Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Croix du Sud III"
Photos of the sailing ship:
Please click into a photo to see it in higher resolution.
Source, location, date:
Jean-Marie Deant,
Cherbourg,
07/2005
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Croix du Sud III |
| Ex-names: | Paul, Gros Paul |
| Registered port: | Cherbourg |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of rigging: | YAWL |
| Type of ship: | Dundee Langoustier |
| Year built: | 1934 |
| Overall length: | 17.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 10.70 m |
| Breadth: | 4.10 m |
| Sail area: | 140 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 90 PS |
| Engine: | Beaudoin Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 20 Mar 2011
- built 1934 as crawfish fishing boat in Camaret, FRA; used in the fishery under the name "Gros Paul".
- bought by Cap Hornier and captain Hourrière, later by Alain Boutry who used the boat privately.
- 2000 given to the association Les Voiles Ecarlates managed by Gerard Bourdet.
- 2001-2003 general repairs and overhaul at the shipyard Legueltel in Blainville sur Mer, FRA.
- 2003 purchased by the town Cherbourg-Octeville, since then she is her ambassador at sailing festivals in the region and used for sailing with guests.
- in November 2010 given to the association Les Voiles Ecarlates for a symbolic sum of money, brought to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, FRA for maintenance work.
Contact:
Website (français/English, 01 Sep 2007):http://www.voiles-ecarlates.fr/
Croix du Sud III: website of the owner and operator with basic information about her history, photos, the technical specification, contact address