The cover picture shows “TRINOVANTE” competing in the Klaipeda tall ships race 2017
ABOUT THE SHIP
Named after the Trinovantes a pre-Roman Celtic tribe who lived in Essex, TRINOVANTE was designed by her skipper, John Shores, who had been inspired during a visit to Lisbon in 1983 where he saw the Portuguese Schooner “CREOULA”, that said she is not in any sense a copy or a miniature version of her. The design brief was simply for a three-masted traditionally rigged schooner of less than 24m long with a maximum draught of 2.2m, and a cargo hold forward. She needed to be robust, seaworthy and easy to handle by a small crew but with the ability to carry lots of sail with a stronger crew, she also had to be economical to build and maintain. John spent a year working on the design before the keel was laid in Wivenhoe, Essex, a small village on the banks of the River Colne with a long history of shipbuilding, fishing and sailing. The result was TRINOVANTE launched in 1994.
SPECIFICATIONS
Rig:
LOA: 24m
Beam: 4.4m
Height: m
Depth: 2.1m
Sail Area: 220sqm
GALLERY
