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Adventure and conviviality.
The Eendracht is perfectly suitable for youngsters. Holland`s largest three-mast schooner is in service since 1989 and participates in the Tall Ships` Races every year. You don`t need any sail experience and the partly voluntary crew guides you along the line. Besides the challenge to come in first it`s all about having a laugh together on the vessels and in the harbours. Also, we will organise several daytrips on the North Sea and adventurous trips for more than one day onto the Baltic Sea, the Canary Islands and the tropical Caribbean!
Accommodation
Comfortable and with all modern conveniences, that`s what you can expect on board of this vessel. The eight two-person cabins and the six four-person cabins are equipped with a washbasin with cold and warm water and private closet. Showers (10) and Lavatories (11) are communal. Dinner is served in the spacious dayroom, where there is also enough room to relax in between the action.
Specifications
Shipping type: Driemast Schoener
Homeport: Rotterdam, NL
Date built: 1989
Restored: -
Crew: 13
Capacity: 56 pers.
Daytrips: 120 pers.
Length: 58.08 m
Beam: 12.3 m
Draught: 5.0 m
Sail: 1206 m2
Displacement: 510 t
Height of mast: 44.7 m
Engine capacity: 540 PK
History
The national association `Het Zeilend Schoolschip` was brought into life in 1938 to promote sail training on large ships amongst Dutch youth. In 1973 it was renamed into `Het Zeilend Zeeschip`. This organisation is the authority that commissioned the built and was the shipping company of the first ship in 1974; the two-mast schooner the Eendracht. Recreational sea sailing became increasingly popular and the capacity of the Eendracht was no longer sufficient. Therefore, after 15 years of loyal service, the ship was passed on to the German Clipper shipping company that put the ship into service under the name of Johann Smidt. After that a larger three-mast schooner was built at Damen Shipyards also named `Eendracht`. This vessel was put into service in 1989 and sails as a training vessel ever since.
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