Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Highlander Sea"

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Highlander Sea, Steve Tompkins, Chicago , 08/2000

Source, location, date:
Steve Tompkins,
Chicago,
08/2000

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Highlander Sea
Ex-names:Pilot, Star Pilot
Registered port:Port Huron
Nation:USA
Type of rigging:SCHONER
Year built:1924
Yard:Tarr & James Yard, Essex, US
Overall length:47.00 m
Breadth:7.68 m
Draught:4.30 m
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:800 PS
Engine:2 * GM Detroit Diesel V8

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 11 Sep 2005

  • she is a Grand Banks topsail schooner, built in 1924 at the shipyard of James and Tarr shipwrights of Essex, Massachusetts.
  • originally built by an American syndicate to beat the Bluenose for the Fisherman's Cup, construction was abandoned as the Fisherman's Cup race was cancelled before she was completed, the Boston Harbour Pilotage completed the project, under the name "Pilot" she served with the Boston Harbour Pilotage for over fifty years.
  • purchased by a consortium of 4 owners to circumnavigate the globe in the 1970s, sailed as far as the South Pacific.
  • sold in 1976 to Norman D. Paulsen of California, renamed to "Star Pilot" and used for marine biology classes based out of Santa Barbara in the winter and San Pedro in the summer.
  • next owner became High Hunter in 1985, brought to Hawaii and then to Boston to participate in the 1986 Chesapeake Schooner Race, former owner Paulsen then repossessed the boat in Boston and brought her back to Los Angeles via a yard period in Glouster.
  • 1998 sold to Fred Smithers of Secunda Marine Service Limited, renamed the "Highlander Sea" and registered in Nova Scotia, Canada; Secunda offered opportunities to cadets from various nautical institutes to complete their work terms on board the ship
  • sold in winter 2001/2002 to Acheson Ventures, LLC from Port Huron, Michigan, intended use is to offer opportunities for character development, teamwork, and community citizenship, participation in sailtraining events on the Great Lakes and East Coast.
  • during 2005 extensive refit at MCM Marine in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

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: 138 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

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: 90 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
(als "Highlander Seas")

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: 172 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact