Aswing boat, colloquially known as a "shuggy boat" inNorthern England, is afairground ride in which pairs of riders pull ropes to swing back and forth.[1] A similar ride called apirate ship swings in a similar motion but without the rider pulling on ropes.
Swing boats were one of the earliest fairground rides, common in theVictorian era.[2][3] TheBeamish open-air museum 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.[4]
Examples of Victorian-style manually operated swing boats are still popular and are generally seen in traveling "period" fairs.[5]
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