22 oktober 2016

Shrimpcutter TM26


This photo was taken from the ferry that took us from Schiermonnikoog back to Lauwersoog at the mainland, last Sunday. Just before arriving at the Lauwersoog harbour this boat went by, giving us a pretty view in the late afternoon sun.

Wondering what ´TM26´ meant I googled and found out that the letters TM stand for Termunterzijl, a small village in the north of the Netherlands. The number 26 seems sequential.
It´s originally a shrimpcutter named MEEUW ('SEAGULL'), built in 1911 in the Groninger village of Oude Pekela. It was motorized in 1928, claimed by the Germans during WW2, and from 1971 used for sport fishing and other recreational purposes. In 1988 the cutter was completely renovated.

I'm linking to Weekend Reflections.


15 opmerkingen:

  1. Something about a sailboat is beautiful. I love that you captured so much of the backstory about it.

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  2. Leuk dat als ie overstag gaat je niet hoeft te bukken.

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  3. A gorgeous classic. Hard to believe it's that old. This is an excellent photo with great colors!

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  4. Goodness me! What a history this lovely old boat has Marleen.. you did a fantastic job finding out all this info. Super image also!

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  5. Goodness me! What a history this lovely old boat has Marleen.. you did a fantastic job finding out all this info. Super image also!

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  6. The red does a nice job of enhancing your photo.

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  7. A very pretty boat. I like the red color!

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  8. Oh, gosh! I don't know what it is. But this is such a wonderfully evocative image. Sailboats, in general, are enthralling.

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  9. Oh, gosh! I don't know what it is. But this is such a wonderfully evocative image. Sailboats, in general, are enthralling.

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  10. Leuk kleurrijk bootje, perfect voot een foto!

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  11. I am the owner of the cutter. How nice to see this lovely picture. For those interested, the boat is for sale. It can be found on www.kotterkopen.nl

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