Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Francesco Petrarca"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Francesco Petrarca
Ex-names:Gerlando, Taitu, Raphaelo
Registered port:Douglas
Base port:Isle of Man
Nation:GBR
Type of rigging:3-MAST-STAGSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1941
Yard:C.N.F. Benetti, Viareggio, Toscana, ITA
Overall length:49.40 m
Length (hull):37.30 m
Breadth:8.50 m
Draught:3.80 m
Sail area:930 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:1008 PS
Engine:2 x 504hp GM 12V Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 15 Jan 2011

  • this ship was built as an Italian oak merchant schooner to transport marble from the Carrara quarries.
  • rebuilt as a luxury yacht between 1960 and 61.
  • using Cannes, FRA as her home port she sails regions mostly comprise the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France and Italy.
  • refitted in 2004 by Valdettaro, La Specia, ITA.
  • named after Francesco Petrarca, known in English as Petrarch (1304-1374), an Italian poet, historian, scholar and one of the earliest Renaissance humanists.

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: 151 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 162 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Erwan Quéméré, François-Jean Daehn
"Die schönsten Segelyachten der Welt"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0695-2
(3. Auflage, franz. Originalausgabe: "A Bord Des Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1988, Editions Gallimard)
Page: 130 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 166 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
(ex-Name Raphaelo)