Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Neire Mâove"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Neire Mâove |
Registered port: | Cherbourg |
Nation: | FRA |
Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-SCHONER |
Type of ship: | Cotentin's Schooner |
Year built: | 1991 |
Yard: | Carteret by Legueltel Pierre |
Overall length: | 23.00 m |
Breadth: | 4.00 m |
Draught: | 2.40 m |
Sail area: | 180 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Power: | 120 PS |
Engine: | Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 02 Mar 2007
- new built boat (1991, launched July 4, 1992) choosen to represent a family of boats, the Cotentin's schooner, a technological result of both sailors and boat builders, this type of vessel first appeared in the middle of the 19th century, first with a lugger rigging, later with schooner rigging, a typical boat from the French coast, the bays of Sark and Guernsey, used in the fishery, as pilot boat and for all sorts of little jobs.
- design bases on the shapes of the "Lilian" (built by H. Bisson, Guernsey) from St. Peter Port used in the fishery and as pilot boat.
- open sea ship able to face the rough sea and bad weather in the channel as well as grounding in the small ports of the west coast and islands.
- used as charter ship in the English Channel and along the coast of England and France, for sea education of youth and other and as traditional ship at sailing festivals.
- name "Neire Maôve" in the Norman dialect means black seagull.
Contact:
Website (français/English, 27 Mar 2021):https://www.neiremaove.com/
La Goélette du Contentin Neire Mâove: charter website with data, history, contact address and the goals of the operators, photos, videos
Literature for further reading:
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Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 244 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact