Does anyone have any information obout this schooner?
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Southwind (schooner)
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Re: Southwind (schooner)
Of the schooner SOUTHWIND I have not more information than as given below:
Of all the ships that have sailed the high seas, perhaps none is more beautiful than the schooner. The origin of the name "schooner" is uncertain, but it quite possibly was derived from the Scottish verb "to schoon" or skip over the water like a flat stone. Whatever the origin, a schooner is a sleek ship with a draft allowing it to easily slip into rivers and shallow ports. Schooners are also noted for their speed, a quality that comes in handy when severe storms come up suddenly and the ship has to race to the safety of the nearest harbor. Although very few schooners are being built today, one place where this tradition still exists is on Carriacou, an island in the Grenadine archipelago in the Caribbean. Descendants of Scottish shipbuilders, who first came to the island in the nineteenth century, still carry out their craft at Windward Village on Carriacou These artisans build such seaworthy vessels as the Southwind, which is a two-masted schooner with the triangular sails characteristic of this type of ship. Used as a charter boat, the Southwind carries visitors to some of the loveliest isles of the Caribbean including Grenada and St. Vincent. In August, another place to find the Southwind might be at the Annual Yachting Regatta held on Carriacou which attracts seamen and yachtsmen from across the Grenadines.
http://www.unicover.com/EF4UH5CU.htm
Of all the ships that have sailed the high seas, perhaps none is more beautiful than the schooner. The origin of the name "schooner" is uncertain, but it quite possibly was derived from the Scottish verb "to schoon" or skip over the water like a flat stone. Whatever the origin, a schooner is a sleek ship with a draft allowing it to easily slip into rivers and shallow ports. Schooners are also noted for their speed, a quality that comes in handy when severe storms come up suddenly and the ship has to race to the safety of the nearest harbor. Although very few schooners are being built today, one place where this tradition still exists is on Carriacou, an island in the Grenadine archipelago in the Caribbean. Descendants of Scottish shipbuilders, who first came to the island in the nineteenth century, still carry out their craft at Windward Village on Carriacou These artisans build such seaworthy vessels as the Southwind, which is a two-masted schooner with the triangular sails characteristic of this type of ship. Used as a charter boat, the Southwind carries visitors to some of the loveliest isles of the Caribbean including Grenada and St. Vincent. In August, another place to find the Southwind might be at the Annual Yachting Regatta held on Carriacou which attracts seamen and yachtsmen from across the Grenadines.
http://www.unicover.com/EF4UH5CU.htm