Clipper DJS
Clipper Deutsches Jugendwerk zur See (DJS) is a registered association that brings people interested in sailing - especially young people - closer to life on board traditional sailing ships and the tasks and responsibilities associated with them.
Club history
The association was founded in 1973, making it the oldest and, with around 5,000 members, the largest organization of its kind in Germany. It is sailed according to traditional seamanship , as it used to be experienced on large sailing ships. The regular volunteer crew of the ships consists of the captain , two or three helmsmen and machinist , all three of whom have a certificate of competence , and the cook. The fellow sailors ("trainees") are divided into guards and take on the tasks that arise on board such as setting and lifting sails, rowing ("steering"), but also backshank (kitchen service) etc .; Sailors can register individually or in groups.
In the season from April / May to October, the association offers its members various cruises, usually one or two weeks, in the Baltic or North Sea area on its four ships . In the winter months, trips on the two-masted schooner Johann Smidt are usually also offered, initially in southern Europe (western Mediterranean, Canary Islands) and since 2007 in the Caribbean ; for the round trip to the Caribbean, the ship is used as the “sailing classroom” (see below) of the High Seas High School .
In 2014 Clipper and his ship Johann Smidt were named “Sail Training Organization of the Year” by the international organization Sail Training International ; There was recognition for “excellence, innovation and best practice in sail training for young people”.
The association's ships
The association operates four traditional sailing ships, all with gaff rigging :
- the three-masted schooner Amphitrite
- Built in 1887, overall length (LüA) 44.33 m, width 5.72 m, sail area 540 m², 29 berths (since 1974/1976 under the Clipper flag)
- the three-masted topsail schooner Albatros
- Built in 1942, LüA 35.70 m, width 6.87 m, sail area 300 m², 26 berths (since 1978/1979? Under the Clipper flag)
- the gaff - Ketch Seute Deern
- Built in 1939, LüA 36.0 m, width 7.15 m, sail area 332 m², 30 berths (since 1973 under the Clipper flag)
- the two-masted schooner Johann Smidt
- Built in 1974, LüA 36.0 m, width 8.03 m, sail area 471 m², 37 berths (since 1989/1990 under the Clipper flag)
(Years for the clipper use: charter or purchase date / possibly start of use after conversion or repair)
From 2005 to 2008 Clipper also operated the Gaffelketsch Wyvern von Bremen (LüA 24.6 m), which the association chartered to members; At the end of 2008, the Colin Archer replica was sold to Norway and renamed Wyvern af Ålesund .
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Winter trips and the sailing classroom
For years, a ship of the association has been used for winter trips in warmer regions, initially every second winter and now every year. From 1979/1980 Seute Deern went to the Canary Islands, in 1990 Johann Smidt took over this role and also visited the Balearic Islands several times. Since 2007/2008, Johann Smidt has been used as a “sailing classroom” at the High Seas High School every winter half-year : from around October to the following May, around 25 students sail from Hamburg to the Caribbean and back with teachers and volunteer crews. During the several weeks of shore excursions for students and teachers in the Caribbean, the ship is used as usual for club operations.
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ "excellence, innovation and best practice in sail training for young people":
no author details (November 17, 2014). CLIPPER is "Sail Training Organization of the Year". ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Segler-Zeitung (accessed January 3, 2015) Sail Training Organization of the Year on the club's own website www.segelverein.org (accessed January 3, 2015)
