On the 26th of September 2015, Fairtransport, the sustainable shipping company will bring a second engineless sailing cargo vessel into service NORLDLYS (Norwegian for “Northern Light”) a ketch rigged trawler build in 1873 at the Isle of Wight.
After years of sailing cargo around the Norwegian coast the ship was handed over to Fairtransport by the former owner Johan Sande. Since September 2013 a huge refit took place at the old navy shipyard Willemsoord in Den Helder. Dozens of volunteers from many countries worked for two years to get this wooden ship ready to sail cargo, without an engine, in the European waters.
NORLDLYS is the second sailing cargo vessel in the fleet of Fairtransport. TRES HOMBRES, the first ship (2009) of Fairtransport, is sailing towards the Caribbean to pick up cargoes of rum, chocolate, cocoa and coffee to sail back to Europe again. Sailing cargo vessel NORLDLYS will take over the European trade routes so TRES HOMBRES can circumnavigate the Atlantic Ocean twice a year to pick up cargo.
Last week the NORLDLYS crew have been working on the interior of the ship. The first crew to sail her again after the refit wil be; one captain, one officer, one cook and six ordinary sailors/trainees. During her first trip Lammert Osinga will be the Captain and under his command NORLDLYS will sail a cargo of TRES HOMBRES Rum to Douarnenez, France.
NORLDLYS will depart the 26th of September at 9.00 a.m from Willemsoord 73. All people interested are welcome to wave her good bye and fair winds.
NORLDLYS – The oldest still sailing cargo ship in the world..
Specification:
LOA: 25m
LOD: 20m
Draft: 3m
Gross Tonnage: 48
Cargo Capacity: 28m3
Professional Crew: 3
Trainees: 6
NORLDLYS will move cargo around Europe, the UK and Scandanavia. She will be able to transport 30 tons of cargo, or around 30 cubic meters. If you wish to move a smaller amount of product, this can also be arranged. Sailed to the Netherlands from the fjords by former owner Johan Sanden and Fairtransport crew last summer.
