A To Z Challenge 2017–F is for Tall Ship Fair Jeanne

Tall Ship Fair Jeanne is a Canadian sail training ship built and registered in Ottawa, Ontario. She is operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity, Bytown Brigantine Inc. Fair Jeanne is a 110 ft traditionally-rigged brigantine of composite construction, outfitted with a Detroit Diesel auxiliary propulsion system. Fair Jeanne sails mostly on the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Ontario, and is berthed in Kingston, Ontario during the summer months.


While Fair Jeanne's summer port is Kingston, she was built by the Fuller family in the backyard of their Ottawa home. Fair Jeanne began life as the family's private yacht, cruising the world’s oceans for more than 10 years. 

Today, however, Fair Jeanne sails for a different cause and is leased to the not-for-profit youth charity Bytown Brigantine, which uses her and her sister ship STV Black Jack for youth sail training. In addition to summer youth voyages, Fair Jeanne also does fall and spring group trips for organizations such as the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Girl Guides of Canada and corporate groups. The Fair Jeanne also offers trips for people who are working towards The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards.

The Fair Jeanne will sail in Rendez-Vous 2017 to celebrate the 150th Confederation of Canada.

Class: A
Nationality: Canada
Length: 33.53 m
Height: 24.39 m
Rig: Birgantine
Year built: 1982
 
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A To Z Challenge – E is for Tall Ship Europa

The Bark “EUROPA”, built in 1911, is a well known Tall Ship. Since 1994 she has taken part in Tall Ship Races all over the World: many times in Europe, but also in South Korea, Japan and the United States & Canada (East & West Coast, as well as the Great Lakes). EUROPA travels the oceans, visiting Antarctica from December till March and participating in The Tall Ships’ Races during the summer.






She is a ship that really sails, with her full set of Studding Sails (which you will not find on every Tall Ship), she has covered many miles, thus giving her the nickname “Ocean Wanderer”.

Although not the largest ship in the fleet, EUROPA is very much appreciated for the atmosphere on board as well as her looks. Everything about her gives the impression that our guests are on a true sailing ship from a forgotten era: the rope work on deck, the woodwork inside and outside, the pictures in the Deckhouse and of course the three traditionally rigged masts of which 2 are square rigged (being a Barque) and can hoist up to a maximum of 30 sails! The above photo was taken in the middle of the Pacific Ocean while on her way from San Diego to the Falkland Islands (rounding Cape Horn along the way!)
Apart from making wonderful voyages, the EUROPA is often used for Corporate Hospitality.

The options are wide: receptions, sponsoring of trainees and/or a combination of the two; advertisements, product introductions, wine tasting, daytrips – even weddings. She has once taken part in a movie and in 2006 the EUROPA took part for 14 days as a background for the opera “Der Fliegende Holländer” by Richard Wagner!

For a reception on board the EUROPA the deck, deckhouse and wonderful library can accommodate up to a maximum of 120 guests. The deck can be covered with an awning in case of rain or too much sunshine. In the deckhouse a bar can be used. Catering (food and beverages) is mostly arranged from the shoreside. Captain and/or mate and other crew can attend the event to explain about the ship, its history, and the adventures EUROPA undertakes every year.

Class: A
Nationality: Netherlands
Length: 44.50 m
Height: 28.16 m
Rig: Barque 3
Year built: 1911
Home port: The Hague, Netherlands
 
The Europa will participate in Rendez-Vous 2017
 
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A To Z Challenge 2017–D is for Tall Ship Denis Sullivan

The Sailing Vessel (S/V) Denis Sullivan is the world’s only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner.

The S/V Denis Sullivan was completed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2000 by professional shipwrights and nearly 1,000 volunteers. The schooner is a modern educational sailing vessel with two diesel engines, a scientific laboratory, two computer workstations, and modern communication and navigation equipment. She maintains single bunks in co-ed areas, shared toilets (heads) and showers, and limited storage. The vessel can carry up to 50 passengers on day sails and 21 participants overnight. She is complemented by a professional crew of ten.




The S/V Denis Sullivan provides an array of genuine maritime experiences, from two-hour Lake Watches for families to multi-day educational sails for teens and adults. Water is the world’s most precious resource, and the S/V Denis Sullivan provides a unique platform from which to provide marine education, leadership training, and personal development to visitors of all ages. Explore this site or contact our Marine Department to find out how you can be part of this amazing experience.


Class: B
Nationality: USA
Length: 40.00 m
Rig: Topsail Schooner 3
Year built: 2000
 
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A To Z Challenge 2017 - C is for Class C Vessels

Class C

Modern rigged vessels with a length of less than 40 m and with a waterline length. The length of the point at which the vessel sits in the water, at least 9.14 m. They are not carrying spinnaker like sails.

