam Fair, Prospect Park This pair appear to be enjoying themselves on the swing boats.
context_page_description: A swing boat, colloquially known as a "shuggy boat" in the north east of England, is a fairground ride in which pairs of riders pull ropes to swing back and forth. A similar ride called a pirate ship swings in a similar motion but without the rider pulling on ropes.
  Swing boats were one of the earliest fairground rides, common in the Victorian era. The Beamish open-air museum in the north of England features an example from the 1830s, named "Skylark". The boats were originally powered by hand, but steam-driven versions began to be introduced in the 1880s.
  Examples of Victorian-style manually-operated swing boats are still popular and are generally seen in traveling "period" fairs.
context_section_description: A swing boat, colloquially known as a "shuggy boat" in the north east of England, is a fairground ride in which pairs of riders pull ropes to swing back and forth. A similar ride called a pirate ship swings in a similar motion but without the rider pulling on ropes.
  Swing boats were one of the earliest fairground rides, common in the Victorian era. The Beamish open-air museum in the north of England features an example from the 1830s, named "Skylark".  The boats were originally powered by hand, but steam-driven versions began to be introduced in the 1880s.
  Examples of Victorian-style manually-operated swing boats are still popular and are generally seen in traveling "period" fairs.
caption: People on a swing boat at Carter's Steam Fair, Prospect Park
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