Sailing ship - Royal Helena
Sailing ship Royal Helena
The sailing ship Royal Helena was completely new built in 2009 on a very professional and costly way. The ship is based in Varna, Bulgaria, with the Black Sea as main operating area. Istanbul, the Sea of Marmara and the Eastern Mediterranean is not far away.
Royal Helena is especially designed for sail training and can accommodate up to 47 trainees. For long term cruises the ship would also be available in international waters.
| Day sail | up to 100 passengers |
| Evening sail | up to 100 passengers |
| Receptions | up to 110 passengers |
| Cruise | up to 47 passengers |
With her comfortable interior and huge deck area the ship could also be used for corporate hospitality with a day/evening sail capacity of up to 100 passengers.
Royal Helena is carrying 3 masts with proud 1.000 square meters sail area on 16 sails. The type of rigging is from a barquentine, a combination of square sails and fore and aft sails. Once the ship is under full sail a real sailing adventure is granted.
General data
| Inauguration: | August 2009 |
| Home port: | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Trading area: | Worldwide |
| Classification: | BR100 A5 Training sailing Yacht (BR MC Y) |
| Call sign: | LZKZ |
| IMO number: | 9542271 |
| MMSI number: | 207369000 |
| Length over all: | 54,00 m |
| Beam: | 8,20 m |
| Draught: | 3,93 m |
| Masthead height: | 33,00 m |
| Displacement: | 402 t |
| Gross tonnage: | 254 GT |
| Main engine: | Volvo Penta D12D-C MH 450 HP |
| Generators: | 3x Caterpillar C 4.4 DIT, 56,4 kw |
| Bunker capacity gas oil: | 35.000 l |
| Bunker capacity fresh water: | 30.000 l |
| Type of rigging: | Barketine |
| Sail area: | 1000 m² on 16 sails |
| Speed under sails: | 12 knots |
| Speed under engine: | 8 knots |
| Passenger capacity: | 100 passengers for day- and
evening sail 47 passengers for overnight cruises (2x2/3, 4x2 luxury, 5x2, 1x14, 1x7 - each cabin with shower/ WC) |
Sail plan
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Flying jib (1) | |
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Outer jib (2) | |
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Inner jib (3) | |
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Jib (4) | |
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Stay foresail (5) | |
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Fore course (6) | |
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Fore lower topsail (7) | |
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Fore upper topsail (8) | |
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Fore lower topgallant sail (9) | |
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Fore upper topgallant sail (10) | |
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First staysail (11) | |
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Second staysail (12) | |
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Third staysail (13) | |
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Main sail (14) | |
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Main gaff topsail (15) | |
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Mizzen sail (16) |
Ship plan
(1) Crew
(2) Bar
(3) Restaurant/Salon
(4) Maindeck
(5) Guest cabins + shower/WC
(6) Bridge/Navigation
(7) Captain
(8) Aftdeck
(9) Engine room
