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The ‘Oosterschelde’ is one of the very few truly historical ships left in the world. She was built in the Netherlands in 1917 at the order of the Rotterdam shipping company HAAS and is the last remaining representative of the large fleet of schooners that sailed under the Dutch flag at the beginning of the […]

Gedania was built in 1975 and entered the Tall Ships’ Races on several occasions. In 2005 she was rebuilt by Sail Training Association Poland. Her hull was extended and she is now almost 24 metres in length. She also had new sails, new equipment, new crew and new adventures. Gedania is licensed to carry up […]

Cuauhtémoc was built in Bilbao, Spain in 1981 and originally called Celaya. She was later acquired by the Mexican Navy as a training vessel for officers, cadets, petty officers and sailors. Cuauhtemoc sailed the world for thirteen years and in 1995 underwent a major refit of the ship and rigging. Cuauhtémoc has been the proud […]

The fore and aft Schooner Constantia was built in Denmark in 1908 and moved to Sweden in 1920. She traded as a cargo ship until 1967 when she became a pleasure ship. Her present owners bought her in 1988 and after a five-year restoration in Stockholm, her owner formed Solnaship Foundation to operate her – […]

Statsraad Lehmkuhl is a three-masted steel barque, built in 1914 in Bremerhaven, Germany as a training ship for the German merchant navy and originally called Grossherzog Friedrich August.She was used as a stationary school ship in Germany for most of the First World War, becoming a trophy of war at the end of the war. […]

La Nébuleuse is an iconic sailing vessel built in 1948 at the Le Hir & Péron shipyards in Camaret-sur-Mer, Brittany. Commissioned by Rolande Le Hégarat and Pierre Marchadour, this tuna fishing schooner was crafted in the tradition of master shipbuilders, using noble materials such as oak wood dried since the 1930s. Launched in 1949, this […]

Tornado PZ-41 built in 1974 sails under ensign Yacht Club Polish Navy Kotwica. Tornado has participated in the Tall Ships’ Races many times since 1978. She is a fast yacht and has raced competitively, winning many trophies including the Illingworth Trophy in 1999.

Loyal is a ketch which was built in Hardanger, Norway, in 1877 for fishing. It took around 400m of timber to build Loyal. The building time was one year with approximately 15 craftsmen at work. This resulted in a solid self-supporting construction, an elegant and smooth hull, together with firm rigging. To preserve the ship, […]

Young Endeavour was a gift from the United Kingdom to the Government and people of Australia to mark the Bicentenary in 1988. Construction began on the ship in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August 1987 she began the long voyage to Australia with a crew which included 24 young people from Britain […]

The Dutch sailing vessel Wylde Swan is a ship built for speed. She started life as a motor vessel in the 1920’s and brought fresh herring from the fishing grounds to markets ashore. Her slender hull is reminiscent of the large schooner yachts of the 1900 era. Wylde Swan is the largest two-mast topsail schooner […]

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 present training ship Sagres was built in 1937 at the Blohm & Voss shipyards, in Hamburg. Her original name was Albert Leo Schlageter and she was the third of a series of four ships procured at the time by the German Navy (Kriegsmarine). The other three ships were the Gorch Fock (1933) – Tovarish […]