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Tjalk Concordia

Commissioned by Kooijman and de Vries, Baron Van Höevell designed the 11-metre tjalk Concordia in 1976. Anyone who looks closely at the lines of this yacht will notice that the characteristic tjalk line is immediately recognisable.

The fact that Van Hoevell managed to capture the tjalk type so well is undoubtedly partly due to the fact that this assignment was preceded by various other experiences with tjalks, namely various measurements for conversions and for drawing a sail plan for existing ships. The tjalk Concordia was not designed with a so-called bollestal* but with an afterdeck behind the skipper's house with the traditional windows.

* Frisian for the steering cockpit of a vessel, literally translated as the place in the back of a boat where the bull was stabled.

11 meter long

The tjalk room, whose cover suggests the old-fashioned hatch cover, is intended as a guest room if the ship were to be used for sailing with paying guests. There are additional sleeping places in the forecastle. The powerful diesel engine is placed in the hold against the bulkhead of the skipper's room. The tjalk has performed well as a sailing ship and was rented out for a number of years by 'Heech by de Mar' in Heeg. Sold to a theater and training company in 2005, she has been owned by Recreation Company 'Aan het Water' since October 2021.