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THE CAROLUS QUINTO

 
     
  • Displacement: 1,5 tons
  • Construction: Larch planking on steamed double oak ribs
  • LOA: 11,64 meter
 
  • Width: 2,05 meter
  • Masts: 3
  • Sail surface: 44mē
  • Crew: 13

The Carolus is a Bantry Bay Yawl. It is an exact replica of the captains gig of a french fregat which foundered of the irish coast.

The construction started in november 1999, and still continues.

The Carolus is both a sailing and a rowing vessel. At one regatta in Douarnenez, the yawls were clocked at 8.5 knots! And that coming from a boat which dates two centuries ago.

     
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