Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Le Renard"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Le Renard, Volker Gries, Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002 , 07/2002

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002,
07/2002

Le Renard, Volker Gries, Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002 , 07/2002

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002,
07/2002

Le Renard, Volker Gries, Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002 , 07/2002

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest / Cutty Sark 2002,
07/2002

Le Renard, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

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

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

Le Renard, Volker Gries, Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012 , 07/2012

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Volker Gries,
Festival Temps Fête sur Douarnenez 2012,
07/2012

Le Renard, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

Le Renard, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Le Renard
Registered port:St. Malo
Nation:FRA
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Year built:1991
Overall length:32.00 m
Length (hull):19.50 m
Breadth:6.00 m
Draught:2.80 m
Sail area:450 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:230 PS
Engine:Perkins 230 CV

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 25 May 2000

  • rebuilt after the pirate ship by Robert Surcouf, launched in 1991 short before the sailing festival in Brest 1992
  • the deck and the 12 ship guns are similar to those of the early 19th century
  • offers day trips with passengers in the waters around St. Malo

Contact:

Website (français, 16 May 2021):
http://www.cotre-corsaire-renard.com/
Le Renard: basic information about the boat, conditions for sailing on bord, fanshop, 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.

Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 134 Source with picture Source with history

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: 143 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 260 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 142 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data