La Recouvrance (schooner)

The La Recouvrance is a zweimastiger Topsegelschooner of 1992 was launched at Brest. The final project was completed in 1993.

The La Recouvrance is a landmark in the city of Brest and was named after a district and the harbor of Brest.

It is a replica according to the plans of the iris class, which was designed in 1817 by the French Navy engineer Hubert. At that time, five ships of this class were built, served in the early 19th century as a courier ships of the French Navy. Maybe they were also used to accompany merchant ship convoys to Africa and the West Indies and protect.

The La Recouvrance has a length of about 42 meters in all, the trunk measures 25 m; greatest width 6.4 m; Height 28 m; Draft 3.2 m. The maximum sail area is 430 m² and the displacement of 150 tons. The figurehead shows a woman's head, the tail is richly decorated.

The La Recouvrance is used for day trips of up to 25 passengers from Brest, for longer trips, the number of passengers is limited to 12. She visits every now and then maritime events and has started already many European ports.

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