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Friday, August 199:00 a.m.: Gates open9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Tom Kastle9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Crunchy Bunch10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Lee Murdock11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Ida Jo1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: The Saga of Harald Fairhair1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Lee Murdock3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Black Eyed Snakes4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: The Saga of Harald Fairhair4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Lee Murdock5:00 p.m.: Gates close

Saturday, August 209:00 a.m.: Gates open9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Tom Kastle10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Lee Murdock10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Crunchy Bunch1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: The Saga of HaraldFairhair1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Lee Murdock2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: AM Rubin4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: The Saga of HaraldFairhair4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Tom Kastle5:00 p.m.: Gates close

Beam: Width.

Draft: How much water a vessel draws, or how far below the waterline the vessel’slowest point is.

Height of tallest mast: The figures given here are measured from the keel to the top of themast.

Keel: The timber or metal extending along the middle of a vessel’s bottom for its entirelength.

Length: The length of sailing ships can be given in several ways: Sparred, overall, ondeck and on the waterline. Lengths given here are sparred — the distance between theextremities of any spars overhanging the bow and stern of a vessel — and length ondeck (LOD), the distance between the forwardmost and aftermost points on a deck.

Lugger: A small vessel equipped with a lugsail or lugsails.

Lugsail: A four-sided sail with its top supported by a yard fastened obliquely to the mast.

Scuttle: To deliberately sink your own vessel.

TermsTermsTypes of tall shipsTypes of tall ships

Topsail schooner: With two mastsfore-and-aft rigged. The foremastcarries square-rigged sails at the top.

Brigs: With twomasts, bothsquare-rigged.

Full-rigged ships:With three or moremasts, allsquare-rigged.

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“Tall Ship” is a generic term applied to large, traditionallyrigged sailing vessels. Such vessels include:

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Pride ofBaltimore IIType of vessel:Topsail schoonerLength: 157 feet(sparred), 100 feet(LOD)Beam: 26 feetDraft: 12.5 feetNumber of masts: 2Height of tallestmast: 107 feetGross registeredtonnage: 97Year launched:1988Homeport: BaltimoreMission: To promote Maryland trade and tourism andeducate people about American history and maritimesciences.Historical forebearers: During the War of 1812,privateers used such vessels to raid English ships.Interesting tidbit: The ship was commissioned in1988 as a sailing memorial to the Pride of Baltimore,which sank in a storm off Puerto Rico in 1986 with theloss of its captain and three crew members.

Appledore VType of vessel: SchoonerLength: 65 feet (sparred); 58 feet (LOD)Beam: 14 feetDraft: 8 feet, 6 inchesNumber of masts: 2Height of tallest mast: 63 feet, 6 inchesYear launched: 1992Homeport: Bay City, Mich. / Florida KeysHistory: The Appledore V is owned and

operated by BaySail of Bay City, Mich.,which aims to “foster environmentalstewardship of the ... Great Lakesecosystem and to provide personaldevelopment opportunities for learners of allages through shipboard and land-basededucational experiences.” Appledore V waslaunched in 1992 and purchased by BaySailin 2002, joining the 85-foot schoonerAppledore IV. Appledore V returned to theGreat Lakes this summer after four years inFlorida.

Mist of AvalonType of vessel: SchoonerLength: 100 feet (sparred); 85 feet (LOD)Beam: 20 feetDraft: 10 feet, 3 inchesNumber of masts: 2Height of tallest mast: 63 feet, 1 inchYear launched: 1967/1997Homeport: TorontoHistory: The Mist of Avalon waslaunched in 1967 as the M/V LiverpoolBay in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. It wasused for commercial cod fishing in theNorth Atlantic for 20 years before beingleft abandoned at a pier in Halifax. In1992, Capt. George Mainguy startedconverting the vessel to a 19th-centuryGrand Banks schooner, replacing themain engine, rebuilding the hull andbuilding out the rigging. Renamed the"Mist of Avalon," it returned to the sea in1997 and has since been featured inmovies and at maritime festivals.

El Galeon AndalucíaType of vessel: GalleonLength: 129 feetBeam: 33 feetDraft: 10 feet, 6 inchesNumber of masts: Three, plus a bowsprit mastHeight of tallest mast: 121 feetGross registered tonnage: 496Year launched: 2009Homeport: Sevilla, SpainMission: The ship’s goal, according to its website, is “to spreadthe knowledge and experiences of the sailors and explorers fromour ancestral past, and the offer the once-in-a-lifetime experienceto peer into the hearts of legends past.” The Nao VictoriaFoundation commissioned the ship, which was built in 2009-10.Historical forebearers: Spanish galleons of the 16th through 18thcenturies that discovered and established trade routes linkingSpain, the Americas and the Philippines. Galleons had more cargocapacity, defense capabilities and better maneuverability thanprevious ship designs.Interesting tidbit: The hull and decks of El Galeon Andalucía werebuilt up in layers of fiberglass, after which the structure was linedwith wood. Three years of research went into the project.

