Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Saint Guénolé BR6773"
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Name: | Saint Guénolé BR6773 |
Registered port: | Plougastel |
Nation: | FRA |
Type of rigging: | SLUP |
Type of ship: | Sloop Coquillier |
Year built: | 1948 |
Yard: | Victor Belbeoc'h, Le Fret, FRA |
Length (hull): | 11.22 m |
Breadth: | 4.12 m |
Draught: | 1.88 m |
Sail area: | 135 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
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Last update: 07 Feb 2010
- 1948 built at the shipyard Victor Belbeoc'h, Le Fret, FRA for the Laurent brothers from Keramenez, FRA; for 14 years used in the fishery of scallops and oysters.
- since 1952 fitted with an engine, decommissioned in 1962.
- 1965 purchased by Paul Cornillet, used for private trips and as living boat at the river Trieux next to Lézardrieux.
- 1979 used by the school Ecole de Mer du Trégor for sailtraining on a traditionally rigged boat, after the death of Paul Cornillet the school bought the boat in 1988 and initiated a general overhaul and restoration to her original appearence at the shipyard Yvon Clochet Treguier.
- 1994 bought by the town Morangis and later Lézardrieux, FRA; in 2003 bought by the town Plougastel-Daoulas, operated by the nearby sailing centre Centre Nautique Armorique, used as active traditional sailing boat and presented at local sailing events.