Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Ambiance"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Ambiance
Base port:Lelystad
Nation:NL
Type of rigging:3-MAST-SCHONER
Type of ship:3-Mast Klipper
Year built:1908
Yard:Gebrüder Paans, Rode Vaart, NL
Length:39.00 m
Breadth:6.00 m
Draught:1.25 m
Sail area:350 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:176 PS
Engine:Detroit Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 19 Feb 2011

  • built 1908 in Rode Vaart next to Moerdijk, NL at the shipyard of the Paans brothers as 1-masted sailing ship without engine, first name was "Novalis", transfort of timber, steel, stone or coal at the Dutch inland and coastal waters.
  • installation of an engine, removal of the rigg, used as cargo ship until the 1960s.
  • later lenghtening of the hull by 9m, used as freighter until 1997.
  • 1997 begin of the conversion to a passenger charter ship, rigged as 3-masted gaff schooner, 1999 renamed the "Ambiance".
  • during summer sailing trips with guests, educational sailing trips for school classes with pedagogical guidance, during winter bed & breackfast in Amsterdam, NL.

Contact:

Website (nederlands/deutsch, 19 Feb 2011):
http://www.ambiance-sailing.com/
Ambiance: specification, history, many photos, offers for sailing on board, contact address