Albin Köbis (ship, 1948)

Albin Köbis

Ship data flag  Germany other ship names Karl Krull Ship type Gaff ketch home port Kiel Owner Traditional sailor Albin Köbis e. V. Shipyard Gustav Sanitz shipyard, Barth Launch 1948

Ship dimensions and crew length 24.5 m ( Lüa ) width 5.0 m Draft Max. 2.2 m   crew at least 5

Machine system machine Cummins 6 BTD diesel engine Machine performance 150 hp (110 kW) propeller 1

Rigging and rigging Rigging Gaff rigging Number of masts 2 Number of sails 5 Sail area 240 m²

Others Classifications Traditional sailor

The Albin Köbis is a gaff ketch sailing under the German flag with home port Kiel . The ship is owned and operated by the “Traditionsegler Albin Köbis ” association based in Wendisch Rambow (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). It is named after the sailor Albin Köbis .

history

The ship was built in 1948 in Barth at the Sanitz shipyard as a fishing vessel made of oak and christened Karl Krull . She served as a fishing trawler until the 1970s . From 1985 to 1990 it was transformed into a gaff rigged ketch . During the conversion, attention was paid to the sailing suitability of the traditional sailor. Today's operator is the traditional sailing association Albin Köbis .

ship

In addition to the mainsail and top sail , the Albin Köbis has a mizzen sail , jib and jib . In addition to the propulsion system, a ship's diesel engine provides on-board power. The ship's regular sailing area is the Baltic Sea .

The Albin Köbis regularly participates in the Hanse Sail and also at the Rum Regatta ( museum port of Flensburg in part).

Web links

Commons : Albin Köbis  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Albin Köbis

Footnotes

1. ↑ Data of the gaff ketch Albin Köbis