Zaruke

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Zaruke (also Zaruk ) is an old single- masted sailing ship type from the group of Arab dhows with a flat keel, which is still in use today , primarily in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman .

Older design

In the older Zaruks, the length of the flat keel was about a third of the ship's length. Towards the ends of the ship, the keel extended upwards into the bow and stern beam, similar to the shipbuilding method in ancient Egypt . The mast, which was inclined forward by 10 to 15 degrees, was anchored about midships and was braced with 3 to 3 pairs of shrouds , in the case of larger tsaruks through the fore and aft stage . The sloping rah , on which a large trapezoidal dhow sail was driven, always consisted of 2 spars connected with rope . Instead of using a tiller, the rudder was controlled by side ropes attached to a rudder spur .

Smaller Tsaruks were used in coastal shipping as cargo or fishing ships, while the large, ocean-going Tsaruks were also popular slave traders and smugglers' ships until the 19th century.

Newer design

Nowadays only smaller, about 15 m long Zaruks are built. Due to European influences on Arab shipbuilding, the dhow characteristics are e.g. Sometimes not so pronounced. The level keel has been extended and additional dead wood has been built into the aft section to enlarge the lateral plan .

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