Sailboat inspires many creative people to create their works. In the field of ship modeling, this is a thin design, complex and ingenious at the same time. Such a work, created by one’s own hands, is sometimes proud of one’s whole life. All over the world, sailing ships are associated with something extraordinary. It is both power and romance, adventure and travel, pirates and brave sailors. There are many varieties of sailing ships. But there is one type that is different from all. He will be discussed in this article.
General information
Before talking about one type of sailboat, you need to know at least a little about them as a whole. Vessels of this type always symbolize forward movement under full sail. They are divided into small and large. Their difference from each other is fundamental. The determining factor is the mast.
Large sailboats are divided into vessels having the following sailing weapons:
This article talks about what a bark is and how it differs from other similar ships. First of all, this is a ship, the type of which is determined by sailing equipment. The ship would certainly have been appreciated by the pirates if it had been born a little earlier, when Morgan and Kidd lived.
Opening the topic: “What is a bark?”, It is worth noting its design. The ship was a three-masted ship, in which two front masts were equipped with direct sails, and the rear one with oblique.
The barges were small and extremely compact. The value of such a sailing ship was in its speed, and the armament made it possible to boldly meet warships.
At a time when people learned about what a bark is, most countries took up the fight against pirates. Due to the fact that this vessel in a typical embodiment had a length of 18 to 35 meters, 20 guns or 12 mortars and could carry at least 120 passengers, the ship was widely used by the military to combat pirates. It was enough to have 80 people in a team, a dozen guns and they fought on equal terms with pirate sailboats. The pirates themselves, as soon as they realized what a bark was, began to use it in their craft.
The types of ships closest to the barge are brigantine and barkentin. From 1895 to 1910 in France there was a golden time for sailing ships. For national shipping companies alone, 230 sailing ships were built here. This served the development of trade and the emergence of new shipowners.
Unique barque - what kind of ship in the history of shipping?
At one time, and it was 1910, a new company, to surpass other companies, ordered a sailboat, the appearance of which was truly stunning. This is Société Anonyme des Navires Mixtes (Prentout-Leblond). The country was proud of its ship. This sailboat was an exception among large ships. The five-masted barque France II had a hull length of 146 meters.
Boats
So, bark: what is a sailboat today? This is history. But the name Bark is well known to those who use inflatable boats.
Models of these boats can be very easily distinguished from the rest. They differ in style and color, shape and content. They have a camouflage color and for the transom are equipped with hinged boards attached to the lacing.
The boat is equipped with protective grooved pads and has a sharp raised nose. The profile feature is a beveled rib, which is very convenient when assembling the coating on the bottom. This cover is removable.
Characteristics of boats "Bark"
What is such an inflatable boat, many know. But how do they differ from each other? And why do so many people choose to buy the Bark brand? This boat has a number of features due to which the choice often falls on her. Firstly, it is made from high-quality material of Korean or German production. This is PVC (polyvinyl chloride) with high density and high strength. Along with such important qualities, the material does not burden the boat.
PVC edges are joined with high quality glue. Seams are glued by heat welding using strips of PVC fabric. As a result, the docking points become heavy-duty. The design of inflatable balloons is thought out in such a way that they perfectly keep the boat on the water. Cylinders have different diameters, which depend on the characteristics of the boat. The increased diameter increases speed and safety. If damage occurs to one, the boat will not give a strong roll and can be held by the remaining compartments of the cylinders, even if it is loaded.