Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Horizon"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Horizon
Registered port:Enkhuizen
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:KETSCH
Type of ship:Tjalk
Year built:1895
Overall length:22.00 m
Breadth:5.10 m
Draught:1.00 m
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 01 May 2000

  • former freighter, 2-masted tjalk rigged as ketch
  • rebuilt as a passenger vessel for charter trips in the 1950s main characteristics left unchanged
  • she is one of the oldest ships from the fleet of 'de Zeilvaart' from Enkhuizen/Hoorn, which offer charter voyages in the Ijsselsea and the Dutch mud-flats

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: 230 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 252 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data