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Eendracht (1989 ship)
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Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
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, built in 1989 at shipyard Damen
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after a design by W. de Vries Lentsch.
She is now run on a charter base by Stichting het Zeilend Zeeschip (the Sailing Seaship Foundation) and used as a sail training
Sail training
From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea , sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water....
ship to give young people an introduction to the sea. This is the second "Eendracht". The first vessel run by the same foundation was a two masted schooner, which was sold to German owners and now sails under the name of "Johann Schmidt". The foundation that runs the programme was founded in 1938 but with the second world war disrupting the plans, it took a lot longer than anticipated to raise the funds for the first ship. Soon after the first vessel, originally a topsail schooner, was launched, it was realised that the vessel was too small for the purposes of the foundation. Immediately the planning for a larger three masted vessel began.
This three masted vessel has sailed continuously since her launch date. Every year she spends the winter months in the sunny south, and the summer in the north sea region. She is crewed by a volunteer corps of around about 350 volunteers.
Specifications
- Length: 59 m
- Width: 12.3 m
- Sail surface: 1300 m²
- Crew: 13 (+ room for 40 passengers)