Join us for an evening cruise on Anna af Sand. Norwegian speaking members are of course also welcome.
The Sloop from 1848
Anna af Sand was built in Hardanger in 1848, and initially named Haabet (‘The Hope’). Ten years later she came to the district of Ryfylke, and from the 1890s onwards was called Anna af Sand. Around this time, such boats were used for cargo, as working boats, for lodging fishermen during herring season, and for transporting salted herring to countries along the Baltic Sea.
Anna af Sand belonged to the Eide family (they lived in the village of Sand) for over 70 years, and sailed the fjords of Ryfylke up to the 1960s. It was rebuilt several times and eventually outfitted with a motor.
In 1973 Anna was restored and given to Stavanger Maritime Museum. This is one of the oldest sloops still sailing.
Agenda:
We board the vessel at the very end of Skagenkaien, past the old "Tollboden".
We sail according to wind and weather conditions.
On board we are served seafood (crab and shrimps) accompanied by suitable alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. If the weather is a bit rough, we will moor at an appropriate place before we eat.
Dress according to wind and weather.
