Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Saeftinghe"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Saeftinghe, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1997 , 08/1997

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997

Saeftinghe, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1997 , 08/1997

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997

Saeftinghe, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1998 , 08/1998

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1998,
08/1998

Saeftinghe, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2005 , 08/2005

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

Saeftinghe, Volker Gries, Kieler Woche 2006 , 06/2006

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2006,
06/2006

Saeftinghe, Volker Gries, Brandarisrace 2014 , 10/2014

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2014,
10/2014

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Saeftinghe
Registered port:Lemmer, Friesland
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Year built:1993
Overall length:21.00 m
Breadth:5.70 m
Draught:3.30 m
Sail area:221 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:120 PS

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 Nov 1999

  • new built and constructed to sail at sea as well as inland waters
  • the ship logs up to 9 knots with its 4 fore-and-aft sails
  • got its name after one of the biggest national trust properties of the Netherlands (Zeeuws Vlaanderen), "absorbed land of Saeftinghe"
  • comfortable equippment, serves strict safety directions

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.

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 157 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data