Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Zephyr"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Zephyr |
Ex-names: | Bente, Jeko |
Registered port: | Franeker |
Nation: | NL |
Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
Year built: | 1931 |
Yard: | Van Diepen, Waterhuizen, NL |
Overall length: | 36.00 m |
Length (hull): | 28.90 m |
Breadth: | 6.00 m |
Draught: | 2.20 m |
Sail area: | 360 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 03 Feb 2007
- built 1931 as motor ship with auxiliary sails named "Bente" in the Van Diepen shipyard, Waterhuizen, Friesland, NL.
- until 1953 cargo-ship on the Baltic Sea.
- until 1992 transport of goods to Norway for Norwegian owner, registered in Stavanger, conversion of the masts into crans for loading goods, new deck house, stronger engine, renamed the "Jeko".
- 1993 purchased by a Dutchman, conversion to a sailing ship for voyages with passengers, renamed the "Zephyr".
- participation in sailing events, i.e. Brest 2004, Kiel Week 2006.
- name "Zephyr" after Zephyros, the Greek god of the wind.
Last tracked position of the ship:
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Contact:
Website (nederlands/English/deutsch, 22 Apr 2021):http://www.zephyrcharters.nl/
Zephyr: the ship with photos, contact address, information about sailing on board