"PELICAN"

The photos were made during my time as chief mate on "PELICAN" in Winter 2019 during a Caribbean voyage from Puerto Limon / Costa Rica to Brest / France via Bocas del Toro / Panama, Cienfuegos / Cuba, Key West / U.S.A., St. George and Hamilton / Bermuda, Horta / Azores. This was part of a 6-months charter with 30 German high school students and their teachers in a class-afloat project called "Ocean College". "PELICAN" has got a very unusual rigging which is called 'Xebec' or 'Mainmast-Barkentine'. This means, she carries square sails on the main mast and fore-and-aft sails on the fore and mizzen masts. Her yards can be braced very sharp what allows a better windward performance than what can be achieved on most tradional square riggers. "PELICAN" is a friendly ship with a highly motivated crew which provides sail training for young people. In the on-board education programme the trainees can qualify to competent tall ship crew members and RYA watch leaders.