. ▁Sk û ts jes ▁were ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁on ▁average ▁ ▁wide , ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ ▁( based ▁on ▁the ▁standard ▁dimensions ▁of ▁F ris ian ▁brid ges ▁and ▁lo cks ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁many ▁sk û ts jes ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁engines ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁s ails ▁were ▁even ▁often ▁removed . ▁Nevertheless , ▁other , ▁much ▁larger , ▁power ed ▁boats ▁took ▁over ▁water ▁transport ation ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁many ▁sk û ts jes ▁were ▁re built ▁into ▁house bo ats ▁or ▁lux ur ious ▁sail ing ▁y ach ts . ▁Over ▁time , ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁were ▁restored ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁state . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁year ly ▁racing ▁event ▁in ▁F ries land ▁called ▁Sk û ts jes ilen . ▁Such ▁races ▁were ▁already ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁but ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁reg ulated ▁through ▁a ▁committee , ▁S KS . ▁In ▁these ▁races , ▁each ▁Sk û ts je ▁represents ▁a ▁city ▁or ▁village . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁another ▁organisation , ▁IF KS , ▁also ▁started ▁organ ising ▁races . ▁ ▁This ▁racing ▁already ▁started ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁where ▁villages ▁in ▁F ries land ▁or ▁more ▁precisely ▁often ▁the