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History

Under sail in 1926

 

An Icon of the
American Fisheries

The Schooner Adventure was built in 1926 and launched on September 16 at the John F. James and Son Yard in Essex, MA. She was designed by Thomas McManus as a “knockabout”—having no bowsprit which were known as “widow makers” due to the dangerousness of working on the jib. She spent 27 years fishing cod, haddock and halibut off Georges Bank. As a dory trawler, she carried 14 dories and a crew of 27.

Hull

  • length: 121 feet, 6 inches
  • draft: 13 feet, 9 inches (depth of hull underwater)
  • beam: 23 feet, 6 inches (width of hull mid-section)
  • capacity of hold: 160,000 lbs

Masts

(maximum height above deck)

  • Foremast: 77 feet
  • Mainmast: 85 feet

Sails

  • Main Sail: 2670 sf
  • Fore Sail: 1100 sf
  • Jumbo: 418 sf
  • Jib: 524 sf
  • Total Sail Area: 4712 sf
  • HISTORY
  • Adventure’s History
    • Dory Fishing 1926-1953
    • Windjamming 1954-1988
    • National Historic Landmark 1988-present
  • Restoration
  • Gloucester Fishing Industry
    • 1600€™s
    • 1700€™s
    • 1800s
    • 1900€™s
  • Dory Fishing Gear
  • Skippy!


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