”Isobel Rose” (ex. "Trygvason", ”Tibnor”, ”Fortitude”)
Type of vessel: Built as a copy of a Brixham Trawler, English cutter.
Built: 1981, Lübbe-Vass, Aurice, Germany. Inrerior and rigging at Ring-Andersen, Svendborg, Denmark. Built to Germanisher Lloyd specifications for unrestricted trade.
Material: Steel (8mm hull, 6mm free-board), new 60 mm teak deck on 22 mm plywood on steel deck. Three water-tight bulk heads.
Length: 18.32 meters, Loa incl bowsprit 24.5 m.
Beam: 4.96 meters.
Draft: 2.90 meters.
Air draft: 22.5 meters.
Tonnage: 27 GT, 8 NT
Main engine: Cummins 6BT5 9M, 180 bHp, new 1996, 4000 hours. Twin-Disc MG 506-1 hydraulic gearbox. Three-bladed fixed propeller, spare shaft and two-bladed prop included.
Aux. engine: Geko Marine 4000, 4.5 kW/220 V, 1700 running hours.
Cruising speed: 8 knots on 10 litres/hour. 6 knots on 4.5 lit/hr. Max 9.5 knots.
Rig: 340 m2 dacron sails, 400 g/m2 in 8 sails. Glued oregon pine spur. Furlex flying jib. Double genoas with spritbooms. Barlow winches.
Bunkers: Diesel – 850 litres
Fresh water – 2 x 800 litres
Septic – 400 + 200 litres
Classification: Swedish Maritime Administration. Previously held certificates for 35 passengers in sheltered waters or 18 in coastal trade. Currently sailing with D-area certificates for up to 12 guests.
Equipment: Lyth magnetic compass in binnacle, Raytheon R40xx radar (arpa), Furuno LS-6000 echo sounder, Furuno FG-200 Mark III echo sounder, Raytheon Nav 398 GPS-navigator, Furuno NX-500 navtex receiver, Sailor R-109 radio receiver, Skanti TRP 250 VHF, Icom IC-M 710 SSB-radio, 2 x Viking SOLAS-B 8 person life rafts, new 15 kW burner (floor heating in all sections), Victron 3000 charger/inverter 24 to 220V, 1100 Watt. New 24V, 630A gel batteries. Manual and hydraulic anchor winch, one 25 kg anchor in aft, large stocked anchor and 55 kg Bruce in fore.
General arrangement: Captain’s cabin in aft with a double berth and private bathroom. Outside captain’s cabin is the navigation area with spare berth. Saloon contains a large table for about ten dining guests. Saloon can accommodate up to five sleeping in couches and hammocks. The galley in connection with saloon is equipped with fridge, four-burner propane stove with oven, microwave and a refrigerat box powered by M/E. In fore of galley are two double cabins, one four-berth cabin, sauna, shower and WC. Aft holds small workshop and fore-peak has chain locker and sail store.
In the 90’s, the vessel was modernized and rebuilt. Undoubtedly one of Sweden’s finest steel cutters.
Position: Stockholm, Sweden.