Hunts
A Hunt , also Jaghd , described in the 16th and 17th centuries, a three-masted Dutch sailing ship type with rahgetakeltem Fock - and mainmast . The mizzen mast was scrap-rigged .
Surname
The name is derived from the Dutch word jagen (= hunt, pursue).
The term yacht , which is used today, was derived from the term hunt after the English yacht building industry had assumed a leading position.
history
In the late 17th century, small single masted hunts were developed for traffic on the narrow Dutch canals, rivers and coastal waters. They were mostly gaff -, framework staysail rigged and often had pages swords to reduce on Am-half wind and downwind drift and to be able to navigate the shallow waters.
Well-known hunts
The most famous hunts include a. the following ships:
- De halve Maen (1608)
- Mayflower (around 1620)
- Bezan (around 1660)
- Mary (around 1660)
literature
- Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot, Friedrich Krumrey: The great book of ship types . Transpress VEB publishing house for transport, Berlin 1987.
Web links
- Photographs of hunts. Retrieved December 16, 2013 .
- A chase sail plan. Retrieved December 16, 2013 .