Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 37: Sailing around Friesland with a fellow LUGger
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Thu Sep 29 10:41:59 2005
References: <433BF8F5.9040405@planet.nl> <p06230912bf61d43e9e01@[131.142.12.152]>
 
Richard S. Taylor wrote:
> Nathan - I cannot tell you how much I envy you this sail on such a 
> wonderful traditional Dutch thin-water boat.  I feel like I know that 
> territory from having re-read "Riddle of the Sands" at least a half 
> dozen times but would have loved to actually sail there.  That's a 
> beautiful little boat, too.  It just glows with the loving care its 
> owner gives it.
> 
> I hope you had a great time despite the weather.  Great pix, too.
> 
> B.T.W., if I'm not mistaken, isn't that sailboat type with that rig 
> actually called, yes, wait for it,... a *lugger*?
> 

Hi Richard,

It's a'Fries jacht' or in Englisch 'Frisian yacht'

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema
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