All flat-bottomed ships in the overview

Platbodems

Flat-bottomed ships were built primarily for the Wadden Sea. They are characterized by an extremely flat hull and therefore very shallow draught. Such a ship can fall dry in the Wadden Sea without any problems (i.e. deliberately landing on a sandbank at low tide).

An essential feature of these traditional sailors are the leeboards, which instead of the usual keel (central sword) are designed to prevent the ship from drifting due to wind and current. They can be lowered into the water if necessary.

The boats, some of which are over 100 years old, were formerly used as cargo ships or fishing boats. Today these historical flat-bottomed boats are used in charter operations as holiday yachts.