Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Kvartsita"

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Kvartsita, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2006 , 08/2006

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2006,
08/2006

Kvartsita, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2007 , 08/2007

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2007,
08/2007

Kvartsita, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2015,
08/2015

Kvartsita, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2016,
08/2016

Kvartsita, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2016 , 08/2016

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2016,
08/2016

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Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Kvartsita
Ex-names:Bono
Registered port:Skaftö
Nation:SWE
Type of rigging:TOPPSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1945
Yard:Holms Skeppsvarv, Råå, SWE
Overall length:32.61 m
Breadth:7.01 m
Draught:2.59 m
Sail area:380 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:230 PS
Engine:Detroit V8

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 10 Jan 2023

  • built 1945 in Råå (today Helsingborg), SWE for carriages in the region of Region of Höganäs, SWE.
  • 1953 sold to Norway, employment as cargo ship until 1985.
  • since 1987 sail training ship of the association "För Fulla Segel" from Skaftö, SWE.
  • probably originally rigged as ketch, today as a schooner.
  • participation in sailing festivals and regattas for traditional sailing craft, i.e. in Nordisk Seglats, Tallship Race Newcastle 1993 and Sail Flensburg 2000, visited the Hanse Sail Rostock several times.
  • 2019 conversion of the rig into a topsail schooner.

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Last tracked position of the ship Kvartsita

Contact:

Website (på svenska, 10 Jan 2023):
https://www.kvartsita.se/new
T/S Kvartsita: the operator's information about the ships and sailing on board, photos, contact

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.

Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 99 Source with picture Source with history Quelle with contact

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

Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 121 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Anders Djerf
"Kulturarv under Segel, Levande segelfartygstradition i Sverige"
Sveriges Segelfartygsförening 2007 ISBN: 91-973000-6-3
Page: 173 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact