Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Zeester"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Klipperrace 2019,
10/2019
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Zeester |
| Base port: | Lemmer |
| Nation: | NL |
| Type of rigging: | KETSCH |
| Type of ship: | Klipperaak |
| Year built: | 1913 |
| Yard: | Worst, Meppel, NL |
| Overall length: | 43.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 34.00 m |
| Breadth: | 5.50 m |
| Draught: | 1.00 m |
| Sail area: | 360 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 190 PS |
| Engine: | DAF |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 10 Apr 2023
- built in 1913 at the Worst shipyard in Meppel/NL for the transport of freight under sail.
- from 1932 in use without sails as a pure motor cargo ship.
- lengthening of the hull in 1958 by 8 metres.
- after decommissioning 10 years without use, then the conversion to a sailing ship with sailing guests in the charter business took place, offers guest cruises on the Dutch coast today and participates in sailing events for flat-bottomed vessels.
Last tracked position of the ship:
Map provided by FleetMon.com
Contact:
Website (nederlands/deutsch, 10 Apr 2023):https://www.klipper-zeester.nl/new
Zeester: charter website, offers for sailing, photos, contact