Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Elida"
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2007,
08/2007
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Martin Saal,
Sassnitz,
07/2009
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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2012,
06/2012
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2013,
08/2013
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2013,
08/2013
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2013,
08/2013
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2014,
08/2014
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Volker Gries,
Haikutterregatta 2017,
08/2017
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Volker Gries,
Haikutterregatta 2017,
08/2017
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Volker Gries,
Haikutter-Regatta 2018,
08/2018
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Volker Gries,
Haikutter Regatta 2019,
08/2019
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Elida |
| Ex-names: | Maria II |
| Registered port: | Kiel |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Fischkutter (Ketsch) |
| Year built: | 1939 |
| Yard: | Høllen Søngne, NOR |
| Overall length: | 22.22 m |
| Breadth: | 4.77 m |
| Draught: | 2.30 m |
| Sail area: | 180 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 105 PS |
| Engine: | Kromhout Diesel 6TS117 |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 27 Feb 2021
- built at the shipyard Høllen Søngne, NOR as fishing boat for the region Island, ice protected by a skin of cupper.
- later used a postal ship and transporting passengers in the Norwegian fjords.
- used as restaurant ship in Sweden.
- 1994 bought by Günter Saal from Germany as replacement for the missionary ship "Elida" (former crab cutter, Loa 12,8m), that was be used until 1993, 3-years reconditioning and rebuilding, renamed from "Maria II" to "Elida".
- since 1997 used by the association Missionskutter ELIDA e.V. along the German Baltic Sea coast at habour festivals providing a Christian program for missionary and non-profit charitable purposes.
- carrying the safety certificate for traditional sailing ships in Germany since 2007.
- in winter 2008 major renovation work on the lower hull, followed by extensive journeys in the North and Baltic Seas.
- 2009 continuation of the work on the hull, replacement of the main mast, sailing trips in the Baltic Sea.
- 2010 sailing trips in the Baltic Sea to Estonia.
- 2013 broken mast off Gedser, DK; repairs in spring 2014.
- 2015 trip along the German coast of the North Sea to Bremerhaven and Dagebüll.
- 2016 visit to the Baltic island of Bornholm.
- in 2019 major reconstructions of the interior and replacement of parts of the superstructure
- name "Elida" is according lore a nordic ship name meaning "precious light".
Contact:
Website (deutsch, 17 Dec 2022):http://www.missionskutter-elida.de/
Missionary cutter Elida: basics about the history and use, contact