Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Keewaydin"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Keewaydin |
Ex-names: | Vestenwind, Odysseus, Alice A. |
Registered port: | Cardigan |
Nation: | GBR |
Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
Type of ship: | Lowestoft Sailing Smack |
Year built: | 1913 |
Yard: | G. & T. Smith, Rye, England, GB |
Overall length: | 21.40 m |
Breadth: | 5.70 m |
Draught: | 5.70 m |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 180 PS |
Engine: | Gardner 6LXB 6cy |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 23 Feb 2007
- built in 1913 by G. & T. Smith in Rye, England, GB for owners of Lowestoft, named "Keewaydin", served as fishing trawler in the North Sea.
- since 1937/1938 used as a cargo ship in the Baltic Sea region under the flag of Denmark, later sold to Sweden.
- 1944 renamed "Vestenwind".
- 1963 converted into a yacht, 1972 participation in the Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race, since 1974 used in the Mediterranean as a charter yacht with bermuda rig (Greece), renamed the "Odysseus" and later the "Alice A.", 1989 repairs on Malta.
- purchased in 1997 by the Welch family where she was found in poor condition on the island Malta, restoration finally completed in Brixham in 1998.
- since 2001 used as a charter vessel sailing the coast of Wales, the channel and European Atlantic coast.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (English, 30 Sep 2004):http://www.keewaydin.co.uk/
Keewaydin: information to charter the ship and sailing on board, the history of the ship, some photos, contact address
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.
Paul Brown
"Historic Sail. Britain's Surviving Working Craft"
The History Press 2013 ISBN: 978-0-7524-8581-2
(in Association with National Historic Ships UK)
Page: 51, 53 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data