Tomidi

Go to bookings and prices Tomidi (ex Rucanor) is a pronounced sea and ocean cruiser / racer of 17.5 m with nine lives, without doubt the best known and most successful Belgian racing ship ever, built in 1984-1985 and since 2009 recognized as Flemish maritime heritage. The ship is designed to sail with up to 15 people on board, and is of course equipped with all necessary safety, communication and navigation items.

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Accommodation

The ship has 15 beds. On purpose the interior was largely preserved as it was during the last circumnavigation of the ship, provided a major upgrade in 2008. The single bunks are gimballed (as is the chart table), which makes resting very comfortable. There is a separate cabin with double bed in the forecastle. There is a comfortable sitting area with a large table for 10 people. The ship has a comfortable kitchen with a 2-pits gas burner and a large fridge, a shared toilet and a sink.

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Specifications

Type of ship: Fractional rigged (7/8) sloop racing yacht
Home port: Ostend (Belgium)
First launch: 06/02/1985
Crew: 2-3
Capacity: 15 persons
Length: 17.54 m
Beam: 4.85 m
Draft: 2.95 m
Sail area max: 330 m2

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History

This 57.5 foot Whitbread Round the World Racer, former Rucanor, is the only Belgian ocean sail racer ever to ever have participated two times in the mentioned prestigious race (1985-1986 & 1989-1990), now called the Volvo Ocean Race.
The sandwich GRP ship was designed at the end of 1984 by the French architect Guy Ribadeau-Dumas, built as a one-off WRTWR 85/86 at Frans Maas / Standfast Yachts and first launched in February 1985 in Breskens.
Since the end of 1990 Dirk Gunst skippers Tomidi as a training ship for young and old, and run the sail training ship through numerous North Atlantic cruises and (solo and twohanded) long distance races, including the Tall Ships Races since 2004.
With her approximate 300,000 nautical miles under the keel, she�s the Belgian distance record holder, only succeeded by STS Mercator.

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