History » Present owner
⪼ Present owner 1972 - 1978
On the 26 of March, 1972, DEODAR was purchased by a new Sailing Ship Association formed by it´s 10 owners in Malmö, Sweden.
This group of friends fitted out the vessel for short weekend trips and summer holidays along the coast.
By the autumn of 1973 the ownership was reduced to 2 owners. A restoration project with an historical outlook was now designed.
The deckhouse and the steering wheel were done away with. A new bowsprit and top-mast were set up and the Deodar look was now reverted to the original English fashion.
By 1976, Stockholm became the new homeport. Long holiday trips, stretching along all the coasts of Sweden, Denmark and Norway were carried out each summer.
A better engine was installed in 1978. Better sails were fitted and natural fibre in the rig and sails gave way to synthetic materials.
In the spring of 1979 Thomas Hellström became sole owner.
Restoration projects proceeded and were carried out by Thomas.
Frames and planks were changed step by step beginning in 1981.
1983. Six months on the slipway saw a new stem and stern timbers, as well as new frames and planking. The sheer lines were improved and the keel was supported by an iron girder.
Major hull restorations continued during the winter of 1986-87 when the remainder of the double 5" top-timbers in frames, and 2 1/2" - 3” planking above water line were renewed, all in oak. In addition to this all of the stanchions were made new as was the bulwark.
These restoration works were carried out in the Western Dry Dock on the island of Beckholmen, Stockholm. At this point in time the Swedish Sailing Ship Association founded the Historical shipyard in the centre of Stockholm.
Major shipyard restoration works proceeded in the years to come.
In 1989 - 90 frames and planking under the water line were renewed to a great extent. The inside planking in 2" fir was also renewed as well as the entire interior outfit.
In 1992 - 93 a new deck was laid, including, shelves, beams, deck-planks and hatches etc.
Masts and spars were overhauled and the sails and running rigging were looked over.
Deodar continued to sail every summer while these major works to the hull and rig and outfit were being done.
In the summer of 1996 Deodar made her first trip back to England. Old homeports such as Brixham and Lowestoft were revisited for the first time since she was sold to Sweden in 1937.
Deodar also joined in with the Maritime Festival in Brest during this 10 week cruise.
Deodar participated in Nordic sailing regattas organised between Sweden, Norway and Denmark during 1998 & 1999.
A new 2nd hand engine was installed during the winter dry dock period 2000- 2001, the propeller overhauled and and new framing and planking carried out under water line.
DEODAR participated in the TALL SHIPS RACE 2000 and 2003 which took place in the Baltic Sea.
Once again a trip back to England in 2005 was made. This time in company with sister ship SUNBEAM, an ex English Sailing Trawler built in Lowestoft 1905, and having also been restored in the historical shipyard of Stockholm.
The DEODAR continued with extensive sailing programmes each and every summer and once again participated in the TALL SHIPS RACE in the Baltic during 2007 as well as HANSE SAIL ROSTOCK during the same summer.
In 2008 DEODAR was struck by fire and thus underwent another major refit and total makeover of parts of the deck and stern in 2009-10.
2015 brought yet a third visit back to old England and Wales.
This trip lasted for 11 weeks and involved a Sailing Trawler race in Arendal, Norway as well as a North Sea passage to Scotland.
The Caledonian Canal took the DEODAR through Scotland and down to the English and Welsh coasts where various harbours, such as Isle of Man, Fleetwood, Liverpool, Fish Guard and Milford Haven, were visited.
Milford was DEODAR´s homeport during the years 1911 - 1919 where she trawled under sail in the Bristol Channel and the Irish Sea for the owners of HELLINGS, fish merchants living in Hamilton Terrace.
Many other harbours were visited along the way, among others, the Cornwall ports of Padstow, Newlyn and Falmouth, followed by the Devon ports of Plymouth, Dartmouth and finally Brixham, which was DEODAR´s place of birth in 1911, at Jackmans Yard on Breakwater beach. In Brixham we met up with many of the people involved with the various organisations such as The Pilgrim Project, the Vigilance, and others, that have been going on since many years.
The trip continued along the English Channel to Weymouth, Isle of Wight and Brighton until Lowestoft was reached in beginning of august.
Lowestoft was home port for DEODAR during 1919 - 1937 where she was owned by Slater & Barnard.
Finally making for home via the North Sea Channel in Germany, reaching Danish ports before meeting the Swedish coast once again by the end of August.
The DEODAR continues to sail every summer as a part of the cultural heritage and proving good workmanship of Brixhams extraordinary shipbuilding tradition, linking back to the days of working sail from more than 100 years ago.
A better engine was installed in 1978. Better sails were fitted and natural fibre in the rig and sails gave way to synthetic materials.
In the spring of 1979 Thomas Hellström became sole owner.
Restoration projects proceeded and were carried out by Thomas.
Frames and planks were changed step by step beginning in 1981.
1983. Six months on the slipway saw a new stem and stern timbers, as well as new frames and planking. The sheer lines were improved and the keel was supported by an iron girder.
Major hull restorations continued during the winter of 1986-87 when the remainder of the double 5" top-timbers in frames, and 2 1/2" - 3” planking above water line were renewed, all in oak. In addition to this all of the stanchions were made new as was the bulwark.
These restoration works were carried out in the Western Dry Dock on the island of Beckholmen, Stockholm. At this point in time the Swedish Sailing Ship Association founded the Historical shipyard in the centre of Stockholm.
Major shipyard restoration works proceeded in the years to come.
In 1989 - 90 frames and planking under the water line were renewed to a great extent. The inside planking in 2" fir was also renewed as well as the entire interior outfit.
In 1992 - 93 a new deck was laid, including, shelves, beams, deck-planks and hatches etc.
Masts and spars were overhauled and the sails and running rigging were looked over.
Deodar continued to sail every summer while these major works to the hull and rig and outfit were being done.
In the summer of 1996 Deodar made her first trip back to England. Old homeports such as Brixham and Lowestoft were revisited for the first time since she was sold to Sweden in 1937.
Deodar also joined in with the Maritime Festival in Brest during this 10 week cruise.
Deodar participated in Nordic sailing regattas organised between Sweden, Norway and Denmark during 1998 & 1999.
A new 2nd hand engine was installed during the winter dry dock period 2000- 2001, the propeller overhauled and and new framing and planking carried out under water line.
DEODAR participated in the TALL SHIPS RACE 2000 and 2003 which took place in the Baltic Sea.
Once again a trip back to England in 2005 was made. This time in company with sister ship SUNBEAM, an ex English Sailing Trawler built in Lowestoft 1905, and having also been restored in the historical shipyard of Stockholm.
The DEODAR continued with extensive sailing programmes each and every summer and once again participated in the TALL SHIPS RACE in the Baltic during 2007 as well as HANSE SAIL ROSTOCK during the same summer.
In 2008 DEODAR was struck by fire and thus underwent another major refit and total makeover of parts of the deck and stern in 2009-10.
2015 brought yet a third visit back to old England and Wales.
This trip lasted for 11 weeks and involved a Sailing Trawler race in Arendal, Norway as well as a North Sea passage to Scotland.
The Caledonian Canal took the DEODAR through Scotland and down to the English and Welsh coasts where various harbours, such as Isle of Man, Fleetwood, Liverpool, Fish Guard and Milford Haven, were visited.
Milford was DEODAR´s homeport during the years 1911 - 1919 where she trawled under sail in the Bristol Channel and the Irish Sea for the owners of HELLINGS, fish merchants living in Hamilton Terrace.
Many other harbours were visited along the way, among others, the Cornwall ports of Padstow, Newlyn and Falmouth, followed by the Devon ports of Plymouth, Dartmouth and finally Brixham, which was DEODAR´s place of birth in 1911, at Jackmans Yard on Breakwater beach. In Brixham we met up with many of the people involved with the various organisations such as The Pilgrim Project, the Vigilance, and others, that have been going on since many years.
The trip continued along the English Channel to Weymouth, Isle of Wight and Brighton until Lowestoft was reached in beginning of august.
Lowestoft was home port for DEODAR during 1919 - 1937 where she was owned by Slater & Barnard.
Finally making for home via the North Sea Channel in Germany, reaching Danish ports before meeting the Swedish coast once again by the end of August.
The DEODAR continues to sail every summer as a part of the cultural heritage and proving good workmanship of Brixhams extraordinary shipbuilding tradition, linking back to the days of working sail from more than 100 years ago.
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