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Name: | Esther Jensen |
Launched: | 1939 |
Status: | In service |
General characteristics | |
Length: | 24.20 m (79 ft 5 in) |
Beam: | 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Draught: | 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Ketch |
Capacity: | 10 passengers |
The Esther Jensen is a gaff-rigged ketch built in 1939 in Denmark.
Built in 1939 in Denmark, the Esther Jensen was used as a fishing boat initially.
In 1992, she was bought by Theo van Tricht, and restored and modernised. She now sails in European and Polar waters as a sail training vessel, offering escorted sailing holidays.[1] She is eligible to take part in The Tall Ships' Races organised by Sail Training International.