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Built in 1914 as Großherzog Friedrich August, a school training ship for the German merchant marine, the since 1921 Norwegian-owned Statsraad Lehmkuhl, is one of the oldest sail training ships in service

From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e.g., see Outward Bound), sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water.