Construction
Double-planked Honduras mahogany over white-oak frames, copper-rivet fastened and bronze strapped,
bow and stern stem of Danish white oak, varnished mahogany cabin house, fiberglass-over-plywood deck,
laid teak cockpit sole, mahogany coamings, stainless-steel maststep, approx. 9,480 lb. external lead ballast.
Cabin house has laminated deck beams and plywood sheeting over, with fiberglass and urethane paint on top.
All winches, fittings, and hardware are cast bronze.

HOLGER DANSKE was compleetely rebuilt 1996-97 by A. Walsted, to include removal of cabin house, all interior, systems,
and furniture. All frames were checked and reglued where necessary.
The interior was replaced as original, with minor upgrades and modifications.
A new deck was installed. The vessel is now better than ever. Hull color is white with Danish Postal-Service Red sheerstrake
and varnished mahogany trim and spars. Pedestal wheel steering with chain and cable to rudder-post-mounted quadrant.

Accommodations
Sleeps 6. 6'4" headroom. Chain and rode locker forward. Next is large forward cabin, with V-berths port and starboard,
drawers under and shelves and cabinets above and forward.
Two hanging lockers at the aft end of each bunk and a small bureau of drawers aft.

Next to port is an enclosed head with Blake-Gosport manually operated marine toilet, vanity, and stainless-steel sink
and hand-held shower (equipped with pressure hot and cold water). Adequate locker spaces along hull and beneath vanity.




Next aft is the main cabin with enclosed hanging locker to starboard followed by liquor locker above dresser arrangement.




Pilot berths above transom berths on port and starboard sides, with gimbaled drop-leaf table on centerline
and butterfly ventilation hatch over. Eight cast-bronze opening ports with screens.




Galley is next aft to starboard with Luke/Heritage 3-burner alcohol stove with oven, Utectic refrigerator/freezer
in galley peninsula, single-bowl stainless-steel sink with pressure hot and cold water and manual cold-water supply.
Galley also provides ample food storage in several lockers.

Opposite the galley to port are the navigation area and wet locker.
(The original quarter berth was replaced to provide a larger navigation area and a foul-weather-gear locker.)
The companionway is on the centerline and the ladder lifts up to access the engine.


   

Engine
New Beta 95 HK diesel (2004) on flexible mounts bolted to heavy oak engine beds. Close-coupled hydraulic gearbox.
3-blade Hydralign yacht propeller on stainless-steel propeller shaft. Range under power: approx. 1,200 nautical miles.

Tanks
68 gal. fuel in four Monel tanks and 200 gal. water in two stainless-steel tanks.

Electrical
12V DC system with 12V circuit breakers adjacent to the navigation station,
220V AC Northern Lights generator (installed alongside the engine).


Electronics & Navigation
Ritchie magnetic compass in binnacle, magnetic telltale compass over skipper's bunk, Trimble Echo 6XL GPS receiver,
Brooks & Gatehouse hydro/wind-instrument system, Brooks & Gatehouse Echosounder,
ICOM M700 high-frequency transceiver, Navico Axis 200 portable VHF transceiver, Wempe barograph,

Steiner 7-x-50 binoculars, Ebo plastic sextant, Furuno model 821 radar, Trimble NT200D GPS,
Rocky laptop computer linked to Trimble TNL7001 Galaxy Inmarsat-C GPS system, Viking aneroid barometer,
Siemens RK747 radio receiver, Magellan 5000 GPS (hand held),

Furuno 207 weather facsimile receiver, complete set of charts from USA to Europe and Australia plus numerous
electronic charts, Ceteck Propilot 700 autopilot connected to steering gear (providing integrated system).




"Holger Danske" 1964 at the building yard Walsted, Denmark


Sails & Rigging
Laminated clear-grained Sitka spruce masts fitted with double spreaders on main and single spreaders on mizzen.
Reckmann roller furling to forestay. Removable inner forestay for hank-on 4-meter genoa or storm jib.

Flexible stainless-steel wire-rope standing rigging to conventional bronze turnbuckles.
Mainmast is equipped with separate storm-trysail track for offshore use.

Sail wardrobe consists of 3 genoas, 2 gennikers, 3 spinnakers, 1 storm sail, 1 mainsail, 1 trysail, 1 mizzen,
and 2 mizzen staysails. Most sails new since 1997 and reported to be in excellent condition.

New stays on main mast in 2005






Other equipment includes blocks, cleats, leads, and tracks normally associated
with a vessel of this type and size, including full spinnaker gear.

Winches:
two Lewmar no. 44 self-tailing on the mainmast, two Lewmar no. 40 self-tailing on the mainmast,
one Lewmar no. 40 self-tailing for the main sheet, two Lewmar no. 48 self-tailing secondaries,
two Lewmar no. 64 self-tailing primaries, two Lewmar no. 16 self-tailing on the mizzen,
one Lewmar no. 66 self-tailing for warping (aft). All winches are bronze.





Anchor, Rode, & Chain
CQR-type anchor shackled to galvanized chain carried over Muir Cheetah electric anchor windlass
with remote deck foot switch and up/down switch at helm.
One storm anchor, one stern anchor, ample anchor rodes and mooring/docking lines.


Safety Equipment
ACR 406 EPIRB, radar transponder, Autoflug 6-person inflatable life raft (valise packed),
6 inflatable life vests (complete with safety harnesses), 2 deck lifelines, 1 CO2 fixed fire-extinguisher
system to engine room, 3 DCP fire extinguishers, 1 fire blanket, 2 electric bilge pumps,
1 electric bilge pump for anchor locker and main bilge, 1 manual bilge pump, 2 sea anchors (drogues);
stainless-steel emergency auxiliary tiller.

Comments
Named for the Danish folk hero who rests in Kronborg Castle at Elsinore and awakes to rescue Denmark
when she is in trouble, HOLGER DANSKE is a double-ended double-headsail rigged ketch. Designed by the renowned
K. Aage Nielsen of Boston and built by one of the finest Danish shipyards, A. Walsted of Thuro in 1964

She is a very high-quality wooden vessel built with the finest materials and has had only three owners
and been maintained in Bristol condition since new. HOLGER DANSKE has made three trips to Europe on her own bottom,
proving her offshore capabilities, and has an impressive race record, as well as having won many local races.

In 1980, HOLGER DANSKE entered the Bermuda Race and took overall honors, shocking and embarrassing the owners
of her competitors with their light-displacement, stripped-out racing hulls.
In addition to her fine reputation as a superb offshore cruising/racing vessel, HOLGER DANSKE has become a
renowned design due to her unique double-ended hull, long waterline, and salty lines.
She has become an icon in American yachting history. Although the attractive design of her stern has been
borrowed by many designers, she has never been duplicated.

We believe that "HOLGER DANSKE" is one of the finest wooden vessels we have ever listed for sale.
We shall be pleased to provide additional information and to arrange for inspections.

February 2005
The yacht is displayed at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart., Tasmania

E-mail to Hugo Hein