Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Leenan Head"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2008 , 07/2008

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012 , 07/2012

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012

Leenan Head, Volker Gries, Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012 , 07/2012

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Les Tonnerres de Brest 2012,
07/2012

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Leenan Head
Type of ship:Zulu
Year built:1906
Yard:Banff, Ecosse, GBR
Overall length:23.00 m
Breadth:4.50 m
Draught:1.70 m
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 12 Feb 2012

  • built 1906 in Banff, Ecosse in Scotland; used in the fishery at the Western Irish coast for more than 30 years.
  • in the beginning of the 1950s fitted with an engine.
  • used as supplier and mail boat of the Iles d'Aran until 1995.
  • restoration until 2003, followed by visits in Western France, Spain, Western Africa, the Caribbean and Azores.
  • since 2008 charter trips on order.

Contact:

Website (français, 06 Feb 2012):
http://www.leenanhead.com/
Leenan Head: website of the Zulu with news and actual sailing programme, basic information about the history and measurements, photos, contact