Alexander von Humboldt II

Go to bookings and prices In 2011 a new Alexander von Humboldt II was build as a Sail Training Vessel for the Sail Training Association Germany. The first tall ship built since 1958 in Germany, waiting to be handed over to his element. Like the first Alexander von Humboldt the hull has the signature color green.

Accommodation

The ship can accomodate 79 persons. They can sleep in 26 cabins: 2 - 3 and 4 persons-cabins.
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Specifications

Shipping type: threemast Bark
Homeport: Bremerhaven (DE)
Date built: 2011
Restored: -
Capacity: 79 pers.
Length: 65 m
Beam: 7.5 m
Draught: 5.0 m
Sail: 1360 m2 (24 Sails)
Height of mast:
Fockmast: 29,90 M
Mainmast: 32,90
Mizzenmast: 25,80

History

After sailing the international waters for years, the Old Alexander von Humboldt has retiered, in her place the brand new Bark Alexander von Humboldt II!
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News

Log TECLA - 10 knots and some showers, 17 May 2013

Hitting the 10 knots and some showers
17-05-2013 01:00 UTC

Today was the first whole day sailing, and it was beautiful! We met up with the Europa and Oosterschelde near Knysna for some pictures under full sail. The afternoon was spend on deck with a workshop on sailing - what courses, what wind direction and what sail handling with what wind. In the Meanwhile we headed down wind along the coast with 7 knots until this night when some clouds started forming and we hit the 10 knots just before the mainsail was lowered to reef it. Now we are sailing at 7 to 8 knots, closing in on Port Elizabeth, but still over 400 miles of Durban.

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