Beach Quoits to defeat the doldrums!

When wind was the only power available, sailors had no choice but to sit out the calm equatorial zone known as the "doldrums".

The crew naturally turned their minds to the invention of games to while away this enforced leisure and one of the more obvious options was to use belaying pins, normally used to fix and tidy rope to the fife rail, as a target at which to throw rope loops.

Sailors often competed at this, the original "quoits", for money, tobacco and ale.

Beach Quoits Specifications:

Our lightweight travel Beach Quoits version is supplied with pins and 5 rope quoits (without metal ring) in a canvas drawstring bag.