"Sultana" Under Sail
Another contender in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.
Rated Length: 31.64 • Sec/Mi: 207.66
Owner: Sultana Education Foundation
Previous Races: 2001-2014
Sultana is a full-scale reproduction of the 1768 schooner Sultana, built in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1767, then sold to the British in 1768. The Royal Navy refitted the original Sultana, the smallest schooner ever in the Royal Navy, and sent her back to the American colonies as a revenue cutter to enforce the “tea taxes.” She returned to England in 1772, was sold out of the Royal Navy and ended her career as a merchant ship in the waters off the British Isles.
The new Sultana was built using the actual 1768 Royal Navy survey of the original ship, making her one of the most accurate 18th-century replica ships in existence. Not only did the Royal Navy preserve those survey drawings, but also the ship’s logs, crew lists and correspondence, historical items that have proven invaluable for the ship’s educational programs. Launched in 2001, she is an educational platform and the flagship of the Sultana Education Foundation. More than 5,000 students sail on Sultana each year, participating in hands-on educational programs in history and environmental science designed to promote stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay’s historic, cultural and environmental legacy.
Unfortunately she did not finish the race. I don't why as yet- she's just listed "DNF" in the results. She does seem to have less sail area than some of the others so perhaps that was a factor.
We have seen her docked in Chestertown at her home port before. She's a lovely ship.
"Sultana" Under Sail
Another contender in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.
Rated Length: 31.64 • Sec/Mi: 207.66
Owner: Sultana Education Foundation
Previous Races: 2001-2014
Sultana is a full-scale reproduction of the 1768 schooner Sultana, built in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1767, then sold to the British in 1768. The Royal Navy refitted the original Sultana, the smallest schooner ever in the Royal Navy, and sent her back to the American colonies as a revenue cutter to enforce the “tea taxes.” She returned to England in 1772, was sold out of the Royal Navy and ended her career as a merchant ship in the waters off the British Isles.
The new Sultana was built using the actual 1768 Royal Navy survey of the original ship, making her one of the most accurate 18th-century replica ships in existence. Not only did the Royal Navy preserve those survey drawings, but also the ship’s logs, crew lists and correspondence, historical items that have proven invaluable for the ship’s educational programs. Launched in 2001, she is an educational platform and the flagship of the Sultana Education Foundation. More than 5,000 students sail on Sultana each year, participating in hands-on educational programs in history and environmental science designed to promote stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay’s historic, cultural and environmental legacy.
Unfortunately she did not finish the race. I don't why as yet- she's just listed "DNF" in the results. She does seem to have less sail area than some of the others so perhaps that was a factor.
We have seen her docked in Chestertown at her home port before. She's a lovely ship.