and night watches that include cleaning, maintenance, sail manoeuvring, helming, lookout, galley and safety rounds. Participation in Regattas The Sørlandet has participated in several Tall Ships’ Races, and her merit list is as follows: 1956 Turbay-Lisboa (2nd place) 1960 Oslo-Ostende (2nd place) 1962 Turbay Bretagnekysten-Rotterdam (2nd place) 1964 Lisboa-Bermuda (4th place) 1966 Falmouth-Skagen (1st place) 1968 Gøteborg-"Ocean Viking"-Kristiansand (2nd place) 1980 Skagen-Amsterdam (4th place) 2003 Riga - Travemünde (1st place) 2004 Stavanger - Cuxhaven (4th place) 2005 Newcastle Gateshead - Fredrikstad (5th place) 2015 Belfast-Aalesund (2nd place), Kristiansand - Aalborg (1st place) 2018 Sunderland - Esbjerg (2nd place) 2018 Stavanger - Harlingen (3rd place) Technical data Displacement: 891 tons Tonnage: 499 gross tons Length: 56.69m/186’ Length inclusive bowsprit: 64.15m/210.5’ Height of mast head : 35m (115’) above sea level Decks: 2 Bulkheads: 4 Draft: 4-45m /14.5’ Beam: 8.87m/28.1’ Trainee capacity: 70/sailing or 150 passengers in closed waters. 60-62 students during the school year Fixed crew: 15 Propulsion: Deutz Diesel 564 BHP Auxiliary Power: 560KW / 9 knots Number of Sails: 27 Sail Area: 1,240m² (10,360 square feet) Area of trainees’ quarter (banjer): Approx. 200m² References External links The Sorlandet Foundation A+ World Academy Individual sailing vessels Training ships Ships built in Kristiansand Tall ships of Norway Full-rigged ships Naval ships of Norway captured by Germany during World War II