Hello Marie, Thank you for the confirmation. According the article mentioned, the origins of the coble date back to the Viking long ships that brought raiders to the North East coast. The similarities can be seen in the sleek planked design, even though modified over the years. That being accepted, it would be a general rather than specific location along the coast. Rod At 08:01 17/05/2010, MARIE KERR <mariekerr315@btinternet.com> wrote: >Am late catching up on this thread having been away a couple of days.My >husband and I ( both Sunderland born & bred and in our 60s) agree with >Eric on cobbul with a short o & short u as to how Sunderland folk >pronounce coble. Incidentally, my husband says he always thought these >boats originated in Yorkshire.?? Marie Kerr RSVP. Please support the St.George Foundation: www.adecentlife.org