German Foundation Sail Training
The German Sail Training Foundation ( DSST ) is a foundation under civil law with legal capacity, based in Bremerhaven .
Foundation purpose
According to the entry in the register of foundations with legal capacity under civil law with headquarters in the state of Bremen , the purpose of the foundation is "to procure, operate and maintain suitable sailing ships and land bases as a non-profit organization in order to - with preferential support for young people - allow deep sea sailing under expert guidance within the framework of traditional seamanship operate". With this "education through the sea" young people should be given the opportunity to actively learn traditional seamanship on traditional ships, to be part of a team, to be considerate of others under demanding conditions, to take responsibility for themselves, for others and for the ship to take over and practice self-discipline.
These goals are also known under the name Sail Training and are supported worldwide by various institutions that are part of the Sail Training International organization .
history
The non-profit organization Sail Training Association Germany (STAG) was founded as early as 1984. It is an association of people, institutions and ships that support the goals of Sail Training. Under the leadership of the then STAG chairman, Captain Manfred Hövener, the plan was made to procure a tall ship for purposes of sail training.
For this purpose, the German Sail Training Foundation was founded in 1986 and entered in the foundation register on September 17, 1986. In addition to STAG, the founding donors were the then independent Bremer Brauerei Beck & Co. and the Bremerhaven-based automotive logistics company EH Harms (now part of the BLG Logistics Group ).
Also in 1986 the DSST acquired a former lightship from the Federal Ministry of Transport through the Northwest Waterways and Shipping Directorate in Aurich. This ship was under great personal contribution of members of STAG in the engine plants Bremerhaven in a Bark rebuilt and went then as Alexander von Humboldt in driving.
At the beginning of the 21st century, it became necessary to design a successor ship for the Alexander von Humboldt , as she was due to be decommissioned in the foreseeable future. As a result, the Alexander von Humboldt II, also rigged as a barque, was commissioned as the successor ship and built at the Brenn- und Verformtechnik Bremen GmbH shipyard in Bremen-Vegesack and Bremerhaven. On September 24, 2011, the Alexander von Humboldt II was christened in Bremerhaven. At the same time the anniversary event for the 25th anniversary of the DSST took place.
Foundation bodies
The foundation is managed by an honorary board of directors and supervised by a supervisory board.
The members of the board are Jürgen Hinrichs (spokesman for the board), Wolfgang Arlt (finance) and Jens Middendorf (operations). The supervisory board consists of a representative of each of the three founders, an auditor and, if necessary, other members. The chairman of the supervisory board is Hillert Onnen, former CFO of BLG. The administration of the DSST, which u. a. who manages the ships is based in Bremerhaven, where the home berth of Alexander von Humboldt II is also located.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of foundations with legal capacity under civil law based in the state of Bremen. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Senator for Home Affairs and Sport, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; accessed on January 1, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
