Gårdar

Built by J. A. Stewart & Co. at Barking in Essex as an engineless herring lugger for the grounds around Iceland. From 1885 to 1905 she belonged to the fishing company Hewett & Co. of London as Sweetheart, registered LO385.

In 1905 C. T. Pannell of London bought her, in 1907 A. W. Long of Glasgow and in 1908 H. Hansen of Ísafjörður in Iceland. In 1911 Tønnes Wathne of Stavanger bought her and renamed her Gårdar. In 1922 she returned to Iceland under J. Wathne of Seyðisfjörður, and in 1926 Tønnes Wathne bought her back. Torstein Nygaard of Stavanger acquired her in 1928, with Andr. Halsen of Bekkjarvik as co-owner from 1929.

From 1948 K. Halstensen A/S of Andreas Halstensen in Bekkjarvik operated her: her steam engine was replaced by a diesel, in 1950 she was lengthened by about five metres, in 1966 by another three, and in 1970 she was given a Deutz engine. In 1973 Krisstoffer Aase of Bekkjarvik became co-owner and she was renamed Hordatral, from the Norwegian Hordaland and the word for a trawler.

Around 1980 she was laid up as unprofitable. From about 1985 she belonged to the German Matthias Zeug, who converted her into a barquentine sailing the Baltic. In May 2002 German and Dutch owners bought her and renamed her Störtebeker, and from 2009/10 she served as a restaurant in Flensburg's city harbour.

In October 2011 the Halstensen family of Bekkjarvik bought her, restored the name Gårdar and planned to use her as a museum ship promoting tourism in the region.