Zeesenboot

A zeesenboot
The zeesboot Sannert in Ahrenshoop-Althagen harbour
50th Zeesenboot Regatta in Bodstedt
The boats in the harbour after the regatta with participants' pennants on the masts

A Zeesenboot (plural Zeesenboote), in plattdeutsch Zeesboot (pl: Zeesboote) or Zeeskahn (pl.: Zeeskähne), is a usually 10-metre-long, wide-hulled sailing boat of a type known as a Haffboot. The name is derived from the type of fishing gear used, known as a zeese. The sailing boat is designed for relatively protected, shallow waters. Today zeesenboote are mainly used for leisure sailing.