Pacific_Swift_(ship)

<i>Pacific Swift</i> (ship)

Pacific Swift (ship)

Canadian tall ship

This article is about the schooner. For the bird, see Pacific swift.

The Pacific Swift is a square topsail schooner, built by S.A.L.T.S. as a working exhibit at Expo '86 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She provides 5- to 10-day sail training programs for young people and day sails for S.A.L.T.S. members around Vancouver Island and along the coast of British Columbia.

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The Pacific Swift has completed four offshore voyages, some of more than a year in duration. Her offshore travels have taken her to Australia and Europe, to remote communities on Easter and Pitcairn Island, and to many other far-flung ports of call. She has logged over 100,000 nautical miles (190,000 km).

The Pacific Swift has a sparred length of 34 m, total sail area of 510 sq m and weighs 71.45 gross tons.[1] The Swift is a traditional tall ship which requires manpower to sail.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Rowe, Nigel (2014). Tall Ships Today. London: Bloomsbury. p. 118. ISBN 9781472903488.
  2. [2]
    Saracuse, Tara (2011). Island Kids. E-book: Brindle & Glass. ISBN 978-1897142431.
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