Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Roter Sand"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Roter Sand, Navigator sail training e.V., Nordsee , 07/1999

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Navigator sail training e.V.,
Nordsee,
07/1999

Roter Sand, Navigator sail training e.V., Watt vor Spiekeroog , 07/2000

Source, location, date:
Navigator sail training e.V.,
Watt vor Spiekeroog,
07/2000

Roter Sand, Kornelius Kalk, Elbe , 06/2009

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Kornelius Kalk,
Elbe,
06/2009

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Roter Sand
Registered port:Rimouski
Nation:CAN
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Gaffelketsch
Year built:1998-1999
Yard:Aucoop-Bootswerft, Bremen, GER
Overall length:26.30 m
Length (hull):19.90 m
Breadth:5.40 m
Draught:1.20 m
Sail area:190 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:252 PS
Engine:6 Zyl. MAN Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 09 Jul 2017

  • "Roter Sand" was put into service in April 1999, specially designed to sail the ship along the German coasts with the low and high tide of the North Sea.
  • sailed mainly with teenagers, operated by the Navigator sail training e.V., participation in sailing ship events, like the Kieler Woche.
  • 2006/07 sold to the management consultant Pelzer AP from Hamburg, GER; use for team training during the summer months based in Hamburg.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Roter Sand

Contact:

Website (deutsch, 28 Dec 2010):
http://www.tsrotersand.de/
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