Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Yankee Clipper"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 25 Dec 2010

• built as a private yacht in 1927, as "Cressida" she has sailed long voyages with her owners and served as base ship for discoveries.
• reconstruction after the World War II to serve as a cruising ship under sail, owner were the Vanderbuilts, based in Newport Beach in California, renamed "Pioneer".
• since 1965 sailing trips in the Caribbean managed by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.
• after financial collapse of the operator she laid in a shipyard in Tinidad.

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: 165 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 235 Source with picture Quelle with contact
(kurzer beschreibender Text)

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 178 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 28 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data