THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, June 22, 1995 TAG: 9506220610
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 90 lines
Research by STEVE STONE; graphic by ROBERT D. VOROS/Staff
When the Tall Ships ruled the seas, any child might have identified
a ship with a mere glance at its masts and sails. Today, most folks
don't know a ketch from a schooner. A visit to Town Point Park this
weekend for the launch of Americas' Sail '95 will provide some fun
education - and a chance to meet folks from several foreign
nations.
TWO-MASTED SCHOONER
New Way
Rig: two-masted gaff topsail schooner
Length: 130 feet
Sail area: 5,000 square feet
Built: 1939, in Key West, Fla.
Homeport: Philadelphia
Flag: United States
Notes: Operated by VisionQuest National Ltd., the ship is used in
a program to help troubled adolescents learn honor, self-discipline
and a work ethic. Originally christened the Western Union when put
in service in 1939, the vessel was then used to lay and repair
underwater telephone and telegraph cables in the seas near Key
West.
BRIGANTINE
Black Pearl
Rig: hermaphrodite brig
Sail area: 1,990 square feet
Built: 1951
Homeport: New York
FULL-RIGGED SHIP
H.M.S. Rose
Rig: Full-rigged frigate
Length: 180 feet
Sail area: 13,000 square feet
Built: 1970
[Homeport: New York City]
KETCH
Zenobe Gramme
Rig: ketch
Length: 92 feet
Rig height: 95 feet
Built: 1962
Homeport: n/a
Notes: The ketch was designed for scientific research.
THREE-MASTED SCHOONER
Capitan Miranda
Rig: three-masted staysail schooner
Length: 205 feet
Rig height: 130 feet
Built: 1930, in Cadiz, Spain
Homeport: Montevideo
BARK
USCG Eagle
Rig: three-masted bark
Length: 298 feet
Sail area: 25,300 square feet
Built: 1936, in Hamburg, Germany
Homeport: New London, Conn.
TOPSAIL SCHOONER* Tole Mour
Rig: three-masted topsail schooner
Length: 156 feet
Sail area: 9,000 square feet
Built: 1988, in Seattle
Homeport: Honolulu
BARK
Simon Bolivar
Rig: Barque
Length: 270 feet
Rig Height: 140 feet
Built: 1980, in Erandio Viscaya, Spain
Homeport: La Guaira
by CNB