Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Solglimt"

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Solglimt, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2002 , 05/2002

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2002,
05/2002

Solglimt, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2004 , 05/2004

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2004,
05/2004

Solglimt, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2010 , 05/2010

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2010,
05/2010

Solglimt, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2011 , 06/2011

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2011,
06/2011

Solglimt, Volker Gries, Rum-Regatta 2017 , 05/2017

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Volker Gries,
Rum-Regatta 2017,
05/2017

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Solglimt
Registered port:Neustadt/OH
Nation:GER
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Type of ship:Danske Jagt (Dänische Jagt)
Year built:1978
Yard:H. Michaelsen & C. Jørgensen, Sønderborg, DK
Overall length:15.00 m
Length (hull):11.20 m
Breadth:3.65 m
Draught:1.75 m
Sail area:94 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:78 PS
Engine:4-Zyl. Ford 2712E Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 26 Nov 2014

  • built in 1979 at the shipyard H. Michaelsen & C. Jørgensen, Sønderborg, DK by the first owner carpenter 'Calle' J. Jørgensen, design by Knud E. Hansen on the base of updated drawings of a jagt from 1850.
  • first owner registered her in Sønderborg, later in Egernsund until she was sold in 2001 to Klaus and Hilde Lorenzen, registration of the ship in Hamburg, GER.
  • 2002 fitting of a bow anchor and winch to be handled manually.
  • 2006 minor changes of the rigg.
  • exclusively private use for voyages, 2002 Oslofjord, 2003 Stockholm, 2004 Limfjord, South-Norway and participation in the anual meeting Forbundet Kysten in Sandefjord, 2005 shallow coastal waters of the Southern Baltic See, Stettin, 2006 North-Norway (Tromsø) and participation in the anual meeting Forbundet Kysten in Bodø, 2007 Lofoten Islands, 2008 English Channel, North-Brittany, 2009 English Channel, South-Brittany.
  • 2013 sold to W. Haack from Neustadt, GER.
  • name "Solglimt" means ray of the sun.