Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Leenan Head"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Leenan Head |
Type of ship: | Zulu |
Year built: | 1906 |
Yard: | Banff, Ecosse, GBR |
Overall length: | 23.00 m |
Breadth: | 4.50 m |
Draught: | 1.70 m |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 12 Feb 2012
- built 1906 in Banff, Ecosse in Scotland; used in the fishery at the Western Irish coast for more than 30 years.
- in the beginning of the 1950s fitted with an engine.
- used as supplier and mail boat of the Iles d'Aran until 1995.
- restoration until 2003, followed by visits in Western France, Spain, Western Africa, the Caribbean and Azores.
- since 2008 charter trips on order.
Contact:
Website (français, 06 Feb 2012):http://www.leenanhead.com/
Leenan Head: website of the Zulu with news and actual sailing programme, basic information about the history and measurements, photos, contact