On 31-7-2014 23:05, Francois Labreque wrote:

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig8ilsiloVE
>>
>> Fascinating when a good wind blows like the last couple of days.
>>
>> Thomas
> Two questions:
> 1 - What are the big planks on the sides of the boats? Are they
> daggerboards? and if so, why are they on the sides of the boat, rather
> than on the center of the hull?

I suppose you could call them daggerboards and they serve the same 
function. These ships are flat-bottom freight ships (most of these are 
more than a 100 years old) and designed to sail in very shallow water 
across the former Zuiderzee and all kind of waterways. They are on the 
sides I suppose because otherwise they would take up too much hold 
space, and they are easy to manage up and down according to the listing 
of the ship.

>
> 2 - Why is there a guy repeatedly sticking a pole in the water at the
> 1:44 mark (approx.)  Is he checking the water depth? Trying to paddle to
> make his boat go faster?  Spear-fishing for dinner?

Yes, he is checking the water depth.

Thomas

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