Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Aphrodite"

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

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1997,
08/1997

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

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

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Sail Flensburg 2000 / Cutty Sark 2000 , 08/2000

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Volker Gries,
Sail Flensburg 2000 / Cutty Sark 2000,
08/2000

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2002 , 08/2002

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2002,
08/2002

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2002 , 08/2002

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2002,
08/2002

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2003 , 08/2003

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2003,
08/2003

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2009 , 05/2009

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2009,
05/2009

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2009 , 08/2009

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2009,
08/2009

Aphrodite, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2011 , 08/2011

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2011,
08/2011

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Aphrodite
Registered port:Stavoren
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:BRIGG
Year built:1994
Yard:Holland
Overall length:31.00 m
Length (hull):25.00 m
Breadth:6.60 m
Draught:1.90 m
Sail area:383 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:360 PS
Engine:Iveco Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 Oct 1998

  • built in 1994, she is one of the few brigs of Holland
  • she is a comfortable and fast sailing ship with accomodation for 40 passengers.
  • the vessel sails the North and Baltic Seas and also to smaller Baltic ports.
  • At the 1995 Bremerhaven Sail, the ship took part in the parade of sail, usually visits the Kieler Woche sailing event and Hanse Sail Rostock
  • facilities : a 25-seat saloon, an 11-seat navigation saloon and 8 double cabins with shower, toilet and washbasin

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Aphrodite

Contact:

Website (English/deutsch/nederlands, 08 Jul 2001):
http://sail-aphrodite.com/
Aphrodite: with many photos and information about sailing on board, contact address and some technical details

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
Page: 54 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 218 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

"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

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 27 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 236 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 32 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data