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1 Flag: Norwegian Rig: Full Square-Rigged Homeport: Kristiansand Sparred Length: ft. Length Overall: 186 ft. Draft: 7 ft. 7 in. Beam: 29.1 ft. Rig Height: ft. Sail Area: 13,304 sq. ft. Displacement: 499 GRT Crew: 20 Crew, 70 Trainees Sørlandet was built in 1927 in the Verksted shipyard in the city of Kristiansand on the south coast of Norway. Built to be a sail-training vessel, she is the oldest of three existing Norwegian tall ships. Sørlandet made her North American debut in 1933 when she served as the Norwegian Pavilion during the Chicago World s Fair. Today she is a sailing classroom for Class Afloat, a private school offering 11th and 12th grade high school and university level instruction. In the school year, students will have visited 22 ports of call from Istanbul to Brazil and participate in service projects in Senegal and the Dominican Republic.

2 Rig: Gaff-Rigged Topsail Schooner Homeport: Bridgeport, CT Sparred Length: 110 ft. Length Overall: 74 ft. Draft: 10 ft. Beam: 19.2 ft Rig Height: 96 ft. Sail Area: 9,688 sq. ft. Displacement: 74 GRT Crew: 9 Crew, 6 Trainees What began in 1947 as a fishing boat crafted from the recycled metals of captured German U-Boats following World War II, Unicorn today is the only tall ship in the world that sails with an all-female crew. She is a floating platform for a leadership program designed exclusively for teenage girls providing a voyage of self-discovery connecting the dots between their shipboard experiences and how that experience translates to real-life lessons, making good choices and how those choices pay off in the end. In the summer of 2013, Unicorn will sail throughout the Great Lakes with teenage daughters of United States military and Canadian Forces families who have a parent on active duty status or who has fallen in the line of duty.

3 Rig: Brig Homeport: Erie, Pennsylvania Sparred Length: 198 ft. Length Overall: ft. Draft: 11 ft. Beam: 31 ft. Rig Height: 119 ft. Sail Area: 11,600 sq. ft. Displacement: 163 GRT Crew: 21 Crew, 28 Trainees During the War of 1812, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry fled to the Brig Niagara when his own vessel was destroyed by enemy fire. Skillfully maneuvering Niagara and firing on the British fleet, Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie within 15 minutes of taking the helm. This pivotal event in the battle secured the Northwest Territories and opened trade routes for the United States. Today s Niagara is an accurate recreation of her namesake and includes some of the original ship s 1813 timbers in her construction. She is the Flagship of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a National Historic Landmark.

4 Rig: 2-Masted Square Topsail Schooner Homeport: Portsmouth, NH Sparred Length: 122 ft. Length Overall: 78 ft. Draft: 9 ft. Beam: 23 ft. Rig Height: 95 ft. Sail Area: 4,669 sq. ft. Displacement: 94 GRT Crew: 8 Lynx is an interpretation of a privateer by the same name that was among the first ships to defend American freedom by evading the British naval fleet and blockading American ports. A second Lynx with modified lines was built by the American Navy at the Washington Navy yard a year later. While the nearly completed schooner was still on the stocks, the British marched unopposed into our capital and burned most of the public buildings. The Navy yard, rope walk, and ammunition magazines were destroyed by our own men to preclude their falling into the hands of the enemy. The Lynx was one of two ships to survive and ultimately went to sea until her loss with all hands in January 1820, apparently in a hurricane off Jamaica. The current Lynx, launched in 2001, is a living museum dedicated to those who cherish the blessings of America.

5 Rig: Gaff Rigged Top Masted Schooner Homeport: Traverse City, MI Sparred Length: 92 ft. Length Overall: 55 ft. 6 in. Draft: 8 ft. Beam: 16 ft. Rig Height: 71 ft. Sail Area: 1,539 sq. ft. Displacement: 50 GRT Crew: 11 Madeline is a reconstruction of a 19th century Great Lakes schooner and an official tall ship of Michigan. She was built between 1985 and 1990 in Traverse City by volunteers to serve as a floating center for the interpretation of Great Lakes maritime history. The original Madeline was built in Ohio in One of the four brothers who served as captain and crew became grandfather to the man who owned the now infamous Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald.

