Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Star Flyer"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2012,
08/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2012,
08/2012
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2013,
08/2013
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Star Flyer |
| Registered port: | Antwerpen |
| Nation: | LUX |
| Type of rigging: | 4-MAST-BARKENTINE |
| Year built: | 1991 |
| Yard: | Langerbrugge Werften, Ghent, BEL |
| Overall length: | 111.50 m |
| Length (hull): | 91.40 m |
| Breadth: | 15.00 m |
| Draught: | 6.50 m |
| Sail area: | 3365 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
| Power: | 1500 PS |
| Engine: | Caterpillar |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 01 Nov 2000
- launched in January 1991, commissioned in May 1991.
- a modern cruise liner whose sails can be operated by 10 sailors, she can reach a sailing speed of 17 knots.
- the vessel has a top-quality interior and some facilities for free-time activities
- the ship makes one week trips in the Caribbean and by the Virgin and Leeward Islands or sails on routes in the Mediterranean.
- she was used as floating hotel during the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992.
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: 201 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: 186 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 230 Source with picture Source with history Quelle with contact
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 160 Source with picture 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: 217 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data