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Fully rigged........
A fully rigged three-master that once served as a cargo ship on the old "Zuyder sea", now IJssel Lake, and the Wadden Sea.
This type of ship , a so called "Tjalk", was designed to sail through shallow waters and therefore a keel is missing at the bottom of such ships.
A keel ensures that a sailing ship cannot drift away sideways and for that reason the "swords" were made on both sides of these ships that could be lowered up or down. The effect is the same as a keel.
The antique cargo and fishing boats still in service are floating museum pieces and are cherised by their owners....
Fully rigged........
A fully rigged three-master that once served as a cargo ship on the old "Zuyder sea", now IJssel Lake, and the Wadden Sea.
This type of ship , a so called "Tjalk", was designed to sail through shallow waters and therefore a keel is missing at the bottom of such ships.
A keel ensures that a sailing ship cannot drift away sideways and for that reason the "swords" were made on both sides of these ships that could be lowered up or down. The effect is the same as a keel.
The antique cargo and fishing boats still in service are floating museum pieces and are cherised by their owners....