6 Flag: Canada Rig: Brigantine Homeport: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sparred Length: 72 ft. Length Overall: 60 ft. Draft: 8 ft. Beam: 15 ft. Rig Height: 56 ft. Sail Area: 2,600 sq. ft. Displacement: GRT Crew: 11 Crew, 18 Trainees Playfair joined Toronto Brigantine in She was christened in 1973 by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and is the only Canadian ship to be commissioned by a reigning monarch. Since the founding of Toronto Brigantine in 1962, thousands of young people have participated in the organization s character building programs that foster and reward self-confidence, teamwork, responsibility, custodianship and leadership. By working together, sailing and managing square-rigged ships, they have discovered important lessons about life and themselves.

7 PATHFINDER Flag: Canada Rig: Brigantine Homeport: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sparred Length: 72 ft. Length Overall: 60 ft. Draft: 8 ft. Beam: 15 ft. Rig Height: 56 ft. Sail Area: 2,600 sq. ft. Displacement: GRT Crew: 11 Crew, 18 Trainees The Pathfinder was the original vessel of Toronto Brigantine, a charitable organization founded in 1962 to develop leadership, discipline, and citizenship in a maritime environment. The men and women who founded Toronto Brigantine believed that exposure to the challenge of the sea-going lifestyle could benefit young people. From standing watch to coordinating daily operations, from preparing meals to repairing systems, the entire ship s complement is between 13 and 18 years of age aside from the Captain. Toronto Brigantine celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2012.

8 Rig: Barquentine Homeport: Wilmington, DE Sparred Length: 150 ft. Length Overall: 128 ft. Draft: 14 ft. Beam: 33 ft. Rig Height: 126 ft. Sail Area: 10,000 sq. ft. Displacement: 297 GRT Crew: 6 Crew, 5 Trainees The Peacemaker was built on a riverbank in southern Brazil by an Italian family of boat builders, using traditional methods and the finest tropical hardwoods. The ship which was launched in 1989 was intended to be a private yacht for the family of a Brazilian industrialist. After a short voyage in the Caribbean, the ship was docked in Savannah, Georgia where it languished until purchased by Peacemaker Marine and began life as a sail training vessel and a seagoing representation of the group s desire to encourage peace and unity around the world.

9 Rig: 3-Masted Schooner Homeport: Milwaukee, WI Sparred Length: 137 ft. Length Overall: 99 ft. Draft: 9 ft. Beam: 24 ft. Rig Height: 95 ft. Sail Area: 4,597 sq. ft. Displacement: 99 GRT Crew: 11 The Denis Sullivan is an educational sailing vessel connecting learners of all ages to the Great Lakes, oceans and our world of water through experiential learning and technology. She was completed in 2000 by professional shipwrights and nearly 1,000 volunteers and is the world s only recreation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner. The Denis Sullivan travels over 18,000 nautical miles each year from her summer home at Discovery World to her winter home in Southern Florida.

10 Rig: Sq. Topsail Schooner Homeport: Baltimore, MD Sparred Length: 157 ft. Length Overall: 100 ft. Draft: 12 ft. 5 in. Beam: 26 ft. Rig Height: 107 ft. Sail Area: 9,000 sq. ft. Displacement: 97 GRT Crew: 11 Crew, 6 Trainees Pride of Baltimore is the moniker given the Baltimore Clipper Chausseur and her famous captain Thomas Boyle. One of America s most notorious privateers (or legal pirates), Boyle sailed to the British Isles, harassed the British merchant fleet and captured or sank 17 British vessels before returning home to Baltimore harbor. As a Goodwill Ambassador for Baltimore and the State of Maryland, Pride of Baltimore II has sailed nearly 200,000 miles and visited over 200 ports in 40 countries. She is a reproduction of an 1812-era Baltimore Clipper commissioned in 1988 as a sailing memorial to her immediate predecessor, the original Pride of Baltimore, which was tragically sunk by a white squall off Puerto Rico in 1986, taking her captain and three crew members down with her.