Topsail schooner Raahen Fiia on the open sea arriving to Raahe in 1989.
Photo by Pauli Runtti.

Topsail schooner Raahen Fiia

Information about the ship:

• built: in Lappeenranta 1989
• building material: steel
• length: 21,5 m
• width: 4,9 m
• draught: 2,4 m
• displacement: 38 tons
• helping machine: 120 horse power
• high of the mast from water: 22 m
• sails: about 200 square meters
• beds: for 13 persons
• crew: captain, navigation officer, deck person (gast)
• the ship was built according to the drawings made by dutchman Henk Lunstroo
• price: about 283.000 euros

Raahen Fiia is owned by the Sailing Ship Foundation of Raahe. The foundation was founded in 1988 together by the city of Raahe, Rautaruukki, Raahe`s neighbouring municipalities, the shipping clubs in Raahe, insurance companies, banks, etc.

The ship arrived to Raahe in autumn 1989 and started the youth sailings 1.6.1990. The virgin sailing took place from Raahe via Vaasa, Härnösand, Rauma and Hanko to Helsinki.

The Sailing Ship Foundation of Raahe

The purpose of the foundation is to maintain the interest of navigation and sea life and to offer possibilities for the young people to learn how to sail a sailing boat as a crew member. The skilled sailors and seamen volyntarily train the crew during the juvenile sailings.

The schooner is maintained voluntarily by several skilled craftsmen.

In order to organize the juvenile sailings the foundation sells charter cruises for groups. All the profits are used for training seamanships for young people and maintaining the ship.