This skûtsje participated in a sailing regatta. A skûtsje is a flat bottom that used to be used to transport goods.
The skûtsje has a reef in the sail. This means that the skipper has decided to reduce the sailing surface in a lot of wind.
Nowadays it is used for sailing competitions. Perhaps the SKS and IFKS championships are well known.
                                
 
                                Mijn naam is Gerrit Harmen Rypma. Ik ben woonachtig in Folsgare, een dorpje nabij Sneek. Ik ben journalist en fotograaf... Read more…
 
                         
                         Sailing ship on a lakeGerrit Harmen
Sailing ship on a lakeGerrit Harmen Skûtsjes on the lakeGerrit Harmen
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Skûtsje in full sailGerrit Harmen Sailing sign skûtsje StriidberGerrit Harmen
Sailing sign skûtsje StriidberGerrit Harmen Sailing sign skûtsje StriidberGerrit Harmen
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Splashing water from a bowGerrit Harmen Sailing sign skûtsje StriidberGerrit Harmen
Sailing sign skûtsje StriidberGerrit Harmen Skûtsje in full sail on lakeGerrit Harmen
Skûtsje in full sail on lakeGerrit Harmen Skûtsje in with reefGerrit Harmen
Skûtsje in with reefGerrit Harmen Skûtsje in full sailGerrit Harmen
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Skûtsje chaseGerrit Harmen