Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Playfair"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Playfair
Registered port:Toronto
Nation:CAN
Type of rigging:BRIGANTINE
Year built:1972
Yard:Kingston Shipyards Ltd. Ontario, CAN
Overall length:21.70 m
Length (hull):18.10 m
Breadth:6.60 m
Draught:2.30 m
Sail area:250 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:110 PS
Engine:Palmer Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 10 Apr 2021

  • built 1973 for the sail training organisation Toronto Brigantine Inc. as an addition to an already established sail training ship "Pathfinder", launched and christened by Queen Elizabeth II during the Royal Visit to Canada in Kingston, Ontario, sailed to Toronto in a half finished condition to be completed there by professional shipwrights assisted by teenaged volunteers.
  • operated to offer sail training on the Great Lakes with occasional summer voyages down the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic.
  • participation in the Bicentennial celebration in New York City in 1976.
  • Toronto Brigantine Inc. was renamed to Brigs Youth Sail Training and registered in Hamilton, CA.

Contact:

Website (English, 06 Apr 2021):
https://www.brigs.ca/
Brigs Youth Sail Training: about tall ship adventures for youth, sailing programmes during summer and winter, how to support, ship specification, pictures, contact

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 210 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 235 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact