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Sørlandet

Last known position: Funchal (Madeira), on October 22, 2026 at 11:06 UTC.

32.64410°N, 16.89660°W Destination Pt Fnc

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Length64 m

Beam9.0 m

Draught4.1 m

FlagNorway

This is Sørlandet

Sørlandet is a Norwegian heritage tall ship and one of very few full-rigged ships in the world.

History

Skjelbred. Completed on 28 May 1927, she measured 210 feet in length and 577 gross tons. She was given the name Sørlandet after the Norwegian region from where she originates. Later in the same year, she set sail for London with 90 young trainees on board. The original intention behind mr. Skjelbreds grant was the establishment of a training institution called Sørlandets Seilende Skoleskibs Institution for young sailors, and with it the construction of a fully rigged tall ship with a steel hull that could house 80 cadets and their officers. As part of “Sørlandet’s Seilende Skoleskibs Institution,” the Sørlandet played a vital role in the education of young seamen from the southern region of Norway.

High School (A+ World Academy)

The school is a university preparatory secondary school, and classes are taught onboard while the Ship sails to different locations around the world. The school has a capacity of 60-62 students in grades 11 and 12. In the first two years of the school, they undertook a circumnavigation. The school year started in Kristiansand, Norway in August 2015 and sailed to Hong Kong via Portugal, Morocco, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Tobago, Curaçao, Colombia, Panama, Galapagos, Easter Island, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Fiji, Indonesia and Singapore. The School year ended in June 2016.

Participation in Regattas

The Sørlandet has participated in several Tall Ships’ Races, and her merit list is as follows: 1962 Turbay Bretagnekysten-Rotterdam (2nd place) 1968 Gøteborg-"Ocean Viking"-Kristiansand (2nd place) 2005 Newcastle Gateshead - Fredrikstad (5th place) 2015 Belfast-Aalesund (2nd place), Kristiansand - Aalborg (1st place)