Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Popoff"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Popoff, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Popoff, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Popoff, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Popoff, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Popoff
Ex-names:Sirocco
Registered port:Saint-Malo
Nation:FRA
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Gaffelketsch
Year built:1946
Yard:Vernazza, La Rochelle, FRA
Overall length:21.50 m
Length (hull):15.00 m
Breadth:4.50 m
Draught:2.00 m
Sail area:150 m2
Power:125 PS

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 24 Aug 2002

  • former fishing boat built at the shipyard Vernazza in La Rochelle in 1946.
  • first name of the ship was "Sirocco".
  • 1979 purchased by Bob Escoffier as a wreck found on the island Ré, transported to Rouen where she was restored during the next 5 years, 1986 re-launched the second time, now as a gaff rigged ketch and new name "Popoff".
  • used in the charter business.

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.

Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
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