Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Berliner Bär"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Berliner Bär, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2005 , 08/2005

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2005,
08/2005

Berliner Bär, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Berliner Bär
Registered port:Woltersdorf
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:YAWL
Type of ship:Bermudayawl, Hochseekreuzer
Year built:1965
Yard:Woltersdorf (Berlin), GER
Overall length:13.40 m
Breadth:3.40 m
Draught:2.40 m
Sail area:120 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 03 Feb 2007

  • construction by Werner Siegel, yacht shipyard Berlin Köpenick, GER.
  • built by the pressure group "Hochseekreuzer Patriot" (project name), members of a sail club, at the terrain of the club.
  • launched May 29, 1965 in Woltersdorft, sailing club at the Flakensee next to Berlin, maiden voyage at the lakes of Berlin.
  • after some trimming in the Baltic Sea in 1965 she sailed on all seas of the world, mainly in the Mediterranean.
  • took part in the Hanse Sail Rostock, among other in 2002, 2005, 2006.

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.

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
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