 SPECIFICATIONS:
Length 127ft including Bow Sprit (33m) and beam of 20ft
with a weight of 170 tonnes. Two masts and 10 sails with
a sail area of 5500 square feet. 11 Air Conditioned Guest
Cabins, fully covered Saloon/Bar Area complete with Bar.
Separate Male and Female Bathrooms with domestic style
toilets and hot showers. 240V Power Available.
AMAZING HISTORY: Built in Holland in 1902 of German
Steel with Timber decking as a sail powered cargo vessel.
Originally named Stina. In 1905 sold and renamed to
"Adolf", working in and around the Baltic
and North Sea. In 1915 Solway Lass was seized as a prize
of war by the British and used as a Q-Ship during WWI.
At the end of WWI, "Solway Lass" (SL) worked
as a coal merchant, produce and stone carrying vessel
between Liverpool England and Scottish Ports. In 1924
sold to a Scottish firm in the Solway Firth where she
was renamed SL. When WWII broke out the Germans seized
SL as a prize of war where she was used to supply their
armed forces. During the war SL hit a mine and was badly
damaged, however the Germans refloated and repaired
her because SL was useful as a sail-powered icebreaker.
After WWII Solway Lass served in the South Pacific as
a Cargo Vessel. In 1983 a Sydney Businessman purchased
SL in Fjii. Between 1983 and 1985 SL was totally rebuilt
and in 1988 took pride of place in the 1st Fleet re-enactment
of the Tall Ships into Sydney Harbour.
WHITSUNDAY CHARTERS
Early 1999 Solway Lass was remodelled for overnight
3 day & 3 night sailing Whitsunday Island Tours in the Whitsundays.
Solway Lass is AIR CONDITIONED and has 11 cabins. These
cabins are private double/twin and share and feature
teak and cedar feature walls along with Jarrah timber
trims. Solway Lass also has a bar area serving icy cold
drinks and an outdoor dining room which boasts the most
beautiful Whitsunday views.
Solway Lass provides guests with the opportunity to
experience sailing as it was 102 years ago with the
10 sails and 5500 square feet of sail area. Guests are
welcome to assist the crew hoist the sails and steer
the ship, or otherwise just relax on the huge decks
and take in the views the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park provides. Lay in the bow net while the water washes
12ft below and onto the bow. |
