Our fleet

Johann Smidt

The Johann Smidt – originally Eendracht, now also known colloquially as Johnny – is a two-masted gaff schooner that was built in the Netherlands in 1974 for youth cruises. The Johnny is a very robust and stable ship that fulfils all the requirements for longer cruises and whose crew has a lot of experience with youth travel. The Johnny is operated by Clipper e.V.

Florette

Florette was built in 1921 at the Picchiotti shipyard in Viareggio by the same hands that shaped centuries of Italian shipbuilding. The Picchiotti family had been building ships since the 1500s and was known for designing boats that braved the sea while still looking beautiful. She was built to transport marble from Marina di Carrara to ports around the world. Entirely handcrafted, she was designed to sail fast, remain stable, and last a lifetime. Her wooden hull and brigantine rigging gave her the speed of a schooner and the power of a square-rigged ship—the kind of vessel that worked hard while cutting a splendid figure. A century later, the Florette is still sailing, while the rest of her kind are on display in museums.

Roald Amundsen

The Roald Amundsen is a German brig with a steel hull. Its hull was built in 1952 as a deep-sea fishing logger and later used by the East German navy. After reunification, the association LebenLernen auf Segelschiffen (Learning to Live on Sailing Ships) purchased the ship at auction and had it converted into a tall ship in 1992. Since its maiden voyage in 1993 under Captain Immo von Schnurbein, the brig, with a total length of 49.8 metres, 18 sails covering 850 square metres and a crew of 17 members and up to 31 trainees, has been sailing the seas. It has already covered over 450,000 nautical miles, participated in the Tall Ships’ Races several times and is regularly moored in its home port of Eckernförde.