Modelbouw Krikke

A Dutch yacht from 1914, the Zeeschouw was originally
designed to meet the need for a less expensive fishing
boat. As the fishing industry experienced difficult times
on the Zuider Zee, the ships in use at the time were too
expensive both to purchase and to maintain.

RS 1 was built in 1893 for the "Norwegian Society for Shipwreck Salvage" at the Colin Archer shipyard in Rekkevig near Larvik, Norway. RS 1 was later named "Colin Archer" after its designer and builder.

De Boeier is een Nederlands schip wat al gebouwd werd in de 19e eeuw. Een van de meer bekende is "de Sperwer", deze is als pleziervaartuig gebouwd terwijl dit type schip oorspronkelijk voor de kustvaart is gebruikt. Billing heeft hier een houten model van gemaakt, volledig met spanten en lattenbouw, compleet met beslag.

Henry Hudson (1565-1611) was an English explorer who received a commission from the Dutch East India Company to find a Northern trading route to China and Japan. In April 1609 he sailed North and East on the ship the "Halve Maen" to try and find a route around the northern shores of Russia in order to reach the Pacific Ocean that way. After several attempts, which always were stopped by the pack-ice, he crossed the Atlantic to try and find a route north of America. On this voyage he sailed up the Hudson River as far as Albany. Later this river valley was settled under the auspices of the Dutch West India Company and became known as the New-Netherlands.

This original design can be seen in many ports along the French Channel. The boats are socalled stern trawlers, in which the net is pulled in using a tricing line in the rear of the boat. The hull is of steel; and the length is 11 m.

The first Dragen was built in 1929 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sailing characteristics of the vessel were so fine that the boat soon was used throughout the world, and especially in Europe. As time passed, the Dragen was changed gradually, so that today only the hull is original. In 1948 the Dragen became an Olympic yachting class, and all measurements have been standardized by the International Sailsport Union.

Three Mastet Topsail Schooner 'SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL' The Schooner was built in 1965 at the Richard Dunston Ltd., Shipyard in Hessle, Yorkshire, GB, for the "Sail Training Association" in Bosham. The constructors of this ship were Chamber & Nicholsen Ltd. The 'Sir Winston Churchill' is also equiped with a 240 HP help-engine and has a total sailarea of 817 sqm. The main-crew consists of 11 men, of these are 8 officers, and they can carry up to 44 ship-boys.In October 1967 a sistership, the 'Malcom Miller' was taken into service, and was immediately in the media as its crew-menbers consisted of women. One of these ships can almost be found at every Windjammer Parade.

A Classic American runabout from the mid-1920s. This type of boat was mainly used as racing boats, but in some cases also as tenders, for those who had a lager yacht. Racing boats from that time was build in beautiful classic materials such as teak and mahogany. If you had a 100-150 hp engine back then, you had one of the most powerful engines. The model is based on a fast 34 foot tender.

The Oseberg was found in Norway at Oseberg in Vestfold in 1903, resting on a bed of blue clay and covered with turf and stones. The Oseberg was built in the last half of the 800's and was buried roughly 50 years later. The ship is some 50 to 100 years older than similar vessels which have been found. It lay deep in the water and must have been relatively dangerous under sail.

Since 1776 Swedish naval officers got their education on board special training ships. In 1946 it was decided to build such new ships to replace the HMS Jarramas, which had served it's time.

HMS Gladan was then delivered from the Stockholm Naval Dockyard in June 1947 and was followed by it's sistership the HMS Falken in October of the same year. Both Schooners have been renovated during years. HMS Gladan and HMS Falken are mostly sailing together on their cruises to the harbours in the Baltic, Kattegat, Skagerak and the North Sea. Furthermore they have crossed the Atlantic several times. Twice to sail in the Caribbean and once in a sail race for training ships.