{"id":2073,"date":"2012-07-03T09:49:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T09:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2012-07-03T09:49:58","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T09:49:58","slug":"frisian-and-the-skutsjesilen-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/frisian-and-the-skutsjesilen-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Frisian and the Sk\u00fbtsjesilen Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Skutsje\"<\/a>

Photo Credit: China_Crisis<\/p><\/div>\n

On July 28th the Sk\u00fbtsjesilen Championships will take place. Have you never heard of the word Sk\u00fbtsjesilen? I hadn’t. So here is what I found out via the Holland.com website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Sk\u00fbtsjes are typical Frisian ships that were originally used as cargo ships by Frisian farmers. Sk\u00fbtsjes have a long and flat structure with which they could reach Frisian farms through shallow water. Sometimes farmers used them in sailing matches to earn some money. Due to new rules decreed by the water sport associations and the arrival of motorboats, interest in the sk\u00fbtsjes declined. It wasn\u2019t until after World War II that some sk\u00fbtsjes fans started promoting sk\u00fbtsjesilen again and turned it into the sailing event that it is today.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Each year sailing championships are organized so that skippers of these historical ships can fight for the honour of becoming the sk\u00fbtsjesilen champion. The event is the perfect opportunity for you to combine water sports, practising your Dutch (or Frisian\/Fries\/Frysk) and enjoying the Frisian heritage.<\/p>\n

If you would like to learn a little more about the Frisian language, the following video has some interesting information:<\/p>\n