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The gaff-rigged schooner, 77 feet wide and 65 feet tall, was built in 1994 for a specific purpose: to provide students with an “experiential place-based education." ...
This is our tall ship. The Virginia is a two-masted, gaff topsail knockabout schooner operated by the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation. The vessel’s namesake is the 118-foot pilot schooner ...
This family-operated, two-masted, 68-foot gaff schooner, built in 1871, is the oldest continuously active U.S. merchant vessel, formerly used to carry bricks and cord wood.
The schooner Lavengro is a classic gaff-rigged Biloxi Schooner, like those that once sailed the Gulf of Mexico harvesting oysters and shrimp. Odyssey, based in Tacoma, is used for sail training as ...
Tall Ships Erie 2025 is showcasing nine historic boats from the U.S. and Canada. Here are their names and history.
Chicago’s Windy, which is used for cruises from Navy Pier, is one of the handful of new schooners on the lakes, including the True North, a topsail schooner out of Toronto; Inland Seas, a gaff ...
The 92-foot gaff topsail schooner called the Madeline is a reconstructed mid-19th century ship that sailed across the Great Lakes and is considered to be one of the State of Michigan's official ...
Victory Chimes is a three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner that first launched in April 1900. It earned the designation of a National Historic Landmark and was featured on the Maine State Quarter.
Returning vessels include the Pride of Baltimore II, a 157-foot Baltimore clipper, and Madeline, a 95-foot gaff topsail schooner from Traverse City, perennial favorites at every Bay City event ...
Previously called "Lady Millie" and "Brenda Lee," the Green Dragon received its latest title in 1962. The Gaff Schooner was built in Scituate in 1939, and officially launched in 1951.
The Bay City–based ship, the “Appledore IV,” is an 85-foot long gaff schooner with a 76-foot mast and more than 3,500 square feet of sails.
Returning vessels include the Pride of Baltimore II, a 157-foot Baltimore clipper, and Madeline, a 95-foot gaff topsail schooner from Traverse City, perennial favorites at every Bay City event ...