Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Young America"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Young America
Ex-names:Enchantress
Registered port:Atlantic City
Nation:USA
Type of rigging:SCHONER
Year built:1975
Yard:D.M. Kent, Port Jeferson
Overall length:39.50 m
Length (hull):29.80 m
Breadth:7.40 m
Draught:2.80 m
Sail area:489 m2
Ship's hull:Beton / Ferrocement
Power:200 PS
Engine:Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 30 Dec 1999

  • designed after the merchant sailing vessels of the 19th century.
  • several changes of the ownership and partly laid up because of economical reasons, until she was bought by Scott Chew, who restored the ship until 1997, conversion from a topsail schooner into a gaff rigged schooner.
  • licensed for both near shore and open ocean and international charter, spents the summer on day and overnight charters based in Atlatic City and Camden, New Jersey and usually winters in the Caribbean.

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.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 370 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 173 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 422 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data