Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Vertrouwen"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Vertrouwen |
Registered port: | Dortmund |
Nation: | GER |
Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
Type of ship: | Klipperaak |
Year built: | 1896/1984 |
Yard: | Rytenbergwerft Friesland, NL |
Length (hull): | 19.80 m |
Breadth: | 4.25 m |
Draught: | 0.80 m |
Sail area: | 140 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Power: | 105 PS |
Engine: | 6 Zyl. DAF DD 575 |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 01 Dec 2000
- 1984 purchased by the Federal Land Nordrhein-Westfalen/GER for the sailing project ZWAR ("Zwischen Arbeit und Ruhestand"), an association employing people before their pension
- major restore and rebuilding of the ship, converted from a freighter to a ship suitable to sail with guests, managed by the ZWAR sailing group, this group is the operator today, the ship is maintained by volunteers