Custom 78ft Ketch Excelsior

VAT Information

For vessels from 1985 and younger, the seller must be able to prove that VAT has been paid. Vessels from 1984 and older are exempt from VAT.

Community Certificate

Community Certificate for Inland Navigation Vessels: no SI 12094 B, issued in Rotterdam on 21 April 2011 and valid until 31 March 2027 for Zone 2, 3 and 4 within Netherlands and Rhine cross traffic; maximum of 19 passengers.

Mast and Rigging Certificates

Mast and rigging certificates: issued by NBKB in Rotterdam on July 14, 2020 and valid until December 30, 2022; sail area 220 m2; gaff rigged.

Hull Construction

• Hull construction: steel, riveted and partly welded


• Transverse bulkheads: 2 pieces watertight of which engine room bulkhead with steel watertight toggle door


• Skin: ca. 5 mm


• Bilges: partly doubled; remaining ca. 5 - 6 mm, with rounding


• Bottom: largely doubled; other approx. 5 - 6 mm


• Truss spacing: 350 mm


• Trusses: riveted L-profiles


• Various: steel railings on both sides with wooden painted upper side; bollards with open enclosures

Further Particulars

Other certificates and data:

• Displacement when empty: 45,508 m³


• Draught certificate issued by NBKB on April 12, 2022; freeboard 58 cm


• Stability calculation surveyed by Register Holland on January 9, 2008


• Drawings approved by Register Holland on 7 January 2008 concerning sail plan, tank plan and slipway test


• The vessel is equipped for operation mode A1 and complies with article 23.09 paragraph 1.1 of the ROSR (31.01 of the ES-TRIN)


• The Community Certificate contains a list concerning the transitional provisions of items that do not have to be complied with as long as they are not changed


• Rhine Vessel Declaration issued in Rijswijk on 19 April 2022


• Certificate of Incorporation AIS issued April 15, 2022


• Megger test performed on July 20, 2017 (valid for 3 years)


• Liquefied gas installation inspected until April 1, 2025