Vlieboot »De Zwane« 1592 — Barents discovers the Arctic

[Heinrich]

Nevertheless, I decided to make the hull slightly less sharp than in the initial design, and the degree of this sharpness was retained only to the extent necessary for the ship to move independently and in a controlled manner under its sails without excessive leeward drift, and without the need for constant use of the on-board diesel engine or towing with carefully furled sails in any weather other than ideal, as is necessary in the case of some modern replicas of historic ships.

Aquila muscas non capit!

 

[-Waldemar-]

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Thank you, Heinrich, for your comment. Another suggestion for how to interpret the cabin dimensions taken from the contract, and the general arrangement in this area, may be as depicted below, and I think I’ll stick with that. We’ll see… That said, fortunately, it happens that this particular detail can easily be tailored individually without compromising the reconstruction as a whole.

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[Heinrich]

Waldemar, I concur 100%. That is also how I would interpret it. The mizzen and helmsman position which are switched around, has two advantages the way I see it.

1. The mizzen can be moved slightly further aft which has a positive influence on the sailing characteristics of the ship, and
2. The helmsman's view is unobstructed by the mizzen.