Zeesenboot

Zeeskähne were being used no later than end of the 15th century as fishing vessels, especially in the area of the Pomeranian bodden and the Stettin Lagoon.

The technical development of the Zeesboot from the Western Pomeranian Zeesekahn was encouraged from the second half of the 19th century because many Zeesen fishermen had travelled abroad by sea in their youth and had been able to become familiar with the sailing practices of other regions.

Originally the zeesenboote were small, single-masted boats with a square rigged sail.

With the increasing size of zeesenboote in the early 19th century, the square rig gave way to a lug sail.

Occasionally former zeesboote are used today as small motorised cutters by bodden fisherman.