Boats in the hold

[martin schulz]

I already wrote about this in my RumRegatta thread, but since the story is so nice and I got new pictures you are going to have an extra thread.


This is the CAROLINE S. She is a typical freigther built 1951 in Marstal, Denmark by H.C. Christensens stålskiftsværft. That was a very popular design back then and a total of 23 have been built the CAROLINE S being the last one still afloat. 1995 a danish club bought her and use her for cultural works (youth voyages, gallery...).

They called the Museumharbour and told us that they would like to come to Flensburg for the RumRegatta with 6 smakke-jolle (clinker built fishing boats) in the hold. We organized a crane in the Flensburg harbour and they got out the boats just in time to participate in the regattas.







Craning in Svendborg, Denmark




On the way

[martin schulz]

After getting the boats out in Flensburg the CAROLINE S took her place on the Quayside - she was not left alone long.

[skuthorp]

Thanks Martin.

[martin schulz]

After the little boat regatta on friday some of the boats were towed out by the old danish Ox-island ferry to have a look at saturdays regatta area.




Unfortunately they had to leave very early at sunday.

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

Thanks, Martin.

I always do like those little coasters. Not many left, now.

[martin schulz]

I always do like those little coasters.

:-) Posting this I already knew that Andrew.

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

When I was at school I would walk down to the docks at Colchester and see British, Irish, Dutch, German and Danish coasters, along with the last few sailing Thames barges "in trade". They carried bricks, timber, coal and grain.

Now the port itself has been closed!

[emichaels]

Cool post Martin, really great pictures.

Eric

[martin schulz]

Well I actually thought about using the hold of the CAROLINE S as a place to have the Regatta-Party after the race.

Unfortunately the hold is not big enough for skipper+crew of 115 boats (as many workboats showed up at the RumRegatta).

So I either get a hand on a bigger coaster (don't know if they came any bigger) or come up with a better idea to host the sailors.

[B_B]

thx, very cool!

[John B]

Excellent. What a neat thing to do.

[Alan D. Hyde]

for a wonderful post...

Alan

[PeterSibley]

When I was at school I would walk down to the docks at Colchester and see British, Irish, Dutch, German and Danish coasters, along with the last few sailing Thames barges "in trade". They carried bricks, timber, coal and grain.

Now the port itself has been closed!

Yes , I remember sailing grain ketches ,3 or 4 still working tied up at the Port (Adelaide ), even then they seemed lonely and threatened .One has been restored for a museum.I prefered it working .

Thanks Martin , great photos .

[Bruce Hooke]

That's great! Thanks.

[Ocean Spray]

Thanks Martin for an EXCELLANT post. I enjoyed the photos and text very much!

[Marcio Moreira]

Thanks Martin!

It remembered me about some good histories I had learned of coasters on the brasilian souht coast. My Grandfather was a officer on various ships so or more smaller than CAROLINE S. Small boats Great ships!

Marcio