Media item

The traditional skûtsjesilen

Week number 52-32

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

Type:
video
Length:
00:51
Publication date:
1 August 1952
User:
Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Source:
WEEKNUMMER523-HRE0000CEA4

A race for traditional Frisian sailing boats is held at the Pikmeer near Grouw. Six large sailing cargo ships are towed to the start. At that point they hoist the sails and sail to the wind.