Ship profile for the sailing ship: "La Cancalaise"

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

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

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

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

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

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

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

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Temps fete Douarnenez 2018 , 07/2018

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Volker Gries,
Temps fete Douarnenez 2018,
07/2018

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Temps fete Douarnenez 2018 , 07/2018

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Volker Gries,
Temps fete Douarnenez 2018,
07/2018

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022 , 07/2022

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Volker Gries,
Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022,
07/2022

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022 , 07/2022

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Volker Gries,
Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022,
07/2022

La Cancalaise, Volker Gries, Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022 , 07/2022

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Volker Gries,
Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022,
07/2022

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:La Cancalaise
Registered port:Cancale
Nation:FRA
Type of rigging:BISQUINE
Year built:1987
Yard:La Houle, Cancale, FRA
Overall length:31.00 m
Length (hull):18.10 m
Breadth:4.80 m
Draught:2.50 m
Sail area:350 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:180 PS

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 29 Sep 2002

  • built as a replica of the bisquine "La Perle" (1905), a boat well-known for her fastness during regattas between the fishermen from Granville and Cancale for the glory and fame of their home towns.
  • building project started in La Houle, Cancale in 1985, the boat got into the water on April 18, 1987.
  • participant in many festivals for traditional sailing craft and regattas on the French Atlantic coast.

Contact:

Website (français, 01 May 2021):
http://www.lacancalaise.org/
La Cancalaise: website of the ship with information about the operator and main technical specification, history, many photos, news, contact address, history of bisquines, references

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, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 202 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 110 Source with picture Source with history

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 140 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data