The FAR Barcelona, a Norwegian jakt, was built in 1874 and restored at the EL FAR Consortium’s shipyard as part of a project to offer professional training in maritime trades.
As regards her design, she has been fitted with all the latest communication, IT and security technologies and is powered by renewable energy (wind and solar) in accordance with sustainability criteria.
Tech specs:
Max. length: 23.10 m
Total length: 33.00 m
Beam: 6.76 m
Depth of hold: 2.96 m
Draft: 3 m
Displacement: 140 MT
Spars: Two-masted schooner
Sail area: 360 m2
Motor: Caterpillar 3408 C (402 HP) |
History and restoration
Historically, jakts have been used for fishing, seal hunting and transporting emigrants. Amundsen reached the North Pole with the help of a jakt.
Thanks to financing from the City of Barcelona, the regional Catalan government, the provincial council of Barcelona, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), this vessel has served as a “floating classroom” for the last 10 years. It has played host to some 15,000 hours of training in shipbuilding and maintenance.
Based on this experience, the EL FAR Consortium has launched a new intermediate-level professional degree program, “Recreational boat maintenance and port services”.
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