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Sir Winston Churchill Schooner
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Adam and Debbie Purser of Classic Sailing posted a photo:

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First sailed in 1985 on three masted topsail schooner STS Sir Winston Churchill with 39 girls from Glasgow and Liverpool. Wild.
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Biloxi Schooner Pier Complex - Biloxi, Mississippi
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visitmississippi posted a photo:

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www.gulfcoast.org/
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A few things that are Bluenose and a few things that aren\'t
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nimbot posted a photo:

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Bluenose is a really famous schooner with ties to Halifax: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluenose. She sank in 1946 after colliding with a reef in Haiti and Bluenose II was built to replace her.

You can go on Bluenose II as a day passenger. It would have been fun, but we didn\'t have time to do that. There\'s also tons of Bluenose memorabilia that you can buy. Also goose-like sculptures..
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Guinevere launching - \"Legacy of Sailing\" exhibit at Jay Heritage Center
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Jay Heritage Center posted a photo:

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After World War I, Jay Estate owner and sailing enthusiast, Edgar Palmer, built Guinevere, a three masted schooner with the first system of diesel powered electric engines on an auxiliary yacht giving her unprecedented maneuvering abilities. The electricity generated also powered her steering and rigging lines as well as lighting and other creature comforts. Modern day sailors would marvel at her flying bridge with dual wheels located at the main mast allowing the helmsman to sit to leeward to see her sails. Competing against yachts designed for racing, she made a strong showing in a famous 1928 transatlantic race for the King Alfonso?s Cup in Spain, placing third. Certainly her Princeton tiger bowsprit was also memorable. This legendary schooner is depicted here at her launching out of Neponset with a full crew and Princeton classmates of Palmer\'s aboard. The banner draped across their laps hails Princeton as well.

Like his first prized yacht, also named Guinevere, Palmer donated the second ship to the Navy when the United States entered World War II. In fact in 1942, many yachtsmen including future NYYC Commodore Chauncey Devereux Stillman (whose wife Theodora was a Jay descendant) generously donated their vessels like Westerly for duty. German submarines and saboteurs posed a serious danger in coastal waters; with a shortfall of ships, the Navy relied on auxiliaries to help detect enemy activity. These pleasure boats were painted gray and black, sometimes outfitted with artillery and sonar devices but they didn?t have the firepower of escort destroyers. Because of their vulnerability and use as decoys, they were often called part of the ?Suicide Fleet? by their crew. Imagine being a young sailor thinking you were going to be assigned to a destroyer and ending up on a sailboat in the midst of enemy waters! Guinevere served 3 years of special escort duty including performing U-boat patrol.

The photo above by Edwin Levick is just one of the unique items in the JHC?s Quadricentennial exhibit and ?Legacy of Sailing? collection along with: a rare 1836 treatise by JC Jay on shells with hand colored plates; an extensive collection of Hudson Fulton Tercentenary memorabilia including silver and bronze medals designed for the Chairmen of the Commission by artist Emil Fuchs and the original engraved invitations, programs and silverware from Tiffany?s; vintage photographs of the 1909 naval parade; 100 year old ship plans of the replica Half Moon and Clermont; photographs from Mystic Seaport?s Rosenfeld collection and much more.
(JHC Archives)
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Sailing Moonward
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Rusty Russ posted a photo:

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This magical moonlit scene was actually taken in broad daylight without a moon or a large sailing ship. Marblehead harbor and the clouds were there, but not quite this color. I took this picture months ago, but although it was a beautiful place my photo didn\'t capture it\'s essence. In my opinion, though this is a made up scene it is a much better image - and that is what my pictures are all about.
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Dirigio II ~ 1939
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Konabish posted a photo:

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View On White
Dirigo II is a 72 foot double top masted schooner. Ordered in 1939 and built by the Goudy and Stevens yard in East Boothbay Maine. John Alden was tasked to design a boat capable of circumnavigation, sailing in any ocean, any weather. Completed in 1946, she has circumnavigated the globe (i.e., sailed completely around the world!).

I hope to sail on her soon. She\'s in good shape, but work is in progress now.
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Kathleen & May, Bideford
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Ravages posted a photo:

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The masts of the last surviving three mast schooner.
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Alma and the Bridge Three
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Endless Matt posted a photo:

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Wing Nut
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thelightgatherer posted a photo:

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I love fried chicken wings, who doesn\'t. Unless you play golf in Los Angeles, most people wouldn\'t know about this place. It\'s at the Wilson and Harding Golf Course club house inside Griffith Park. Just a normal coffeeshop, but the best wings I\'ve ever had.

Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, simple and delicious. Also don\'t forget to accompany some wings with their 22 oz. schooner of beer which comes in a frozen glass.

It even tastes better after playing 18 holes.
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Alma and the Bridge
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Endless Matt posted a photo:

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Alma Bow
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Endless Matt posted a photo:

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Liberty
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k long posted a photo:

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Cloud Nine Extra 016 Bluenose?
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rona.h posted a photo:

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Was Geoff on the famous schooner when he took this picture of Cloud Nine?
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Blue Pennant
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Reid Kasprowicz posted a photo:

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Blue Nose Schooner Circa 1910
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FrigateRN posted a photo:

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Model ship in bottle of museum standard.
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Sailing Dutch Style
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Sherry Jackson posted a photo:

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John G Alden Gaff Schooner for sale, Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Honolulu
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Joel Abroad posted a photo:

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John G Alden Gaff Schooner for sale, Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Honolulu, November 2009: built 1928, length 76\', beam 14\', draft 9.5\', price $95,500
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Alma and the Bridge Two
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Endless Matt posted a photo:

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IMG_1293
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faithbreisblatt posted a photo:

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Schooner of beer
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deakandy posted a photo:

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Beer cake!
on a coaster
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