Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Victor Jara"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2000,
08/2000
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Volker Gries,
Hafenfestival Lübeck 2001,
09/2001
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2002,
05/2002
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Volker Gries,
Kieler Woche 2006,
06/2006
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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008
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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2008,
07/2008
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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2009,
05/2009
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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2009,
08/2009
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Volker Gries,
Haikutter Regatta 2024,
08/2024
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Volker Gries,
Haikutterregatta 2024,
08/2024
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Victor Jara |
| Ex-names: | P. Sabroe, Gurli, Ella Lykke, Rigmor, Stine Lilleøre, Jegind, Moirsino, Rosvig |
| Registered port: | Greifswald |
| Nation: | GER |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Type of ship: | Haikutter-Schoner |
| Year built: | 1917 |
| Yard: | A. Brink & J. Inversen, Skive/Limfjord, DK |
| Overall length: | 23.00 m |
| Breadth: | 4.55 m |
| Draught: | 2.20 m |
| Sail area: | 215 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 135 PS |
| Engine: | Ford Solè |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 10 Nov 2024
- built in 1917 at the shipyard A. Brink & J. Inversen in Skive/DK on the Limfjord for first owner S. Kjærgaard, registered in Esbjerg/DK under fishing number E114, first name "P. Sabroe" after the Danish politician and founder of children's homes Peter Sabroe.
- 1921 new owner P.H. Paulsen from Copenhagen/DK.
- 1923 new owner R.L. Larsen, home port became Hundested/DK, registered under fishing number H141.
- 1928 new owner N.R. Nielsen, new name "Gurli".
- 1930 new owner A.L. Lauridsen, new name "Ella Lykke", home port Esbjerg/DK, registered under fishing number E358.
- 1931 new owner H.P. Petersen Plet, new name "Rigmor".
- 1942 equipped with mizzen mast and rigged as a ketch.
- 1948 new owner N.B. Lilleøre from Harboøre/DK, home port became Thyborøn/DK, new name "Stine Lilleøre", registered under fishing number L177.
- 1952 new owner N.K. Vrist from Lemvig/DK, new name "Jegind", home port first became Lemvig/DK and later Skagen/DK, registered under fishing number S206.
- 1959 new owner C.B.E. Jensen, new name "Moirsino", home port became Hirtshals/DK, registered under fishing number HG176.
- 1962 taken over by A.K. Jensen, new name "Rosvig".
- 1964 new owner E.C. Rishøj from Astrup/DK.
- 1965 collision with the Swedish fishing boat "Waland" in Hirtshals, sunk, raised and repaired, was then laid up for sale for some time.
- from 1971 briefly owned by Mayor Poulsen, home port became Sellerup/DK, after another accident the ship was put up for sale again.
- 1971 new owner Hansen from Søby on Ærø/DK, repairs to the hull.
- 1973 new owner Bo Soerensen, home port became Copenhagen/DK, base and winter port was Christianshavn, 1976 rigged as a schooner, used for private sailing trips in Danish waters.
- 1989 new owner Peter Franke, new name "Victor Jara" after the Chilean musician Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (1932-1973), registered in Hamburg/GER, basic repairs at the Bieritz shipyard in Friedrichskoog/GER, further conversions in Freiburg/GER on the river Elbe for private use.
- from 1989 relocation to Lübeck/GER, since then used for trips with sailing guests.
- 2009 transfer of the ship to the newly founded association "Verein zur Förderung der traditionellen Seefahrt" e.V., which was based in Hamburg.
- 2014 taken over by a group of owners from Greifswald/GER; start of a comprehensive renovation of the hull and rigging, Martin Deckert remained as owner, who was able to complete the restoration in 2022/23, subsequent interior work until 2024.
- participation in the Hajkutter Festival and Regatta Nysted - Rostock in summer 2024.
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.
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture 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/)
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