Framing and preparing the “Plug”
Gallery in post below.
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 …
Legacy Anchored
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 …
About the Sailing Ship S.V. L’Avenir — the vessel that brought ‘The Future’ into history
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 …
The Sailing Vessel “L’Avenir” – General Specifications
| 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 |