Eye of the Wind
The Eye of the Wind under sail
Friedrich, Sam, Merry, Rose Marie
IMO: 5299864
The Eye of the Wind is a zweimastiges sailing ship from the type of a brig that ran in the yard C. Lühring as Friedrich in 1911 by the stack. In its more than one hundred year history, they sailed around the world four times. In addition, she has appeared in several movies.
Portrait
When Frederick the ship ran in 1911 as a topsail schooner ( sailing ship) for his first owner Captain Johann Friedrich Kolb from Fockbek ( Rendsburg ) launched the renowned shipyard C. Lühring in Brake on the lower Weser, where, according to the still on the ship's existing plaque was listed as " new 115 "; the yard was known for its seagoing ships. The Frederick sailed initially as a freighter in the North and Baltic Seas. In March 1924 she was sold to the owner Axel Ageberg in Sweden Kalmar and renamed, Sam '. Two years later she bought the shipping company K. H. Henriksson in Stockevik and called them, Merry '. By then built Jönköping two-stroke engine, they sailed as a motor saver 30 years North and Baltic Sea. In a heavy autumn storm the ship ran aground in the fall of 1955 on the Swedish west coast, but could be salvaged and repaired. As a result, she was rigged for a half - masted schooner and renamed, Rose Marie '. Their new duties included some time driftnet fishing in Iceland. In the sixties, the ship that was now being used as a pure motor vessel was sold twice and then again renamed, Merry '. On January 21, 1970, the entire stern of the vessel and the engine room were destroyed by fire. The ship was saved from scrapping and arrived first in the ownership of a U.S. buyer who wanted to use it as a club restaurant, but this was never implemented.
1973 the ship went to a British-Australian company and was again, then converted to a schooner as a brigantine. As Eye of the Wind she sailed around the world four times and played roles in several movies, for example, in The Blue Lagoon as Northumberland, in Island of Pirates (English Nate and Hayes, also known as Savage Islands ) with Tommy Lee Jones, also in Taipan and 1996 as the school ship Albatross in White Squall - Snapping flow. These bets they made a wider audience. During this time she also had its use as a training ship for young people.
In 2000 she was sold to a Danish owner who provided them fundamentally restored and with modern equipment and a strong machine. It therefore complies with all of the modern safety standards and requirements of comfort and convenience. According to the site, the restoration was so modest that they are also retained its character as original tall ship. Sailed is still exclusively in manual mode.
Today the ship for individual prospective customers (via travel agent ) and for individual management training available, but also for the chartering of private groups is available.
Additional equipment
- Hull: Steel
- Deck: Teak
- Cabins: 6 passenger cabins ( 16 guests )
- 4 crew cabins ( 10 berths )
- Stay: lounge with library board, deck saloon, sun deck
- Navigation and communication: Radar, GPS, Radio (worldwide), satellite phone, fax, Internet
- Security: State of the art security, fire protection and rescue equipment in accordance with international guidelines
Brigantine or Brigg
The long-time co-owner Anthony "Tiger" Timbs has designed the rig from him first as a brigantine or schooner called. After the attachment of large, Mars and Bramrah from the funds allocated to employees in the film Blue Lagoon 1981, he laid emphasis on the finding that it was now the only real Brigantine (ie apparently Dreiviertelbrigg ), you have but lack of assets the type of ship already conceptually merged with the schooner time ago.
It is sometimes said, the change of ownership in 2000, changes to the rigging would have been made. The current rig is but already clearly visible in the film Tai - Pan ( 1986). The current owner designates the ship as yet brig.
Pictures
22 Hanse Sail
Sail plan of the Eye of the Winds