Active – Frisian Tjalk

Active – Frisian Tjalk

What could be better than starting our lives together aboard this ship as newly married adventurers? The owners of the Friesian tjalk ‘Actief’ couldn’t wish for anything better. Through relatives, they became excited about living on a ship and did...
Progress – Iron Cracking

Progress – Iron Cracking

The name kraak is used for two types of inland vessels from the Low Countries: a wooden type from the 17th century and an iron 19th-century type. The two types have little relationship to each other. The iron cracker of the 19th century has a “broken”...
Vrouwe Henrica – Clipperaak

Vrouwe Henrica – Clipperaak

The “Lady Henrica” is traditionally a peat barge. It served until the early 1990s. The then owner then bought, as he see: a bathtub. He turned it into a houseboat for his family. In early 2002, it changed hands. This one turned the deck in the point into...
Spes Secunda

Spes Secunda

The current owner of the “Spes Secunda” is especially proud of the previous owner from whom he took over the ship. In fact, they transformed this old cargo ship into a beautiful houseboat with a “loft interior. It even has a courtyard garden these...
Rien Sans Dieu – Hasselteraak

Rien Sans Dieu – Hasselteraak

In Hasselteraken, the bottom plate is bent so that it continues into stem. You then speak of ships built on heaves. These sailing ships were popular for transporting peat in the northern Netherlands. Hasselteraken are therefore inextricably linked with the history of...