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It is said that next to Korčula, Betina is the most famous and oldest centre of skillful shipbuilders – at its peak there were no less than 27 shipyards and 5 smithy shops. Shipbuilding in Betina has existed for over 270 years and the first ship caulkers' families were families Filipi and Uroda after which the names like Žurić, Šandrić, Burtina, Bilić.. and others appear as well. It is written that the "seed of shipbuilding" was brought and successfully planted by Paško Filipi when returning from Korčula in the far 1740. Unlike the modern building in fibreglass, a wooden boat is something completely different – each has its own story. It is born slowly by careful choosing of the wood – which requires knowledge, taking into consideration a careful selection of proper ship equipment. The building itself involves procedures some of which are best performed during the southern winds while others during the northern ones. The types of vessels and the shapes of traditional wooden vessels are a special story. They came into existence – e.g. gajete and leuti by an urgent need thus their lines and shapes are ideally suited to the purpose. First ship caulkers of Korčula who came to Betina in the first half of the 18th century (in 1740) adapted the building of their boats to the needs of the local people. The people of Betina owned 2/3 of the land in Modrava and Prosika and 1/3 of the land on Kornati islands which were accessed by the sea and therefore a strong boat needed to be put together in order to transport a sizeable amount of freight. Consequently, the gajeta of Betina was devised – a sturdy farmer's boat with a Latin sail, a modification of the model from Korčula tailored to the needs of the local population. "The gajeta was intended to be the sum of all demands of this complicated geographical, ownership, social and navigation structure. It needed to represent more ships in only one. The magical solution was in the hands of the local ship caulkers who themselves, when not being caulkers, were farmers, fishermen and sailors. An utter practical knowledge of the needs of its contractors enabled them to build a ship neither big or small, heavy or light, open and closed at the same time, and at last with exceptional navigational skills... They were the only ones capable of devising the gajeta, a multifunctional boat, a boat for every occasion and every purpose..." It turned out later that the inhabitants of the neighbouring settlements had similar needs thus the descendants of the family Filipi founded their shipyards in Šibenik, Biograd, Sukošan, Murter, Kukljica, Kalim, Brbinje and Sali.
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Kaže se da je Betina uz Korčulu najpoznatije i najstarije sjedište vrsnih brodograditelja – u njezinim najboljim vremenima tu je postojalo čak 11 škverova i 5 kovačnica. Gradnja brodova u Betini traje skoro tri stoljeća, a prve kalafatske obitelji bile su Filipi i Urode. Zatim se u povijesti pojavljuju prezimena Mikin, Šandrić, Burtina, Škevin i brojni drugi. Ostalo je zapisano da je «sjeme brodogradnje» u Betinu donio i uspješno ga posijao Paško Filipi, dolaskom iz Korčule sredinom 18. stoljeća. Za razliku od moderne gradnje stakloplastikom, drveni brod je nešto sasvim drugo – svaki ima svoju priču. Rađa se polako još odabirom drva – što itekako treba znati, vodeći računa od koje vrste su najbolji madiri, od koje proveze, a od koje korbe. U samoj gradnji ima postupaka koji se odrađuju po jugu i onih koje je bolje obaviti po buri. Vrste plovila i forme tradicionalnih drvenih plovila posebna su storija, rodila ih je – primjerice gajete i leute – prijeka potreba, pa su stoga njihove linije i oblici idealno prilagođeni namjeni. Prvi korčulanski kalafati koji su u Betinu došli u prvoj polovici 18. st. (1740. god.) prilagođavali su gradnju svojih brodova potrebama lokalnog stanovništva, naime Betinjani su u svom posjedu imali 2/3 zemljišta na Modravama i Prosici, te 1/3 zemljišta na Kornatskom otočju, do kojih se dolazilo prekomorskim putem, te je bilo potrebno osmisliti čvrst brod koji može prevesti dosta tereta i tako je osmišljen model Betinska gajeta – čvrst težački brod sa latinskim jedrom, dorada korčulanskog modela prilagođen potrebama lokalnog pučanstva. "Gajeta je trebala biti suma svih zahtjeva ove komplicirane geografske, vlasničke, društvene i navigacijske strukture. Ona je morala predstavljati nekoliko brodova u jednom. Magična formula za rješenje nalazila se u rukama lokalnih kalafata, koji su i sami, kad nisu bili kalafati, bili i težaci i ribari i mornari. Potpuna praktična upućenost u potrebe svojih naručilaca omogućila im je da konstruiraju brod koji neće biti ni velik ni mali, ni težak ni lagan, otvoren i zatvoren istodobno, izvrsnih navigacijskih sposobnosti na koncu... Samo su oni mogli inžinjati gajetu, ustvari višenamjenski brod, tada brod za svaku priliku i svaku namjenu..." Pokazalo se kasnije da su i stanovnici susjednih naselja imali slične potrebe, tako su potomci obitelji Filipi osnovali svoja brodogradilišta i u Šibeniku, Biogradu, Sukošanu, Murteru, Kukljici, Kalima, Brbinju i Salima.