The schooner Fulton of Marstal
Marstal Harbour
The schooner has been sailing for over a hundred years. Today, there are students on board when the Fulton serves as a training ship.
The Fulton is a three-masted schooner built in 1914 to carry cargo across the Atlantic and back again. Today, she is still sailing – carrying school groups, young people finding their feet, and anyone who wants to experience what it means to live at sea.
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Fulton still sails every single season
The Fulton isn’t a museum ship behind glass – it’s out on the water all year round. The ship takes on school groups, young sailors from Esbjerg and groups who want to experience real seafaring life. Would you like to know what the Fulton is up to right now?
Find out more about Fulton at the Fulton Foundation
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Marstal built a fleet for the world
Behind the Fulton lies an entire town and a whole century. Before the First World War, the 4,000 inhabitants of Marstal maintained a fleet of 150–170 ships – sailing with cargo to Southern Europe, the Atlantic and all over the world. Fulton was one of them: built in 1914–15 by skipper Marius Eriksen for 33,000 kroner, ready to take its share of the cargo.
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