O prototype of the longboat-of the frail eights which freighted with contending crews speed yearly over Father Thames amidst the cheers and applause of thousands!
"Boating"
W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
I don't know as I mentioned to you as Joe Wiggins was struck down by a splinter from the longboat and was dazed for full two hours, but he came round again all right, and was fit for duty next day.
"By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic"
G.A. Henty
The officer had been commanded to go ashore in the longboat at 5 a.
"Looking Seaward Again"
Walter Runciman