Bouler added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...

A skustje has a flat bottom with a very shallow draught (i think
app. 30 centimeters (1 foot), which allows it to sail into even
the shallowest waters (either by sail, or drawn by horses or
crew). Upwind performance is created by the side-blades (don't
know what they are called in english).

I'm not sure about the bow configuration's purpose. Apparently it
worked quite well ass it has been in use for many centuries..

Maybe Bouler knows some more, it's his favorite ship if I'm
right... Regards,

Jeroen

"Leeboards" is the usual English term for the "sideboards"

You're right Bill.

I've heard of "sideboards" but not "leeboards", although the little I do
know of nautical terms makes that term also sensible.

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