Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Albarquel"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Albarquel, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Albarquel
Base port:Saint Valery en Caux
Nation:FRA
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Gaffelketsch
Year built:1957
Yard:Petrouios, Lissabon, PO
Overall length:25.00 m
Length (hull):19.70 m
Breadth:6.00 m
Draught:1.70 m
Sail area:250 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:160 PS
Engine:Cummins

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 27 Nov 2022

  • built in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1957 as a freighter to transport salt, sister ship is the "O' Abandonado".
  • in May 1997 purchased by the association Hissez - Haut Côte d'Albâtre, overhaul of the ship and rebuilt to sail with passengers.
  • 2-5 days trips along the French and English coast lines and in the Channel.
  • after some time used by Association les bordées of Marseille she was sold in 2021 to Léa Mias and Victor Leydet, refitted at shipyard Mestre Jaime in Sarilhos Pequenos, Portugal, equipped for charter out of La Ciotat, FRA.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Albarquel

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
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