More drift and speculation absent any real world connection to what Whall himself admits profound ignorance of... a San Francisco hogeye barge.

Historians generally agree the locals were lagging the so-called “Old World” by just a wee bit of a maritime stretch. So somewhere in the late 'Stone Age' (Meso, Neo, whatevs) currach and dugout period of naval architecture.

And just to keep in mind, all so-called New World “words” were spoken only. No alphabet(s) on that side of the conversation. What one reads in 2025 is/was always 100% Euro and gotten exclusively by ear.

Back on topic: The documented 19th century Yerba Buena boat builders of the “barge/lighter” types were the Jesuits and London-born whaler William A. Richardson (1795-1856.) The latter also credited as the founder of the city that would become San Francisco.

No Latin, Spanish or English hogeyes either... as yet. Turns out that bagpiper on a capstan was more likely by no less than one (1) instance… (Off to Ashantee!) Leave it to the Scots...