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The “Schuit” is for South Holland what the “hoy” is for Friesland and
the province of Groningen, and the _Poon_ for Zeeland and the island
of South Holland. There is very little difference between the “Poon”
and the “Schuit”; each of them recalls the Dutch type of the “smack”
of which the lower part is rather fuller. Hence the deck is rather
less wide than the bottom, and the “Poon” has a greater sheer than the
“Schuit”, of which the deck is more nearly flat. Both of these vessels
have a “statie” but the “Poon” has often a “draai-over-boord” and a
slightly raised deck in the stern. These characteristics are rarely
found in the “Schuit”.
They are very strong vessels and, above all, very steady in heavy
weather. One peculiarity of these vessels lies in the fine point which
terminates the stern. This point is thrown back a little and should
point toward the hounds of the mast (upper part where the standing
rigging is fastened to the mast). This same point is found among the
boats which frequent the Belgian Scheldt, with the exception of the
hoys.