Ship profile for the sailing ship: "La Valbelle BR156970"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Temps fete Douarnenez 2018,
07/2018
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2022,
07/2022
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2022,
07/2022
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Temps fete Douarnenez 2022,
07/2022
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | La Valbelle BR156970 |
| Ex-names: | Mésange, Tacoma, Albatros |
| Registered port: | Brest |
| Nation: | FRA |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Type of ship: | Cotre Plaisance |
| Year built: | 1928 |
| Yard: | Hily, Le Relecq-Kerhuon, FRA |
| Length (hull): | 6.00 m |
| Breadth: | 2.20 m |
| Draught: | 1.10 m |
| Sail area: | 28 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 27 May 2024
- built in 1928 at the Hily shipyard in Le Relecq-Kerhuon/FRA as a pleasure boat, but according to the lines of fishing vessels in the Bay of Brest, first name "Mésange".
- used for 25 years in Brest before moving to Lampaul/FRA in 1953 and being renamed "Tacoma", used from 1968 under the name "Albatros", later renamed "La Valbelle", equipped with an engine.
- acquired in 1972 by Michel Alancon, in 1975 the hull was covered with a plastic skin for sealing.
- acquired in 2005 by Jean-Luc Kérébel from Brest/FRA, taking over the dimensions and lines of the boat and completely rebuild until 2016.
- participation in sailing events in the Brest and Douarnenez region.