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Pelican Calls at Douglas
Photographs © Jenny Williamson 2008 |
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Aft from the foredeck |
Pelican
and others on Victoria Pier |
Rigging |
Lounge |
Looking
aft |
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PELICAN & RONA II |
The
Foredeck |
Dining
Saloon |
Enough
sail for 6 knots |
Leaving
Douglas |
PELICAN a "Mainmast Barquentine" was builtin Le Havre in
1946. She was originally a beam trawler, working in the Arctic. In 1968, she
became a coaster, and was named KADETT. In 1965, she was acquired by her
current Norwegian owners and was taken to Portland to begin her
reconstruction. The reconstruction to square rigger was completed in
Penzance in 2007, and since then she has been cruising both with paying
passengers and as a sail training vessel. Under diesel power, she can
achieve 7 knots, but under sail, she has managed in excess of 10 knots, and
it is suspected she may be able to go even faster than that given ideal
conditions. Her master for the current trip is David Bainbridge, who was an
officer with the IOM Steam Packet over 30 years ago. Website:
http://www.adventureundersail.com/theship.htm
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