Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Grote Beer"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2013,
10/2013
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2017,
10/2017
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brandarisrace 2018,
10/2018
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Grote Beer |
| Ex-names: | Ambulant |
| Registered port: | Harlingen |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-SCHONER |
| Type of ship: | 3-Mast Klipper |
| Year built: | 1911 |
| Yard: | Geleijns, Roodevaart, NL |
| Overall length: | 41.50 m |
| Breadth: | 6.60 m |
| Draught: | 1.20 m |
| Sail area: | 500 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 400 PS |
| Engine: | Caterpillar |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 11 Mar 2014
- built in 1911 at the shipyard Geleijns in Roodevaart, NL; first name "Ambulant", used as a freigter first under sails, later using an engine.
- removal of the masts and sails and lengthening of the hull upto 41 meters.
- after decommissioning re-rigged and conversion for sailing with charter guests.
- since 1994 used in the charter business.
Contact:
Website (nederlands/deutsch, 20 Mar 2021):https://de.klippergrotebeer.nl/
3-masted Klipper Grote Beer: basic information about the ship, charter information and offers, photos and videos, contact