Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Olifant"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1999,
08/1999
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 1999,
08/1999
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2001,
05/2001
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2002,
05/2002
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2003,
05/2003
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2012,
05/2012
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2016,
05/2016
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2017,
05/2017
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Olifant |
| Registered port: | Heiligenhafen |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
| Type of ship: | Danske Jagt (Dänische Jagt) |
| Year built: | 1977 |
| Yard: | Andersen Traeskibsvaerft Marstal |
| Overall length: | 16.00 m |
| Breadth: | 3.40 m |
| Draught: | 1.60 m |
| Sail area: | 118 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 22 PS |
| Engine: | Saab Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 06 Mar 2021
- built as a copy of an original draft for a Danish Jagt in 1977 by the Danish ship builder M. Kiersgaard and the Danish Maritime Museum.
- regattas bring the sailing ship from England to Scotland, to the Scandinavian states and to Spain and Portugal.
- attended the 10th anniversary of the STA Germany fleet at Sassnitz, the "Kieler Woche" and Hanse Sails in Rostock, sailed the second Hiorten Race in 1998 from Karlskrona, SWE to Rostock, GER.
- owned between 1977 and 1999 by Heinrich Woermann from Hamburg, since 1999 she belongs to the Museumsschiff Heiligenhafen association.
- participation in many sailing events in the Baltic Sea region, sails with youth and to keep tradition and maritime knowledge.
Contact:
Website (deutsch, 09 Feb 2025):http://www.msv-heiligenhafen.de/
Museumsschiff Heiligenhafen e.V.: website of the operator with info about the ship and its activities
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.
Monika Kludas
"Mitsegeln auf Sail-Training-Schiffen - Ein praktisches Handbuch der S.T.A.G. mit Schiffsportraits"
Nordwestdeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft Bremerhaven ISBN: 3-927 857-61-0
Page: 82 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Thomas Fenske
"Die schönsten Traditionssegler in Deutschland"
Verlag Rolf Kelling-Eischeid, Kiel 1987 ISBN: 3-924381-12-7
(1. Auflage)
Page: 34 Source with picture Source with history
(kurzer beschreibender Text)
Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 143 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data