Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Gefion"

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Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1998 , 08/1998

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1998,
08/1998

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1998 , 08/1998

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1998,
08/1998

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 1999 , 08/1999

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1999,
08/1999

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2002 , 08/2002

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2002,
08/2002

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2003 , 08/2003

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2003,
08/2003

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2005 , 08/2005

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2005,
08/2005

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2009 , 08/2009

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2009,
08/2009

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2011 , 08/2011

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2011,
08/2011

Gefion, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2011 , 08/2011

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2011,
08/2011

Gefion, Volker Gries, Haikutter-Regatta 2018 , 08/2018

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Volker Gries,
Haikutter-Regatta 2018,
08/2018

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Gefion
Registered port:Kiel
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Haikutter (Ketsch)
Year built:1932
Yard:Thurø, DK
Overall length:21.00 m
Length (hull):13.67 m
Breadth:4.30 m
Draught:2.40 m
Sail area:178 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:160 PS
Engine:Volvo Penta

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 28 Nov 2001

  • built in 1932 on the Danish island Thurø as fishing-boat, a so-called Hajkutter with a ketch rig
  • have been used in the fishery for about 50 years in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
  • since 1986 sailing trips with passengers on the Baltic Sea
  • 1998 general overhaul, today she offers modern technical safety equipment togeter with the original charm of a traditional sailing vessel
  • open for daytrips, weekend and weeklong voyages, regular participant of sailing events like the Kieler Woche, Funen-Rundt or Hanse Sail in Rostock
  • named for the Germanic goddess "Gefion"

Contact:

Website (deutsch, 11 Apr 2021):
http://www.gefion-info.de/
Sailing on board the Gefion: information about the ship, photos and contact

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.

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 88 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Arne Koslowski (Hrsg.)
"traditions - Geschichten aus dem Meer erzählt von Skippern traditioneller Schiffe"
KardesH-Verlag 2005 ISBN: 3-938314-01-X
(http://www.kardesh.de/)
Page: 41 Source with picture Source with technical data
(Erzählung von Thomas Kannegiesser)