The Tilikum is a converted dugout canoe with which the German-Canadian ship's carpenter Johannes Clauß Voss and his companion Norman Luxton undertook an extensive sea voyage between 1901 and 1904. At that time it was considered the smallest sailing vehicle with which such a trip was undertaken. Later, upon completion of the voyage, the boat became the property of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Victoria.
description
Voss bought the dugout canoe from Indians on Vancouver Island . Before starting the voyage, he built a deck and a raised gangway on the vehicle and provided it with three masts. The sails consisted of a jib , two gaff sails and a mizzen sail . The draft of the Tilikum was 61 centimeters aft and 53 centimeters forward.
literature
Kemp, Peter K. (Ed.): The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea . 1st edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1976, ISBN 0-19-211553-7 .