Oriole was originally laid down as the Oriole IV, the successor in a line of vessels named Oriole that were in service as the flagships for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, Ontario. During World War II, she was chartered by the Royal Canadian Navy as a training vessel. In 1949 she was again chartered by the Navy as a new recruit training vessel, and subsequently moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1951. 

She was officially commissioned HMCS Oriole 19 June 1952, and two years later the navy moved her to CFB Esquimalt to become a training vessel to the Naval Officer Training Centre.

Class: D
Nationality: Canada
Length: 27.72 m
Height: 20.66m
Rig: BM Ketch
Home Port: Esquimalt

Year built: 1921

The Oriole will be sailing in Rendez-Vous 2017

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A To Z Challenge 2017 B is for Bluenose II

BLUENOSE II is an international sailing ambassador and is home ported in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The vessel’s main purpose is to promote tourism for Nova Scotia and make the ship available for short day cruises when in Nova Scotia. The mission is to promote the history and legacy of BLUENOSE & BLUENOSE II. To teach and promote seamanship and life skills in young Canadians.

BLUENOSE II is a replica of the original BLUENOSE, which was built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Under Captain Angus Walters, she became famous as winner of the International Fishermen’s Series of schooner races from that date until the last race in 1938. BLUENOSE was featured on a Canadian postage stamp in 1928 and on the Canadian dime in 1937, where it can still be seen. The original BLUENOSE was lost in 1946 on a reef near Haiti.

BLUENOSE II built in 1963 is owned by the Province of Nova Scotia.

BLUENOSE II is operated and maintained by the Lunenburg Marine Museum Society, which also operates the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

Class: A
Nationality: Canada
Length: 43.60 m
Height: 40.24 m
Rig: Shooner Gaff-Rig
Year built: 1963



Home port: Lunenburg, Canada

Bluenose II will be sailing in Rendez-Vous 2017

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A To Z Challenge 2017 – A is for Tall Ship Alexander Von Humboldt II

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II has been sailing the high seas since 2011. Like its predecessor ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT, ALEX-2 is a civilian square rigger offering tall ship voyages for everyone, regardless of previous experience. All you need is an open mind and a spirit of adventure!

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II has been built with a traditional barque rig. That means the fore and main mast carry square sails while the sternmost, the mizzen mast, carries gaff sails. In total, ALEX-2 is driven by 24 sails with a sail area of 1.360 m2. In favorable wind conditions, she runs up to 14 knots. And if the wind does not blow at all, a 750 horsepower engine helps to reach the next port in time.

While the rigging resembles that of a windjammer built 150 years ago, the safety and rescue equipment of ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II is absolutely up to date. Radar, radio and satellite communication, electronic charts, life rafts, two high speed dinghys and many things more make her a modern ship and easy to navigate.

Alex-2 is owned and operated by Deutsche Stiftung Sail Training (German Sail Training Foundation / DSST), based in the barque’s homeport Bremerhaven. DSST is a non-profit, charitable organization. Its aims are to provide traditional high seas sailing for people of all ages, but especially for young men and women aged 15-25.

The Alexander von Humboldt II will be among the Tall Ships sailing in Rendez - Vous 2017

Class: A
Nationality: Germany
Length: 57.00 m
Height: 36.85 m
Rig: Barque 3
Year built: 1906
Home port: Bremerhaven, Germany

 

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A To Z Challenge 2017

 

My theme for the 2017 A To Z Challenge is 'Cathedrals of the Seas' to celebrate RDV 2017 (Rendez-Vous 2017)

More than 40 Tall Ships will be sailing Canadian waters to honour the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation in 2017. They are scheduled to stop at host ports in Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes, giving thousands of people the opportunity to admire the majestic beauty of these cathedrals of the seas.

The jewel in the crown of the RDV 2017 Tall Ships Regatta is the arrival of the international fleet into Québec and Lévis up the St Lawrence River. As well as the tremendous Tall Ships, thousands of visitors from across Canada and internationally, will enjoy free land activities, colourful crew parades and street artist performances.   

Let me take you traveling with me...

A transatlantic race to six countries

The Québec City and Lévis rallying point is one stop along a transatlantic race of 7,000 nautical miles taking place over the course of five months in 2017. The race starts at the port of Royal Greenwich in Great Britain on April 13 and finishes in the port of Le Havre, France, which will welcome the grand winner between August 31 and September 3. There will be stops in Portugal, Bermuda, the United States and Canada along the way.

The Tall Ships Regatta comprises five legs of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty.For each leg, there is a main rallying point where thousands of visitors can take part in the many activities organized for the event.

Event from April 13 to 16, 2017
Royal Greenwich, United Kingdom
Start of the race
The borough of Royal Greenwich, with its proud seafaring history, is the ideal location for the start of the first leg of the RDV 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. This UNESCO world heritage site is home to the world-renowned ship Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory and the National Maritime Museum.

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