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German (East-Frisian) Tjalk

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 17 August 2007 in Sport & Recreation.

In the 19th century many German skippers from East Friesland purchased Dutch tjalks (=the type of ship you see, it's like an enlarged skûtsje) because of their cargo capacity, as good Dutchmen our ancestors found freight colume capacities more important than speed or sailing capacities. So it was a pleasure to see a "Dutch" ship type under German flag, here dropping the sails in a broader part of the Princess Margriet Canal because of the bridges she will have to pass (passing a bridge with hoisted sails is forbidden, too dangerous).

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