Irene (racing cutter yacht)
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Irene was the name of a Watson - racing Kutteryacht that for regattas from the Imperial Grand Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia , brother Kaiser Wilhelms II ., In Scotland was purchased.
The 1-mast racing cutter yacht was named after Prince Heinrich's wife Irene, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt , sister of the last Russian Tsarina Alexandra . The race Kutteryacht Irene was designed by the designer George Lennox Watson, and on the shipyard of D. & W. Henderson & Company built in Scotland. Watson faced difficult problems with the construction of the ship, because Prince Heinrich of Prussia's cutter was primarily intended to be used as a racing boat , but could also be used by him as a comfortable yacht for deep sea sailing.
The yacht Irene was described as a prototype of English ship yacht construction in every respect after completion and represented the best that could be created by human hands at this time. The racing cutter yacht was built using a composite construction of steel and wood. The railing was made of elm wood , the bulwark and all deck structures were handcrafted from teak . The mast , boom and bowsprit were from Oregonfichte made. Black spruce was used for all other round timber .
In 1891, the captain James Maskel took over the management of the princely yacht. The cutter later received a German crew. In the turmoil of two world wars , the Irene was probably lost.
Technical data and equipment
The yacht was 23.45 m long ( length over deck ); the length in the waterline was 18.15 m and 4.08 m wide. The maximum draft was 3.62 m
She was rigged as a 1-mast racing cutter . The racing sails were 314.10 m², the tour sails 250.20 m². The maximum sail area of the yacht was 4070 square feet , which corresponds to 378 m². The Yacht Racing Association determined a number of sailing units of 40.
The sailing equipment such. B. Race rigging, mainsail , jib , balloon top sails , square and triangular topsails , small fliers and large spinnakers as well as try sails came from Lapthorn & Ratsey.
The equipment of the yacht included a 3.60 m dinghy and a cutter with a sword of 5.80 m made of yellow pine .
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Across the entire width of the yacht, furthest aft , was the ladies' cabin with a connected toilet. There were two beds in the room, a crystal mirror and a bathtub sunk into the floor. The owner's cabin was to starboard . The walls of the three cabins of the ship were equipped with paneling made of different colored wood. The effect and furnishings of the cabins were sumptuous, bright and friendly, comfortable and tastefully put together.
Victories
On July 29, 1892 the sailing regatta of the Imperial Yacht Club (KYC) took place in Kiel . Prince Heinrich of Prussia took an active part in this race with his yacht cutter Irene . The racing yacht Irene won with an enormous time gap of three quarters of an hour ahead of the subsequent ship Atlanta .
Compare Meteor I. and Irene
Prince Heinrich learned the craft of sailors and marines at an early age . He later transferred this enthusiasm for sailing boats to his older brother Kaiser Wilhelm II. Prince Heinrich's yachts were never the size of those of his brother. Understandable on the matter: he was always loyal to him and in his humble manner subordinated himself to him; even with ships. The Meteor I of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Was nearly 10 meters longer than the Irene and had 872 sqm more sail area. What both ships had in common was the designer Watson and the shipyard D. & W. Henderson Company in Scotland. Both ships were 1-mast racing cutters.
Literature and Sources
- Klaus Kramer: From the Gondola Corso to the Ocean Race - When Kaiser Wilhelm brought yachting to Germany - ISBN 3-9805874-4-4
- Otto Schlenzka: 100 years of the Kiel Yacht Club 1887–1987 . Kieler Yacht Club, Kiel 1987
- Bruno Paulenz: In the storm of time - 100 years of Kieler Yacht-Club , special edition of the Kieler Nachrichten, Kiel 1987
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Kramer: From Gondola Corso to Ocean Race - When Kaiser Wilhelm brought yachting to Germany , p. 103, ISBN 3-9805874-4-4 .
- ↑ Klaus Kramer: From Gondola Corso to Ocean Race - When Kaiser Wilhelm brought yachting to Germany , p. 103, ISBN 3-9805874-4-4 .
- ↑ Klaus Kramer: From the gondola Corso for Ocean Race - When Kaiser Wilhelm brought yachting to Germany , p 104, ISBN 3-9805874-4-4 .
- ↑ Klaus Kramer: From the Gondola Corso to the Ocean Race - When Kaiser Wilhelm brought yachting to Germany - Page 105 - ISBN 3-9805874-4-4
- ↑ Klaus Kramer: From the gondola Corso for Ocean Race - When Kaiser Wilhelm brought yachting to Germany , pp 108 and 110, ISBN 3-9805874-4-4 .