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Betzy

Asta Nordlyset

Built as a sailing ship in Finland 1894. Sold from Norway to Swedish buyers which took her to Venezuela. Still exists in Puerto Cabello. After engine problems out side St Maarten they set the hatch tarpoline as a main sail and saild all the way down to Venezuela.

Specifications

  • LOA: 26.20 metres
  • Beam: 5.96 metres
  • Shipyard: Helsingfors Skeppsdocka, Finland
  • Year built: 1894
  • Hull material: Iron