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Charles II is generally considered to have introduced yachting and racing as a sport into the United Kingdom.  The royal yachts of the seventeenth century were single-masted, with a gaff-rigged, loose-footed mainsail, a square topsail and two staysails.  They were lavishly and expensively decorated.  Marine painters of the period, primarily the Elder and the Younger Willem van de Velde, who provide the most detailed with pencil and wash sketches of ship portaits in great detail.

This, the third HMS St. George was originally built as HMS Charles in 1668 and renamed in 1687.  Built at Deptford Dockyard, launched 03 Mar. 1668 Re-classed as a second rate in 1691. Rebuilt at Portsmouth 1701 with    an increased tonnage of 1,470 tons.  Broken up Sept. 1774.  Won the Batle Honour: Velez Malaga 1704.

The Bellona was a 74-gun Bellona-class third rate ship of the line.  She was built at Chatham, starting on 10 May 1758, launched on 19 Feb. 1760.  She was the second ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name, and saw service in in the Seven Year's War, American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.  She continued to serve in the North Sea and Bay of Biscay until 1814, when she was broken up, having served in the navy for over 50 years an unusually long time for one of the old wooden ships.

Mantua plans/kit based on orginal plans by Vincenzo Lusci.  Actual ship never existed in the Spanish Navy but the model is very simular to the type of Spanish Ship-of-the-line the Spanish had. The basic hull structure was done by Richard Keyes (Australian) who was not going to finish the model. It was given to Don Dressel, who is completing the model.  All carvings done with the assistance of the CNC machine via Clyde Emerson.  The ship is modeled to show her as she was being launched just after construction - no sails or spars, no ordanance, no ballast, etc.  The launch flags were made by Gus Agustin per research by Don Dressel.  Woods used by Don are box, ebony, and pau marfim. Launching poles will be turned from lemon wood.  Some photo-etch material used for gunport hinges. Brass rod was used to turn the upper gunports.  Other woods used for deck furniture, etc.                    

The Eidsvoll Boat, State coach, near Bergen, west Norway

At a time when no road existed in Norway and when the easiest way to travel was using a boat, this state coach was built for the administrator T.W.Nagel at Svann?y around 1770. It became a national monument after being used to transport from Bergen to L?rdal, the Bergen’s representatives, on the way to Eidsvoll where they proclaimed the independence of the country on may 17th 1814. The boat remained in use in the same family until 1895 when it was given to the city of Bergen. It was maintained operational until May 1940 when it was destroyed by fire. Today only the transom and small iron parts still exist. But the city of Bergen has built a replica called Enigheten (the Concorde) and uses it for special maritime events in the city.    

Dutch Fishing in the mouth of the river Sheldt has been existed for centuries. Oysters, mussels, shrimps and small fishes are many on this North Sea place. For this activity, Dutchmen have developed specific boats able to sail in shoal water and to beach without damage when tide is low. They were named:  boieraak, hengst, botter, schouw, hoogaars, lemmeraak according to their use and dimensions.
The hoogaars is one of them, mainly dedicated to shrimp fishing. It has been existed since the 17th century.  Owing to a flat bottom and a solid clinker construction, its mast spritsail rigged and a jib, it was easily controlled by two sailors. The dimension was limited and the length of the hull was comprised between 38/46 feet when the mast was 35/46 feet long and the sprit 25/39 feet. Width was 13/15 feet. All these fishing boat disappeared in the middle of the last century and only a few of them  remain operational as leisure boat.