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Matthew: A modern recreation of the square-rigged caravel in which
John Cabot sailed from Bristol in 1497. Struck by the success of
Christopher Columbus and backed by the wealthy merchants of Bristol,
Cabot and his crew set sail for Asia hoping to trade goods and
commodities with the people who lived there. Instead of China or
Japan, he discovered what he called "New Founde Landes (modern day
Newfoundland, Canada) and claimed it for King Henry VII. In 1997 she
celebrated the 500th anniversary of the original voyage by following
the same course to Newfoundland as John Cabot. The majority of
children really loved this little ship as they were all convinced
that it was a real pirate ship. Atlantis and Tolkien:
Atlantis was launched in Hamburg in 1905 and then named the
lightship ELBE 2, this ship with stood all weather conditions for 70
years until it was removed from service. A German owner converted it
into an elegant three master barquentine and henceforth sailed with
guests in Western Europe and the Caribbean under its new name,
Atlantis until it was taken over by the Tallship Company in 2005.
J.R. Tolkien is an elegant gaff-topsail schooner of 42 metres.
J.R. Tolkien often sails in the Baltic. With so much luxury, it's
hard to believe that this ship was launched originally as the tug
Dierkow in 1964. The tug was sold on and converted to her present
use in 1994.
Tenacious is owned by the Jubilee Sailing Trust charity. The ship
is purpose-built to enable physically disabled and able-bodied
people to work and live alongside one another on board. Tenacious
has special facilities on board – from speaking compasses to
vibrating pads in the bunks and flat wide decks and lifts to enable
wheelchairs to get around easily.
Thalassa - the 47 metres tall ship makes an impressive appearance
with her 16 sails. Under the best conditions she can make 13 knots.
Rigged according to century-old tradition and equipped according to
the latest security regulations, tallship Thalassa sails and seven
seas on its way to maritime events in busy harbours and idyllic
isles. In the characteristic saloon and the large bar everyone feels
at home right away.
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