Contemporary "Argo" , a proud creation of our boat yard, based upon mythology of the Argonauts (dating from the 13th century BC and before the Trojan War) and historical data, constructed in 2006 in the city of Volos, using absolutely traditional ways and materials.
     Argo’s construction began in March 2004 and was completed in September 2006. In 2008, this fabulous boat with 50 rowers and crew sailed around the Greek Seas and  reached the island of Corfu, (Greece’s north west edge). In 2009, it carried out a trip to Georgia Republic (cities Batumi and Poti ) in Black Sea, which is geographically the ancient area of Colchis and was the final destination of the ancient Greek hero Jason who took from there the “Golden Fleece”.
    The originality of Argo is that it is made exclusively using wood and ropes. The parts of the vessel associated with wooden joints with no nails or other metal parts. The result is that (combined with the perfect design) Argo has very good buoyancy, achieves high speed and is practically unsinkable.

 

Specifications:

Overall length: 28,50 meters
Beam: 4,20 meters
Max.speed: 9 knots

 Construction Materials:

 Wood (pine, beech, oak, spruce, wicker) , ropes, canvas