Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Adix"
Photos of the sailing ship:
Please click into a photo to see it in higher resolution.
Source, location, date:
Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/),
Jamestown, Rhode Island,
05/2002
Source, location, date:
Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/),
Jamestown, Rhode Island,
05/2002
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Adix |
| Ex-names: | Jessica, Schooner XXXX |
| Registered port: | St. Peter Port |
| Nation: | GBR |
| Type of rigging: | 3-MAST-SCHONER |
| Year built: | 1983-1984 |
| Yard: | Astilleros de Mallorca |
| Overall length: | 64.50 m |
| Length (hull): | 56.00 m |
| Breadth: | 8.60 m |
| Draught: | 4.80 m |
| Sail area: | 1720 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 540 PS |
| Engine: | MAN |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 01 Oct 1998
- one of the largest private sailing yachts built after World War II
- initially rigged as a topsail schooner, this vessel sailed mainly in the Mediterranean and along Western European coasts unber the name "Jessica" until 1987, changing owners several times.
- renamed the "Schooner XXXX" in 1988 and registered in Freemantle (Australia)
- after yet another change of owner, the rigging, interior, hull, rudder and engine were completely refitted and the vessel renamed the "Adix"
- took part in the veteran yacht race from Nioulargue to St. Tropez in 1991 and 1992
- then embarked on a round trip from the Caribbean to North America and Europe in an attempt to set a new speed record on the North-Atlantic route
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 128 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 18 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 48 Source with picture Source with history
Erwan Quéméré, François-Jean Daehn
"Die schönsten Segelyachten der Welt"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0695-2
(3. Auflage, franz. Originalausgabe: "A Bord Des Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1988, Editions Gallimard)
Page: 88 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
(ex-Name "Jessica")
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 146 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data