ECOCLIPPER 500
About
Specifications
News
Sailing route
Contact
A TRADITIONALLY BUILT, GENERAL SAIL CARGO SHIP
The ship will be a steel replica of the Dutch clipper ship, Noach. Originally built in 1857 in Kinderdijk. Noach has been called the fastest Dutch sailing vessel ever! The EcoClipper prototype500 will be the first of a fleet of fast, traditionally built, emission-free cargo packet ships. A packet ship carries cargo and passengers on a regular schedule.
She will sail the deep sea routes: transatlantic, trans-pacific, across Asia (eastern route) and globally. She will have three square-rigged masts, with a total sail area of 976 m2. This state-of-the-art sailing vessel will be an exemplar of ultimate sustainability and seaworthiness.
Specifications
| Type | Clippership |
| Length overal | 59 m. |
| Width | 9 m. |
| Draft | 5 m. |
| Cargo capacity | 500 tonnes |
| On board | 36 trainees, 12 passengers, 12 crew |
The Latest:
Cold Weather, Warm Welcomes- and Gezellig
De Tukker has settled in to her winter home in Den Helder, and her team of volunteers are working hard on the winter refit- doing essential steel work and installing new plumbing and electrics, repainting, and refitting floors. In the office, our first season of cargo sailing is being planned.
Under sail again – De Tukker
After seven months of refit at Talsma shipyard (NL) "de Tukker" has set sail again! She sailed from Harlingen to the Museum harbour Willemsoord, Den Helder (NL) at the 12th of November 2022. De Tukker will stay at the Museum Harbour Willemsoord until the entire refit...
Tukker restoration overview March until October 2022 (video)
The restoration of sailing cargo vessel “de Tukker” part 1.
renewable energy
masts
Sails
m2 Sail Area
The original drawings were skillfully converted into a modern design by the architects at Sailvolution. They carefully duplicated her long, curving bow section and large depth of hold for carrying capacity.
This depth of hold allows for a tween (middle) deck under the upper deck. This makes the ECOCLIPPER500 especially suitable for carrying combinations of cargo, passengers and trainees.
She will be built in steel with modern construction techniques. The passenger cabins and saloon aft will be furnished with the finest carpentry. The living quarters for the crew and trainees will be more functional, but also built to high standards using natural materials.
Total on board
crew
Trainees
Passengers
The optimal combination of dimensions and capacity will enable for the clippers to moor, discharge and load in harbours with limited infrastructure. Thanks to the large crew, the yards, rigging, and capstan, the cargo can be worked independently in such ports.
The three masts and square rig, combined with a well-balanced underwater body, will give this prototype the maximum possible propulsion an emission-free ship can achieve. It guarantees maximal sustainability.
Ton Cargo
Ship
M.Length overall
M. Draft
Sailing Routes
The five Sailing routes EcoClipper is planning for the transport of goods and passengers are: The North sea line, the Trans-Atlantic line, The Trans-Pacific line, The Global line and The Eastern line. The first route to be established will be the North sea line.
