Our latest visitors to the docks next to us were a pair of service vessels from the Maersk shipping lines - the Maersk Leader and Maersk Logger. They came in for loading of subsea Remotely Operated Vehicle and Oceaneering equipment. The Maersk Blue is very striking!
Also, our Wednesday evening regattas have started up again. Yesterday we watched them sail down the fjord toward us in heavy rain and windy conditions. There were at least 25 boats in each class.
And now a little more about the ship Kimber will be sailing on in July, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. She is a three-masted barque with 21,800 sq. feet of sail area divided between 22 sails. She is Norway's largest and oldest sailing ship. Originally built in Germany in 1914, she was claimed as a war prize by the English before making her way to Norway in 1923. Germany confiscated her from 1940-45, but she returned to Norwegian possession after WWII.
The extreme length of the ship is 321.4 feet, with the hull itself measuring 258 feet. The height from water line is 157 feet with a draught of 17 feet.under power of her diesel engine, she can make 11 knots in fair weather conditions, but is much faster under sail.
Kimber is looking forward to the trip, and Sidney is looking forward to visiting Legoland after we drop Kimber off.
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