Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Sigandor"

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

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997

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

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2000 , 06/2000

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2000,
06/2000

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2000 , 06/2000

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2000,
06/2000

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2008 , 08/2008

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2008,
08/2008

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2008 , 08/2008

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2008,
08/2008

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012 , 07/2012

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Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2016,
08/2016

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2016,
08/2016

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2017 , 05/2017

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2017,
05/2017

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2018 , 05/2018

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2018,
05/2018

Sigandor, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2019 , 05/2019

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2019,
05/2019

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Sigandor
Ex-names:Regulus, Gretchen, Martha
Registered port:Hamburg
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Year built:1909
Yard:Kroese, Hoogezand, NL
Overall length:35.00 m
Length (hull):24.00 m
Breadth:5.55 m
Draught:3.00 m
Sail area:400 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:185 PS
Engine:Caterpillar

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 13 Mar 2023

  • 1909 built in Hoogezand, NED as a cargo sailing ship with the name "Regulus", transport of goods along the German North and Baltic Sea coastline for a ship owner from Hamburg, GER.
  • sold 1910, renamed the "Gretchen" in 1914, another change of the owner in 1919, moved to Norway.
  • 1922 sold to Sonderburg, DK and used as freigther furthermore, renamed the "Martha".
  • 1941 change of the owner, fitted with an auxiliary engine, registerred in Egernsund, DK operation area in the Baltic Sea, new name "Sigandor".
  • 1962 change of the owner, retrofitting and conversion into a sand teat and stone fisher, delivery of the town Hamburg with sand from the North Sea.
  • 1978 sold to a ship owner from Hamburg, GER; completion of the rebuilding to a sailing ship.
  • since 1980 she sails as a traditional veteran sailing ship in the South Danish Sea and on the German Baltic Sea coast, adventure trips combined with education, whoever sails on board the "Singandor" is a member of the ship's crew and not a guest.
  • "Singandor" visits several sailing events in the Baltic.
  • since 2003 she flies the German flag and Hamburg is the registerred port.
  • name "Sigandor" contains parts of the names of the wife and daughters of a former owner.

Contact:

Website (deutsch, 07 Mar 2021):
http://www.sigandor.de/
Sigandor: sailing programm, charter, contacts and photo galery, info about the ship and her history

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 history 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: 166 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Arne Koslowski (Hrsg.)
"traditions - Geschichten aus dem Meer erzählt von Skippern traditioneller Schiffe"
KardesH-Verlag 2005 ISBN: 3-938314-01-X
(http://www.kardesh.de/)
Page: 104 Source with picture Source with technical data
(Erzählung von Rieke Boomgaarden)