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Sir Robert

The Ship

The SIR ROBERT BADEN POWELL was built in Magdeburg 1957 as the tugboat „ROBERT“. 1991 Karsten Börner bought the „Robert“, not that Mr. Börner had no other choice, but he knew that tugboats are very strong vessels and especially
the favourable lines of the „Robert“ were strong arguments for the reconstruction. That this decision was right show the good sailingqualities
of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which were prooft in several regattas. The traditionally rigged Baltimore-Clipper with the elegant lines is always nice to look at.
Named after the founder of the boy-scout movement, the Sir Robert Baden Powell sails since March 1993 the
Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Carribean. The SIR ROBERT has not only served as a diving center
but also on whale-watching tours and was used by the German automobile club ADAC and the radio station
Bayrischer Rundfunk as basis for water-quality-checkson the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea.

The big sun-deck is the right place for sun-lovers, who prefers a bit more shade will like the sun-sail mitship. The wooden benches are not only comfotable, they also contain the diving-equipment. A popular meeting-point for the sundowner is the new decksbar and at the rear further benches invite you to sit down and watch
the skipper while sailing. When the weather permits, meals can be served here at the big folding table.
The SIR ROBERT BADEN POWELL is built as a dive center including all the equipment like lead, scubas, ABC-equipment and a comressor fur „the fresh air under water“. Also windsurfing and water-skiing are possible and the necessary equipment is on board. Help at the manoeuvres, by steering and the nightwatches is always
appreciated, but it`s not necessary as this is your holiday...

The cabins are now modified into:
4 cabins with a double bed (+ one if needed),
shower and toilet
2 honeymoon double
1 twin cabin
all cabins with aircondition, hatch or porthole,
sink, towels and sheets
store with washing machine and tumble dryer
fully equipped kitchen with electrical stove,
refrigerator, deep freezer and dishwasher
aircondition
library

Specifications

Measurings:
Length: 42 m
Width: 6,50 m
Draught: 3 m

Hight of mast : 29 m
Surface of sails : 600 qm

Register: Holland
Passangers: maximum 18
Crew: 5 and 1-2 diveguides
Engine: 300 hp
2 electrical aggregates
20000 liters freshwatertank
electricity on board: 220 Volt

Kommunication:
GMDSS !!
UKW-radio, satelite-telephon and
-fax, KW-radio
Navigation: Navtex, GPS, Radar, Echolot
Safety: The ship is equipped meeting the modern
international standards. The Ship is build after
the latest international Security for Passangersships.
Life-rafts and -vests, dinky, Epirb, Sart and automatical
radio-buoys, GMDSS

Sailing

The Sir Robert is a topsail schooner in the style of the American “Baltimore Clipper”. These clippers were fast manoeuvrable sailing-ships which were used as blockade-runners during the time of the American War of Independence because of their speed and nimbleness. Later they were used for opium smuggling, the slave trade and for piracy. The Sir Robert is rigged according to the style of that time. She offers those who are interested in the “trade” of sailing, ample opportunity to gather experience in sailing techniques, navigation and seamanship.In our annual programme, we offer various trips with different main focuses.
On our twice yearly Atlantic crossings with stages of different lengths, emphasis is placed on practical experience in astro-navigation, meteorology, routing and, of course, collecting sea miles.For those who are interested in competition, sailing precision, manoeuvring with tallships, and in classical sailing ambience, the ideal place to be at the “Antigua Classics Tallship Regatta” and the “Heineken Regatta” is on board the Sir Robert.On the other hand, those who would like to sail in a relaxed way, (but not too wild and not too long, ) combined with a varied programme on land - with leisure time on the beach , beach BBQs, swimming, snorkelling or diving, we recommend our one- or two-week sailing trips in the Caribbean and on the Balearic Islands.Sailing on the Sir Robert can be an active and intensive holiday experience in which you have to join in the work – however, it can just as well be a purely passive looking-on-and-experiencing holiday where sailing is explained and made understandable when desired.

Vaarprogramma 2012


Mei - Jun 2012		*Ibiza & Mallorca*
28 Apr - 5 Mei 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
6 - 13 Mei 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
15 - 20 Mei 2012		Mallorca van/naar
21 - 28 Mei 2012		Mallorca van/naar Menorca & Mallorca
28 Mei - 3 Jun 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
5 - 10 Jun 2012		Mallorca van/naar Menorca
11 - 17 Jun 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
17 - 24 Jun 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
24 - 28 Jun 2012		*Oversteek Mallorca - Nizza*
Jun - Jul 2012		*Cote d`Azur Frankreich*
29 Jun - 6 Jul 2012		Nizza van/naar Cote d'Azur
7 - 14 Jul 2012		Nizza van/naar Cote d'Azur
Jul - Sep 2012		*Korsika & Sardinien*
15 - 25 Jul 2012		Nizza - Olbia Korsika Westkust & Sardinien
26 Jul - 2 Aug 2012		Olbia van/naar Sardinien & Korsika Westkust
3 - 10 Aug 2012		Olbia van/naar Sardinien & Korsika Westkust
11 - 21 Aug 2012		Olbia van/naar Sardinien & Korsika Westkust
22 Aug - 1 Sep 2012		Olbia - Calvi Sardinien & Korsika Westkust
1 - 11 Sep 2012		Calvi - Olbia Korsika Westkust & Sardinien
13 - 20 Sep 2012		Olbia van/naar Sardinien & Korsika
20 - 22 Sep 2012		*Oversteek Sardinien - Mallorca*
Sep - Nov 2012		*Mallorca & Ibiza & Menorca*
23 - 29 Sep 2012		Mallorca van/naar Menorca & Mallorca
30 Sep - 7 Okt 2012		Mallorca van/naar Menorca & Mallorca
8 - 14 Okt 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
15 - 21 Okt 2012		Mallorca van/naar Ibiza & Formentera
22 - 28 Okt 2012		Mallorca Ibiza&Formentera