Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Reine de la Mer"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Reine de la Mer |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Year built: | 1963 |
| Length: | 6.40 m |
| Sail area: | 50 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Engine: | keine/none |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 07 Feb 2010
- built in 1963 for Yves Merdy, fitted with an engine she worked never under sails, used as ferry boat.
- new owner Jean Guéguen used the boat for fishing off the shore until 1998.
- next owner initiated a restoration by Jean Louis Got, removal of the engine and rigged as a cutter.
- long sailing voyage without engine along the coast of Brittany in 2003.
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.
Jacques Blanken, Bernard Cadoret, Kelig-Yann Cotto
"Bateaux traditionnels de Bretagne"
Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot 2016 ISBN: 9-782755-805628
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