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Schooners
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts.
Schooners Collections
1932 S&S Brilliant
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built in 1932 at Henry B. Nevin’s City Island shipyard for Walter Barnum, Brilliant stood out as superior with her custom design and skilled craftsmanship. Since joining Mystic Seaport’s fleet in 1953, Brilliant has carried more than 8,000 crew members in her sail-training programs, the oldest program of its type in the U.S. This program served Mariner Girl Scouts from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, and is now open to all teenagers and adults. In 1997, she was named Sail Training Ship of the Year by the American Sail Training Association, and has been a consistent winner in classic yacht races during the past 25 years.
1903 Atlantic- 28.5
Designed by William Gardner and built in steel by Townsend and Downey. The Atlantic carried 18,500 ft. of sail area and was skippered by Charlie Barr who also drove Columbia and Reliance to America’s Cup victories. Atlantic won the Kaisers Cup and set a Trans-Atlantic crossing record in 1905 from Sandy Hook, NJ to the Lizard.
1913 Adventuress
Revised version of our 30" Adventuress Schooner model. This 101ft. Topsail Schooner is owned and operated by Sound Experience and is used for sail training and environmental education in Puget Sound.
27" Bluenose
Built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Originally built as a fishing schooner, Bluenose held the International Fisherman's Trophy Cup from 1921 to 1938, winning the races an unprecedented 5 times. After fishing slowed, the Bluenose was sold in 1942 and was broken up off the coast of Haiti in 1946 after running aground.
37" Bluenose
Built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Originally built as a fishing schooner, Bluenose held the International Fisherman's Trophy Cup from 1921 to 1938, winning the races an unprecedented 5 times. After fishing slowed, the Bluenose was sold in 1942 and was broken up off the coast of Haiti in 1946 after running aground.
1903 Atlantic 43"
Designed by William Gardner and built in steel by Townsend and Downey. The Atlantic carried 18,500 ft. of sail area and was skippered by Charlie Barr who also drove Columbia and Reliance to America’s Cup victories. Atlantic won the Kaisers Cup and set a Trans-Atlantic crossing record in 1905 from Sandy Hook, NJ to the Lizard.
