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Facts About the Shearwater
Vessel Name: SHEARWATER
Registry I.D. National Vessel Identification No. 228487
Capacity:
- Passengers: 48
- Crew: 4
- Total: 52
Yacht Location:
North Cove Yacht Harbor & Marina at the World Financial Center Battery Park City Esplanade (directly in front of the Winter Garden)
Office/ Mailing Address:
225 Broadway Suite 3407
New York, New York 10038
NY Sailing Season: May 1st – October 15th
Charter Sail Hours: 24 hours, by appointment
Public Sail Hours: Departures Morning– Midnight, check website for schedule
Featured Packages:
- Public, Semi-Private Events for Groups
- Holiday Gift Packages
- Private Charters, Corporate & Teambuilding Events Romantic Excursion Packages for Couples Photo and Movie Locations Wedding Packages
Boat Specifications
Year Built: 1929, (one mo. before Stock Market Crash)
Length: 82.5 feet
Beam: 16.5 feet
Draft: 10 feet
Class: Double-Masted Schooner
Rigging: 85 foot Mast, Marconi Staysail Schooner
Materials: Wood; Teak, Mahogany, Native White Oak
Where Built: Rice Brothers Shipyard, East Boothbay, Maine
Historic Highlights:
Multiple Global Circumnavigations
Submarine Hunting Patrol during WWII – North Atlantic
Research Vessel for University of Pennsylvania
Survived World Trade Center collapse
Architect: Theodore Donald Wells
First Home Port: Old Corinthian Yacht Club – Oyster Bay, New York
First Owner: Charles E. Dunlap – Prominent Industrialist; Banker (NY Guaranty Trust), Book & Art Collector, Benefactor
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