Yacht: Marabu
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Used by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) to train pilots in navigation.
‘Whilst serving;the Royal Navy I was drafted to ‘Marabu’ in 1970 at Whale Island where I spent the first year as Mate and over 1971-74 as Skipper, which was the longest time that anyone had the job.’
Information courtesy of Bill Porter.
| Designer: | Abeking & Rasmussen |
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| Rig: | Bermudan Ketch |
| Year Built: | 1935 |
| Built By: | Abeking & Rasmussen; Lemwerder, Germany |
| LOA m / ft: | 17.3m / 57' |
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| LWL m / ft: | 12.8m / 42' |
| Beam m / ft: | 3.5m / 11'5" |
| Draft m / ft: | 2.2m / 7'5" |
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| Construction: | African mahogany 1 5/16. Composite oak and steel frames. |
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