Hunts

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The ships Eendrach and Hoop were called yachts

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:

literature

  • Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot, Friedrich Krumrey: The great book of ship types . Transpress VEB publishing house for transport, Berlin 1987.

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