Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Hartlepool Renaissance"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Hartlepool Renaissance, Volker Gries, Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002 , 07/2002

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002,
07/2002

Hartlepool Renaissance, Volker Gries, Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002 , 07/2002

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002,
07/2002

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Hartlepool Renaissance
Ex-names:Scott Bader Commonwealth
Registered port:Hartlepool
Nation:GBR
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Bermudaketsch
Year built:1976
Overall length:22.00 m

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 28 Jan 2001

  • designed by Robert Clark, originally built for the Ocean Youth Club (now Ocean Youth Trust), christened as "Scott Bader Commonwealth"
  • 1991 sold to the Faramir Sailing Trust, complete upgrade and refit of the ship, offers adventure sailing voyages to people of all ages and abilities, aim is to help people to become fulfilled by learning about teamwork and personal development through sailing
  • takes part in Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races, usually sail the English east coast

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 81 Source with picture Source with history Quelle with contact

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 102 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data