Tall Ships
- Alexander von Humboldt II
- Astrid
- Bark Europa
- Christian Radich
- Dar Mlodziezy
- Eendracht
- Gulden Leeuw
- Kruzenshtern
- Lord Nelson
- Mir
- Morgenster
- Oosterschelde
- Pelican of London
- Picton Castle
- Pogoria
- Santa Maria Manuela
- Sorlandet
- Stad Amsterdam
- Statsraad Lehmkuhl
- Stavros S Niarchos
- Tenacious
- Thalassa
- Wylde Swan
Small Ships
- Far Barcelona
- Gallant
- Helena
- Jacob Meindert
- Johanna Lucretia
- Jolie Brise
- Maybe
- Prolific
- Tecla
- Vahine
- Valborg
Yachts
Wylde Swan
Go to bookings and prices Wylde Swan is the world largest topsail schooner, rebuilt in 2010. She will be a potential winner of Tall Ships Races, fitted out as a sail training vessel and crewed by sailors who have been professionally prepared to act as sailing tutors. She is bought, rebuilt and managed by the same team as the Swan fan Makkum. There are also little sloops on deck to sail when it is possible when she is in the harbour or anchoring close to a beach or nice isle.A trainees insight
“It was great to learn sailing, to see how I can contribute to a good atmosphere and to people. I enjoyed almost every minute of the trip and learned a lot about me and got to know a lot of other people and their way/ mentality. The crew is great and caring, the captain nice and skilled guy and a captain! I just enjoyed it a lot, challenged myself and can’t wait till the next time to be on board this ship, with this crew!"
Accommodation
The 36 trainees will sleep in bunks and 8 hammocks where normally is a large saloon. There are also a few cabins with max 4 trainees. Of course there is a room for education and a dining room. It is a modern ship with traditional rigging. The galley is of high quality.
Specifications
Rig: Topsail schoonerHomeport: Makkum, Netherlands
Date Built: 1920
Restored: 2010
Crew: 4-10
Capacity: 36 pers.
Daytrip: 140 pers.
Length (loa): 62 m
Beam: 7.3 m
Draught: 3.5 m
Sail: 1130 m2
History
Wylde Swan was called 'Jeno' at the moment, she had hit the water in 1920 as the steam trawler, built for the German Wilhelmshavener Hochseefischerei AG of stringen. She got names as Ursula, Hariet, Are and the last name was Jemo, almost the same as the first time. The hull is of an old 'market chaser'. Such fast vessels bought herring catches from drifters, to bring them to market before the competition. In 2001 Sligting bought the ship. The Wylde Swan is built according to the plans of Willem Sligting and Hinke de Vries, an experienced couple in building ships like the fast B-class Jacob Meindert and the Swan fan Makkum. The latter was a real race-ship and is now sold to the Italian Marine. The Wylde Swan is built to be the biggest (and hopefully the fastest) topsail schooner!
News
Leaving East London a little wiser
10:29UTC 20-05-2013
We have left East London behind us and are setting sail for Durban, although, there is not a lot of wind to sail with. We left under full sail, blowing horns and waving to the crowd on the shore. But now we are under engine and hope we will pick up a sea breeze somewhere during the day, or a nice land breeze like 2 days ago.
Our cadets presented us with their findings on East London. We told them the best presentation would win tshirts so there was a small competition going on. In the end we could not choose between, the better presentation and neatness or the more detailed information with funny facts, so they all won tshirts!
What we have learned from the presentations is that East London is actually the only river port on the South African coast. Commercial vessels that enter the port need to be self-servicing, so own cranes and a lot of Ro-Ro on the west bank of the river. And due to a lot of sand around her coastline, the harbour is constantly dredged to keep her depth at 10 meters. It is actually a very nice way to learn more about the harbours we visit!