The so-called ''Gozo boat'', or the Maltese name ''Xprunara'', is a settee-rigged boat originating from Malta. Gozo boats evolved from the Speronara and were the main means of transport across the Gozo Channel between Gozo and the main island of Malta from at least 1241 to the 1960. They are represented on many coats and images Malta related. Still today, many traditional Maltese vessels can be found in their ports, for fishing and tourist related tasks. The Santa Rita (G48), completed in 1963, was among the last Gozo-built boats, of which only few survived, among them Sacra Famiglia (G32). The Gozo boat has become a symbol of the island of Gozo, which can be seen as the vessel is used in the Coat of Arms of Gozo. Another surviving vessel called 'Maryanne' can be seen in Port of Valletta. Usually painted in shades of green, blue, red and yellow. The dimensions of for instance the Sacra Familia are 47 x 14 x 5.5 (hold( feet with a 20” freeboard and a cargo capacity of 30 ton. She was launched at Mharr in 1934. Her hull was discovered in the 1970s on a slipway, bought and restored.