US Brig NiagaraType of vessel:BrigLength: 198 feet(sparred), 116feet (LOD)Beam: 32.5 feetDraft: 11 feetNumber ofmasts: 2Height of tallestmast: 118 feetGross registeredtonnage: 162Year launched: 1988Homeport: Erie, Pa.Mission: The ship commemorates and interprets the building ofCommodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s fleet, the Battle of Lake Erieand the War of 1812, including the sailing and operation of suchvessels and the life of the crew.Historical forebearer: After the War of 1812, the Niagara wasscuttled in Erie Harbor. In 1913, the wreck was salvaged and aship built upon its keel.Interesting tidbit: The Niagara has been called the largestrowboat in North America, with 18 wood sweeps (oars), each 30feet long and weighing about 100 pounds.

ZeetoType of vessel: SchoonerLength: 65 feet (sparred)Beam: 15 feetDraft: 7 feetNumber of masts: 3Year launched: 1954Mission: Privately owned and sailed onLake Superior.Historical forebearers: Modeled after a1850s fishing schooner.

S/V Denis SullivanType of vessel:SchoonerLength: 137 feet(sparred), 98 feet(LOD)Beam: 24 feetDraft: 8.75 feetNumber of masts: 3Height of tallestmast: 95 feetGross registeredtonnage: 99Year launched: 2000Homeport: MilwaukeeMission: To serve as agoodwill ambassador for the state of Wisconsin and floatingclassroom — specifically to provide an introduction to fieldscience with an emphasis on environmental issues, Great Lakesconcerns and stewardship of the natural world.Historical forebearers: The schooner represents a type of vesselthat was common on the Great Lakes from 1830 into the 1890s.It is named after Capt. Denis Sullivan, owner and captain of theMoonlight in 1874.Interesting tidbit: Wisconsin’s flagship, nearly 1 millionvolunteer hours went into its construction from 1991 to 2000.

Brigantines: With twomasts; the foremast issquare-rigged, and themainmast isfore-and-aft rigged.

Schooners: With twoor more masts,fore-and-aft rigged.

Barques: With three ormore masts, allsquare-rigged exceptthe aft-most mast,which is fore-and-aftrigged.

Barquentines: Withthree or more masts, allfore-and-aft riggedexcept the foremast,which is square-rigged.

Tall Ships Duluth offers several levels oftickets. Go to tallshipsduluth.com for

more information. Tickets can bepurchased online, by calling

(877)-4FLY-TIX, or at the festivalgrounds during the festival.Thursday, August 18

11:00 a.m.: Gates Open11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Tom Kastle12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: The Saga of HaraldFairhair1:30 p.m.: Parade of Sail begins4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Opening Ceremonieson Harbor Drive behind the DECC)5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: The Saga of HaraldFairhair5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Gerry Ouellette7:00 p.m.: Gates close

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When and IfType of vessel: SchoonerLength: 80 feet (sparred);63.5 feet (LOD)Beam: 15 feetDraft: 9 feetNumber of masts: 2Height of tallest mast:78 feetYear launched: 1939Homeport: Newport, R.I.History: The When and Ifwas built in Maine in 1939for legendary U.S. Gen.George S. Patton (then acolonel). “When the war isover, and if I live throughit, Bea and I are going to sail her around the world,” he wrote. Patton diedfrom injuries suffered in an automobile accident in late 1945 — but the shipstayed in the Patton family until 1972, when it was donated to a sail trainingprogram for kids. In 1990 it broke loose during a storm and suffered majordamage; it went back into private ownership and was rebuilt, andrelaunched in 1994. It was restored again after being purchased by DougHazlitt in 2012.

Galleon: With three masts; the fore andmain masts have two square sails. Therear mast is a triangular sail; also, a smallsail is attached to the bowsprit

Abbey RoadType of vessel: SchoonerLength: 57 feet (sparred), 52 feet (LOD)Beam: 13 feet, 11 inchesDraft: 6.5 feetNumber of masts: 2Year launched: 1989Homeport: BayfieldHistory: The Abbey Road was donated toLake Superior Tall Ships in 2014 and isused for teaching sailing to kids.

Sunday, August 219:00 a.m.: Gates open9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Tom Kastle10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Lee Murdock10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: North Shore PhilharmonicOrchestra12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Tom Kastle1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: The Saga of Harald Fairhair1:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.: Crunchy Bunch2:00 p.m.– 2:45 p.m.: Lee Murdock3:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm: Gerry Ouellette4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: The Saga of Harald Fairhair4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Lee Murdock5:00 p.m.: Gates close

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