Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Zuversicht"
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2001,
08/2001
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2002,
05/2002
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2011,
06/2011
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2011,
06/2011
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2011,
06/2011
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2016,
05/2016
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2019,
05/2019
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Zuversicht |
| Ex-names: | Else, Ellida, Sydfyn, Karl Johan, Wørna, Erni, Cleo |
| Registered port: | Kiel |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Year built: | 1905 |
| Yard: | Fløytrup & Schmidt, Nyborg, DK |
| Overall length: | 30.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 22.00 m |
| Breadth: | 5.74 m |
| Draught: | 2.20 m |
| Sail area: | 272 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 200 PS |
| Engine: | Volvo Penta |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 22 Feb 2025
- built in 1905 in Nyborg/DK for skipper Nielsen from oak without an engine, first name "Else", was one of the legendary Marstal schooners, hundreds of which were used for cargo transport under sail along European coasts, later also used for stone fishing with a reduced rig towards the end of its service life.
- sold in 1914 to A. Kold from Lohals/DK; Renamed "Ellida".
- 1915 serious accident on the way between Hornbaek and Randers in a tow convoy due to lack of wind, sprung a leak after touching ground, later salvaged and repaired.
- 1922 equipped with an engine (36 HP), which was changed again in 1938 (52 HP).
- 1946-1948 operated under the name "Sydfyn" by shipping company A.E. Sørensen from Svendborg.
- 1948 renamed "Ellida", new owner J.O. Lassen, Hadsund/DK.
- 1949 sold to J.V. Rysz, Hadsund/DK, renamed "Karl Johan", reduced rigging, conversion into a gaff ketch.
- 1949 sold to A.E.R. Hansen, Mariager/DK, renamed "Wørna".
- 1960 sold to N.H. Jensen, Hadsund/DK, renamed "Erni", reduced rigging, removal of the mizzen mast, probably used exclusively with engine.
- 1965 sold to G. Jensen, Veilby/DK, renamed "Cleo", registered in Grenaa/DK; converted for use in passenger business with sport fishermen.
- 1967 sold to ship brooker F.F. Larsen, Helsingør/DK, registered in Hornbæk/DK, from 1969 in Helsingør/DK.
- 1972 acquired as part of a compulsory auction by P. Rasmussen, Smedeby near Kruså/DK, registered in Egernsund/DK, continued use in sport fishing after necessary overhaul and repairs.
- sold at the end of 1974 to I/S Skjold, Lyngby/DK, engine changed (160 HP).
- 1976 registered in Vedbæk/DK, later for sale, after change of ownership some modifications to the hull and re-construction of the rigging after the engine was removed.
- discovered by German ship enthusiasts in the 1980s and restored at great expense, converted to a youth ship, re-engined (200 HP).
- renamed "Zuversicht", sailed for over 10 years for the Christian Youth Village Association Germany and later for many years in association with private owners.
- taken over in autumn 2001 by the Youth Sailing Association e.V. in Kiel/GER and completely overhauled.
- sailed with youth groups in the North and Baltic Seas, participated in sailing events in Kiel, Rostock or Flensburg.
- in autumn 2020, the need of a major overhaul of the hull was discovered during a shipyard stay, start of fundraising and construction preparations at the Rathje shipyard in Kiel/GER, in autumn 2023 the ship had to be scrapped because the financing necessary for the overhaul failed.
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Contact:
Website (deutsch, 27 Mar 2021):https://verein-jugendsegeln.de/ts-zuversicht/
TS Zuversicht: information about the sail training ship at the operator's website with hirstory, photos and videos, reports of some voyages, contact address
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.
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 111 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 technical data
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 126 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 198 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data