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Under full sail with a white mustache in front of the bow........
This old cargo ship is a so called "Tjalk", a ship type dated from the 17th century.
This ship type has a round bow and is relatively narrow with a small shallow draft, because they were used to navigate the shallow water of the former Dutch "Zuiderzee" and the Wadden sea.
Because of this shallow it was not possible to use a ship's keel and to prevent the ship from drifting, the so called "swords" were placed on bothsides amidships that could be lowered into the water.
The ropes on the sides of the mainsail and jib serve to visualize the airflow on the sails.
These ships are in principle sailing museum pieces.
Under full sail with a white mustache in front of the bow........
This old cargo ship is a so called "Tjalk", a ship type dated from the 17th century.
This ship type has a round bow and is relatively narrow with a small shallow draft, because they were used to navigate the shallow water of the former Dutch "Zuiderzee" and the Wadden sea.
Because of this shallow it was not possible to use a ship's keel and to prevent the ship from drifting, the so called "swords" were placed on bothsides amidships that could be lowered into the water.
The ropes on the sides of the mainsail and jib serve to visualize the airflow on the sails.
These ships are in principle sailing museum pieces.