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Tall ship "When and If" heading out onto Lake Erie @ Erie, PA Tall Ships Challenge 2025

When and If is a yacht designed by John Alden and commissioned by then Colonel George S. Patton, a widely regarded American war hero. It was built in 1939 as a private yacht by boatbuilder F.F. Pendleton in Wiscasset, Maine. It was constructed of double planked mahogany over black locust frames and an oak keel.

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Uploaded on November 4, 2025
Taken on August 21, 2025