The hull of the Flinthörn was designed as a flat-bottomed ship for a sailing sea-ewer , but was then used as a bunker boat in the port of Hamburg . In 1984, Captain Rhett Collasius, b. Brandl, the boat. In the following three years, the bunker boat Gasöl 2 was dismantled to a galley-rigged sailing ship. He operated the ship until 2008 as a youth ship. The renovation was carefully carried out to restore the original condition. The traditional rig should be emphasized, which corresponds to the appearance usual at the time. Today the ship is back to its original condition and is operated as a traditional sailor. Typically for flat-bottomed ships, a sword is attached to the port and starboard for stabilization that can be lowered into the water if necessary. Stabilization may be necessary because flat bottom ships do not have a classic keel . The lack of a keel is an advantage , especially in shallow waters, such as the North German Wadden Sea, or in the event that the captain wants to let the ship “ dry out ” in the mudflats .
The Flinthörn can be found at almost all major sailing events. The ship can be chartered for events and is a frequent participant in the windjammer parade during the Kiel Week . Another special feature are language trips, where young people can experience a trip on the Baltic Sea with the Flinthörn entirely in English.
literature
Otmar Schäuffelen, Herbert Böhm: The last great sailing ships. 11th edition Delius-Klasing, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-7688-3191-8 .
