Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Poolster"

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Poolster, Volker Gries, Brandarisrace 2013 , 10/2013

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Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2013,
10/2013

Poolster, Volker Gries, Brandarisrace 2013 , 10/2013

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Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2013,
10/2013

Poolster, Volker Gries, Brandarisrace 2013 , 10/2013

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Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2013,
10/2013

Poolster, Volker Gries, Harlingen-Terschelling 2023 , 10/2023

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Volker Gries,
Harlingen-Terschelling 2023,
10/2023

Poolster, Volker Gries, Harlingen-Terschelling 2023 , 10/2023

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Volker Gries,
Harlingen-Terschelling 2023,
10/2023

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Poolster
Ex-names:Linquenda
Base port:Harlingen
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:2-Mast Klipper
Year built:1903
Yard:Duyvendijk te Papendrecht, NL
Length:36.00 m
Breadth:6.50 m
Draught:1.35 m
Sail area:425 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:180 PS

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Last update: 01 Nov 2007

  • built 1903 at the shipyard Duyvendijk te Papendrecht, NL; used as a freighter.
  • 1927 removal of the rigging, installation of an engine until 1989, used as freighter in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
  • converted in a charter ship; used for guest sailing in Dutch coastal waters of the North Sea.