Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Lola of Skagen"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004
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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008
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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008
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Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012
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Volker Gries,
Temps fete Douarnenez 2016,
07/2016
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Volker Gries,
Temps fete Douarnenez 2018,
07/2018
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Temps Fête Douarnenez 2022,
07/2022
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Lola of Skagen |
| Registered port: | Ile d'Oléron |
| Base port: | La Rochelle |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Type of ship: | Haikutter |
| Year built: | 1919 |
| Yard: | Jens Peter Nipper, Skagen, DK |
| Overall length: | 22.30 m |
| Length (hull): | 17.27 m |
| Breadth: | 4.60 m |
| Draught: | 2.00 m |
| Sail area: | 200 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 130 PS |
| Engine: | Perkins Sabre |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 24 Apr 2021
- built by the Nipper Brothers shipyard in Skagen, DK, in 1919, designed and equipped for fishing under sail in the North Sea.
- in the 1970s re-rigged as a gaff cutter, respecting the authentic character, and started a career as a charter ship based in Holland.
- based on Oléron island she sails under British flag in the charter business today, participation in the Brest 2004 and 2008, 2012, 2016 sailing festival.
- because of the brexit she was moved to France and operates out of La Rochelle, FRA; registerred at the Ile d'Oléron.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (français/English, 08 Jan 2023):https://orion-charter.pagespro-orange.fr/new
Voile Traditionnelle: website about the boat and history, usage, photos, contact for sailing