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Etoile and Belle Poule, these two schooners were constructed in 1932 by the Chantier Naval de Normandie, in Fecamp, for the French naval academy (Ecole Navale). They are identical and of the “Paimpolaise” type of fishing schooner which used to sail from the North coast of France to Iceland during the late 1800’s. The schooners […]

She was built as a replica of the crab cutters traditional in Southern England. Her hull is based on the original design of the boats fishing the English Channel and the Atlantic. The Cornish Crabber is the smaller type of the well-known Falmouth Working Boat. “Betty” is one of the first replicas, with special emphasis […]

Wyvern av Aalesund was built in Abeking and Rasmussen between 1993 and 1995. She is a true copy of the legendary Wyvern (Colin archer design) built in 1897, Norway.   She was built to be a schoolship and became part of the DJS CLipper fleet in Hamburg.   Wyvern II A/S bought Wyvern av Aalesund in May 2009 and became […]

Pogoria was built in 1980 for the Iron Shackle Fraternity – a marine educational project which was conceived and founded by Captain Adam Jasser in 1971. The project was later sponsored by the Polish National Television, the TV Magazine “Flying Dutchman”. The current owner and operator of Pogoria is Pomeranian Sailing Association with seat at […]

The schooner TRINOVANTE is run by Schoonersail and anyone over 18 can apply to sail onboard. Our emphasis is on exploring European waters under sail and encouraging good seamanship skills in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. TRINOVANTE takes a maximum of 8 trainees at any one time and has a permanent skipper and mate who have […]

Kruzenshtern is the second largest sailing ship in the world behind another Russian ship, Sedov. Originally called Padua, she was built in Germany in the 1920’s as one of five clipper ships for the “Flying P Line” which traded in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific. The five ships’ names all began with “P” and […]

Leader was built in 1892 for William Robbens by the yard of A W Gibbs at Galmpton Creek on the River Dart, just two miles across the hill from Brixham. She cost him �1,100, which he raised by means of a mortgage, provided by Robert Hellyer, a Brixham man who had moved to the East […]

TORNADO II was built in 2013 by Delphia Yachts in Olecko, Poland. This brave and sea worthy yacht was designed by the legendary Polish designer Andrzej Skrzat as a Delphia 47. Tornado II was welcomed in our Sailing Training Center as the last yacht in a fleet of eleven class A yachts which are sailing under […]

Sailing ship Eendracht is owned and operated by the Dutch Foundation Stichting Zeilschip EEndracht, which offers active sailing experiences to young people and adults whilst promoting the maritime traditions of the Netherlands as a seagoing nation. As a 55m (excluding bowsprit) three-masted schooner, Eendracht replaced her smaller predecessor Johann Schmidt and was commissioned by H.M. […]

One of four very similar barques built in Spain for Latin American navies, the Simon Bolivar is a cadet sail training ship and floating ambassador for Venezuela.  She is named after the famous Venezuelan military and political leader in the early 1800s, who is credited with liberating much of Latin America from Spanish domination.  She […]

Saeftinghe, designed by Dutch Naval Architect Bekebrede and built in 1993 in De Vries Jachtwerf, Lemmer, Netherlands. Saeftinghe, a ketch rig of 23.5m length, is an expedition sailing ship for Arruno Exploration.

Zarco belongs to the Portuguese Navy, and will participate in The Tall Ships Races 2016 for the first time. She and Polar sail in the region of the Iberian Peninsula, and the concept of use is weekend sailing during school time and holiday sailing for 4 or 5 weeks.