Fleet / Square Riggers / Oosterschelde topsailschooner

specifications

Type of ship Oosterschelde topsailschooner
Hull material Steel
Length hull 51.00m
Beam 7.50m
Sail area 520 m²
BuilderAppelo, Zwartsluis, The Netherlands

• One of the most special restoration projects ever carried out in the Netherlands was the rebirth of the three-masted topsail schooner Oosterschelde in 1990. Olivier van Meer did the complete design, construction drawings, sail plan, calculations, etc., for this project.
• The yacht completed her first successful circumnavigation in 1997.