Ship profile for the sailing ship: "An Eostig D1993"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | An Eostig D1993 |
| Registered port: | Douarnenez |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of ship: | Chaloupe Sardinière |
| Year built: | 1993 |
| Yard: | Douarnenez, FRA |
| Length: | 14.00 m |
| Breadth: | 4.60 m |
| Draught: | 1.80 m |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Engine: | keine / none |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 15 Mar 2025
- built in 1993 based on the large sardine fishing vessels of the early 20th century, when larger vessels were needed for longer trips in Brittany due to the declining coastal sardine stocks.
- operated by the Douarnenez Port Museum/FRA, berthed in Port-Rhu, occasional trips and museum exhibit.
- name "An Eostig" means nightingale in Breton.
- major overhaul of hull and rigging with public participation on a public construction site in front of the Douarnenez Museum.
- participation in the Brest and Douarnenez Maritime Festivals 2024.