S/y Eye of the Wind logbook

In the "Logbook" edition 3/2019 of the "Eye of the Wind" publication there is an article about "Anny" and her comparing both schooners on page 4 as they were at the same time in the same port. I have translated the German article, original written by Mr. Ronald Herkert, Managing Director of FORUM train & sail GmbH.

LOOKOUT - NEWS FROM ONBOARD

SEA CITY FESTIVAL BREMERHAVEN 

MEETING OF TWO FORMER LÜHRING SCHOONERS

The Anny von Hamburg (marked with an arrow in the photo/ white hull) was preserved from a series of over 20 powerful, fast cargo sailing ships that were built between 1910 and 1938 at the Lühring shipyard in Brake. It therefore belongs to the same family as the Eye of the Wind (in the foreground in the photo) - ships of this type were recognizable by their elegant lines and so popular among ship owners on the coast that, for example, the Bremerhaven shipowner Schuchmann had eleven such Lühring schooners in operation.

At this year's Bremerhaven Sea City Festival in May, there was a rare meeting of the two "half-sisters" Anny von Hamburg (built in 1914) and Eye of the Wind (built in 1911). Since the "old lady Anny" was still being restored at this time, the "Eye" and the photographer kept a respectful distance.

Technical data         Eye of the Wind         Anny von Hamburg

Length overall         40.23 m                         38.00 m

Width                       7.01 m                           7.00 m

Draft                         2.70 m                          2.35 m

Sail area                   750 m²                          520 m² 

Year of built             1911                             1914 

Yard number             115                              135 

Original name           Friedrich                     Anny 

The fact that the Anny von Hamburg still exists is almost a coincidence: her maiden voyage took her to St. Petersburg in 1914, where she still had the imperial crown between her masts. There she was surprised by the outbreak of the First World War and she was confiscated by Russia. In 1918 the ship was returned and came to Hamburg, where it lay until 1925.

From 1925 to 1957 the schooner sailed from its home port of Hamburg under various names across the North Sea and Baltic Sea before being sold to Scandinavia.

At least the Anny had more luck in its maritime existence to date than numerous other sailing ships that were later converted into motor vessels, only to be forgotten in abandoned harbor corners or scrapped. From an early stage it was run by captains who always attached importance to keeping the ship in good condition. She was extended once, but then in 1981 she was shortened to her original lines and restored true to the original without regard to the cost. The saloon and guest cabins were built in the former cargo hold. Now its "second life" began under the name Anny von Hamburg and as a three-masted topsail schooner for sailing enthusiasts. Carrying passengers, she sailed on the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Caribbean routes.

After the elegant, white ship lay unused in the port of Leer/East Frisia for around nine years, it is now home port in Emden and will in future be used as a cargo sailing ship for emission-free trade in goods.

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