Admire Le Marite,
the last 3-masted Newfoundland Schooner, built in 1923. Taking part in the Weymouth Waterfest.
The Marité
The biggest wooden three-masted v...
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the last 3-masted Newfoundland Schooner, built in 1923. Taking part in the Weymouth Waterfest.
The Marité
The biggest wooden three-masted vessel of the French Heritage !
The history of the Marité will no doubt grab your attention; all about her 5 lives, which is extremely rare. However she always kept the same name.
Launched in Fécamp in 1923, this 35 metres long rig took part in the most glorious years of cod-fishing. From 1930, she was limited to cabotage activities between the Faroe Islands and Denmark. She was then requisitioned by the Germans during the Second World War.
After that, the sailing rig was taken off and she was adorned with a huge unpleasant steam engine in 1950. She was a shipwreck when two Swedish gentlemen bought her in 1978. After 8 years of work, she regained her three masts and became victorious after a big sailing race in 1992.
In 2004, the Marité is back under the French flag thanks to a group of Norman local authorities. In 2006, she was set to be in dry dock in Cherbourg in what is called the "Napoleon form" for important renovation works.
Finally, in May 2009, the Marité reached Saint Vaast-la-Hougue, where her three masts and the necessary motoring equipment had been set up.
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The Marité
The biggest wooden three-masted vessel of the French Heritage !
The history of the Marité will no doubt grab your attention; all about her 5 lives, which is extremely rare. However she always kept the same name.
Launched in Fécamp in 1923, this 35 metres long rig took part in the most glorious years of cod-fishing. From 1930, she was limited to cabotage activities between the Faroe Islands and Denmark. She was then requisitioned by the Germans during the Second World War.
After that, the sailing rig was taken off and she was adorned with a huge unpleasant steam engine in 1950. She was a shipwreck when two Swedish gentlemen bought her in 1978. After 8 years of work, she regained her three masts and became victorious after a big sailing race in 1992.
In 2004, the Marité is back under the French flag thanks to a group of Norman local authorities. In 2006, she was set to be in dry dock in Cherbourg in what is called the "Napoleon form" for important renovation works.
Finally, in May 2009, the Marité reached Saint Vaast-la-Hougue, where her three masts and the necessary motoring equipment had been set up.
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