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American Rover

The American Rover is a Three Masted Top Sail Schooner which provides pleasure cruises from downtown harbor of Norfolk, Virginia. Its design was inspired by the 19th Century Cargo Schooners that once sailed the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Seaboard. She was fittted out in the Willoughby area of Norfolk, and put into service in 1986.

 

Some of her stats:

Length Overall – 135 Feet

Length on Deck – 98 Feet

Beam – 24 Feet

Draft – 9 Feet

Displacement – 105 Tons

Sail Area – 5,000 Square Feet

Hull – Steel

Top Speed – 11.5 Knots

Passenger Capacity – 129

 

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Uploaded on March 18, 2016
Taken on September 9, 2015