Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Spirit of Dana Point"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/),
Dana Point,
09/2002
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Spirit of Dana Point |
| Ex-names: | Pilgrim of Newport |
| Registered port: | Long Beach, CA |
| Nation: | USA |
| Type of rigging: | SCHONER |
| Year built: | 1983 |
| Yard: | Dennis Holland, Costa Mesa, California, USA |
| Overall length: | 36.00 m |
| Length (hull): | 25.30 m |
| Breadth: | 7.32 m |
| Draught: | 3.05 m |
| Sail area: | 576 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 175 PS |
| Engine: | Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 25 May 2000
- replica of a 1770's topsail schooner used in the American Revolutionary War, the slave trade and the war of 1812.
- built by one man (Mr. Dennis Holland) in his front yard from plans purchased from the Smithsonian Institute, keel laid in 1970, launched 13 years later, the ship has got many beautiful details usually not found in replica ships.
- sails approx. 180 days per year with school children learning marine science and tall-ship sailing, the remainder of the year she is busy sailing on day overnight, multi day voyages to nearby islands off the coast of Southern California.
- after chartering the ship for many years the Ocean Institut, City of Dana Point, purchases her in 2001, renamed the "Spirit of Dana Point", further used for educational trips as part of the programmes of the new owner.
Contact:
Website (English, 22 Feb 2002):http://www.ocean-institute.org/
Ocean Institute - Marine Education Center: website of the owner and operator with information about their ships, general, visitor and teacher information, news, how to get involved, photos, contact address
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: 207 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: 265 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact