Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Seagull"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Seagull, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

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Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Seagull, Volker Gries, Brest/Douarnenez 2004 , 07/2004

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Brest/Douarnenez 2004,
07/2004

Seagull, Volker Gries, Sail Brest 2016 , 07/2016

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Volker Gries,
Sail Brest 2016,
07/2016

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Seagull
Registered port:Brest
Nation:FRA
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Year built:1903
Yard:Archibald Malcolm, Isle of Bute, Scotland, GBR
Length:12.00 m
Overall length:9.20 m
Length (hull):7.30 m
Breadth:2.60 m
Draught:1.65 m
Sail area:58 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 20 Jun 2013

  • designed by Alfred Mylne and built by Archibald Malcolm on the Isle of Bute (Scotland) in 1903.
  • British owners until 1974, several changes of the owner then.
  • 1985 bought by Yann Mauffret from the French sailor Michel Bernard from OlĂ©ron, FRA.
  • complete restoration in 1988 and 2003 by Chantier du Guip shipyard, I'lle-aux-Moines, in Brest, FRA.
  • used as private yacht and presented at sailing ship festivals in the region.