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Life has a habit of filling up the years with everyday priorities—work commitments, moving house, and the constant energy of raising three sons. For my late dad, those detours meant his boat project …
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Turning a set of paper plans into an actual boat takes the kind of patience most people just don’t have. Long before you ever see a finished mould, everything hinges on the "plug"—the …
In the early 1980s, my father—a lifelong seafarer and dedicated merchant navy officer—walked into a museum in Zeebrugge, Belgium, and encountered a masterpiece: a detailed model of the legendary four-masted barque S.V. L’Avenir. Captivated by her sweeping …
This photograph was taken by Allan C. Green (1878–1954), an Australian maritime photographer known for his extensive documentation of ships and sailing vessels. The original physical glass negative is held in the public domain collection of the State Library of …
| Vessel Specification | Detail |
| Vessel Name(s) | S.V. L'Avenir (1908–1937), Admiral Karpfanger (1937–1938) |
| Vessel Type | Four-masted steel barque (Sail Training & Cargo Ship) |
| Yard Built | R.C. Rickmers (Geestemünde, Germany) |
| Launch Date | 1908 |
| Gross Tonnage (GRT) | 2,738 tons |
| Net Tonnage |
Third time is, as the saying goes, the charm. As we begin packing our work gear and mapping out our logistics for an upcoming working getaway in December at Rusticana in Brandvlei, there is an unmistakable mix …