Tjalk

The Tjalk ''t Princen Eylandt' was built in 1905 on commission from Simon de Waard from Oostermeer at the yard of Pieter Haickes van der Werff on the Noorderdwarsvaart in Drachten. He named the Tjalk 'Opeinde Oostermeer'. The ship was measured in 1912 and received number G1262N. It was used for the transport of, among other things, potatoes, stone, white sand, and coal.

In 1965, the Tjalk was restored by Stofberg in Lemmer (later Leimuiden and Enkhuizen).

The mast was inspected last winter and reinstalled in the spring of 2024. For the past 4 years, the mast has been indoors and the wind cracks have been treated with boiled linseed oil. This mast was newly made in 2005 (from one piece) by Ventis Scheepstimmerwerk in Enkhuizen.

Additional information about the history can be found on the website www.skutsjehistorie.nl, as well as at https://www.ssrp.nl/stamboek/schepen/t-princen-eylandt-1641

Second owner: J.G. Visser in Leeuwarden (May 8, 1934)
Third owner: Willem Vermaning in Meppel
Third measurement: Leeuwarden, September 20, 1936: t 29.837 tons
Second name: 'Roerdomp'
Fourth owner: S.J. Tichelaar in ? (November 28, 1938)
Fifth owner: F.H.C. Gobel in Amsterdam (1955-1992)
Fourth name: ' 't Princen Eylandt'
Sixth owner: N.H. Groskamp in The Hague (1993-1999)
Seventh owner: P. J. Stolp in Hillegom (from 2000)

Note: November 28, 1938: The name of the Tjalk has since changed to 'Roerdomp' with holder/skipper J. Tichelaar. J. Tichelaar purchased the vessel from a certain W. Vermaning in Meppel. Tichelaar demonstrated to the freight commission in Leeuwarden on June 18, 1945, that he was the owner/holder/skipper. On September 13, 1944, it was also established that he lived permanently on board with his family (a total of 3 people).
During the German occupation, the Inland Shipping Decree 1941 required a 'proof of permit for wild navigation, whether or not connected with storage and for storage only .....' This was granted to Tichelaar on September 3, 1943, with his 'Roerdomp' under no. A/A 415. After that, Tichelaar was a 'potato skipper' until after the liberation on May 4, 1945, to switch back to stone, white sand, and coal on June 9, 1945. The last mentioned cargo in the booklet is dated September 19, 1945, from Leeuwarden to Akkerwoude: 15 tons of coal. The last official paper was issued to Tichelaar on June 22, 1945, the first again for 100% Dutch document that ends with a historical sentence: 'After the liberation, the first trip was accepted on May 4, 1945, in Leeuwarden for a trip of potatoes from Leeuwarden to Idaard.'

Registered with the Foundation Register of Round and Flat Bottom Yachts (SSRP), plaque 1641