Golden Curl is a nivik, or H�rnic knarr, engaged in Chybisa's maritime trade. With a length of 29' 8' and a draft of 3' Golden Curl is well suited to navigating the Ulmerien River and is just short enough to avoid requiring pilotage in her home port of Burzyn. Golden Curl's small size restricts the amount of available cargo space, but it also allows her to quickly fill her hold and set sail while larger ships remain in port, waiting for additional cargo.
Length: 29' 8" | Beam: 10' 1" | Draft: 3' | Freeboard: 2' | Gross Burthen: 15.1 tons |
While these dimensions seem to result in a generous cargo capacity, more than half of the gross burthen is devoted to ship's stores and crew accomodations, reducing actual cargo capacity to just over 7 tons.
Crew Quarters: | 5.5 tons |
Provisions (15 days): | 1.65 tons |
Ship's Boat: | 0.5 ton |
Anchors (2): | 0.3 ton |
Spares: | 0.1 ton |
Total: | 8.05 tons |
Cargo Capacity: | 7.05 tons |
The ship's boat is a small one, similar to that illustrated on page Crew 8 of CGI's Pilot's Almanac. While it can be used to shuttle crew and supplies, its main use is in positioning the ship's anchors while kedging along the river.
Position | Rating | Daily Wage |
Owner/Captain | 10d | |
Pilot | 8d | |
Appr. Pilot | 0 | |
Mate | AB | 4d |
Bosun | AB | 3d |
Deckhand (1) | AB | 2d |
Deckhand (3) | OS | 1d x 3 = 3d |
Deckhand (2) | DB | 0 |
The ship's officers (Captain and Pilot) normally do not receive wages but instead share in the ship's profits. But any share of profits that works out to less than the daily-wage rate will be considered as a loss of income. So, in calculating the ship's operating costs, we will include their daily wage rate in our calculations of costs.
Depreciation | 2.52d |
Registry | 1.67d |
Repairs | 8d |
Wages | 30d |
Provisions | 5.5d |
Total | 47.69d |
Golotha | Aleath | Ulfshaven | Burzyn* | Cherafir | Thay | Vaagal | |
Pilotage | 40d | 35d | 100d | 0 | 50d | 45d | 20d |
Wharfage | 30d | 30d | 120d | 11.25d | 60d | 30d | 60d |
Cargo handling | 5.25d | 8.75d | 21d | 7d | 10.5d | 8.75 | 7d |
Total | 75.25d | 73.75d | 241d | 18.25d | 120.5d | 83.75d | 87d |
These costs represent the expense of delivering a 7-ton cargo to the specified port -- i.e. the ship proceeds directly to the wharf upon arrival and unloads its full cargo onto the docks. The same figures apply to the case of a ship already at the docks taking on a full cargo and then departing. In the case of a ship arriving, unloading its cargo, taking on new cargo, and then departing, double the amounts shown for pilotage and cargo handling. The indicated costs reflect the discounts applicable to the ship in its port of registry. They do not include the costs incurred by delay in arranging repairs, or finding buyers and new cargo (which will reflect in anchorage costs and additional pilotage fees).
Use the information above and an estimate of the passage time between ports (click here: ) to estimate the costs of the passage. Please note that these figures do not include time spent in port waiting for repairs, or the time involved in arranging the sale or acquisition of cargo.
Golden Curl takes on seven tons of copper, lead, and zinc at Burzyn and sets sail for Ulfshaven. She arrives there 13 days later and delivers her cargo to the docks where the metal ingots are placed into bond. The actual cost of transportation totals 880 pence ( (47.69d/day x 13days) + 18.25d + 241d = 879.22d). If the ship were charging on a "haul freight" arrangement, and with an assumed profit margin of 30% to the ship's owners, the ship's captain will charge 1,257 pence for the passage. (879.22d / 0.7 = 1256.03d; note the actual price charged will have been negotiated in advance, based on the captain's estimation of the costs involved.)
The prorated cost to the mercantyler of carrying one ton of cargo from Burzyn to Ulfshaven aboard Golden Curl is about 180 pence.
The straight-line distance between Burzyn and Ulfshaven is 52.5 leagues (10.5 hexes); the cost per hex for one ton of cargo is about 17.12d.
As the ship sails, the distance between Burzyn and Ulfshaven is 160 leagues (32 hexes); the cost per hex for one ton of cargo is about 5.63d.
At Ulfshaven, Golden Curl trades her cargo of metal for seven tons (volume) of Sindarin and Jarin craftwork. She sets sail for Cherafir and arrives there seven days later to unload her cargo at the docks. The actual cost of transportation totals 576 pence ( (47.69d/day x 7days) + 121d + 120.5d = 575.33d; note that since Golden Curl already paid for wharfage at Ulfshaven, it is not included again here). If the ship were charging on a "haul freight" arrangement, and with an assumed profit margin of 30% to the ship's owners, the ship's captain will charge 822 pence for the passage. (575.33d / 0.7 = 821.9d).
The prorated cost to the mercantyler of carrying one ton of cargo from Ulfshaven to Cherafir aboard Golden Curl is about 118 pence.
The straight-line distance between Ulfshaven and Cherafir is 132.5 leagues (26.5 hexes); the cost per hex for one ton of cargo is about 4.45d.
As the ship sails, the distance between Ulfshaven and Cherafir is 200 leagues (40 hexes); the cost per hex for one ton of cargo is about 2.95d.
Golden Curl sells her cargo at Cherafir and takes on seven tons of exotic foodstuffs, silk, and spirits from Lythia. She sails for her homeport of Burzyn and arrives there 14 days later to unload her cargo and place it into bond. The actual cost of transportation totals 747 pence ( (47.69d/day x 14days) + 60.5d + 18.25d = 746.41d; Golden Curl already paid for wharfage at Cherafir so it is not included again here). If the ship were charging on a "haul freight" arrangement, and with an assumed profit margin of 30% to the ship's owners, the ship's captain will charge 1,067 pence for the passage. (746.41d / 0.7 = 1066.3d).
The prorated cost to the mercantyler of carrying one ton of cargo from Cherafir to Burzyn aboard Golden Curl is about 153 pence.
The straight-line distance between Cherafir and Burzyn is 92.5 leagues (18.5 hexes); the cost per hex for one ton of cargo is about 8.27d.
As the ship sails, the distance between Cherafir and Burzyn is 180 leagues (36 hexes); the cost per hex for one ton of cargo is about 4.25d.