The
Ship> Design
& Construction
photo - Daan Muller
 The
Spirit of South Carolina is a pilot schooner
reminiscent of the Frances
Elizabeth, a vessel that was originally built
by the Samuel
J. Pregnall & Bros.
Shipyard in Charleston in 1879 and served pilots
in this city's harbor for 25 years. Plans for the Frances
Elizabeth, from which the new
ship has been adapted, were found at the Smithsonian
Institution within that organization's extensive
collection.
Those original plans were modified and redesigned by Peter Boudreau
and Andrew Davis, proprietors of the preeminent tall ship design
firm TriCoastal Marine. TriCoastal Marine has been involved with
several notable vessels including: the Amistad, Spirit
of Massachusetts, Lady Maryland, Pride of Baltimore
II, Schooner
Virginia, and the USS Constellation. Built to their
specifications, this impressive vessel will be fully certified
by the US Coast Guard. The Spirit possesses beautiful
lines is a fast craft under sail or power. Her dimensions are 90 feet on deck and 140 feet overall. Her waterline is designed
at 88 feet and her beam 24 feet, and she is capable of carrying
29 overnight passengers and crew.
Spirit's Principal Dimensions
Rail length: 93.8 ft
Deck length: 90.7 ft
Waterline length: 88.0 ft
Overall length: 140 ft
Beam: 23.7 ft
Design draft: 10.3 ft
Displacement: 147.8 LTons
Capacity: 29
Speed: 12.5 knots
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Mark Bayne, owner of Sea Island Boat Works in Charleston, South
Carolina, is the Master Shipwright in charge of building the Spirit
of South Carolina. She has been constructed from several
types of woods traditionally used in shipbuilding, including:
live oak, Angelique, long-leaf yellow pine, Sapele, Purple Heart
and Douglas fir. Every element of this ship was constructed on site, including both masts and all the
necessary rigging. For safety she has two Cummins Diesel
engines and carries the latest electronic communication and
navigational technology.
The Sailing School Vessel Spirit of South Carolina: The SSV Spirit
of South Carolina will be United States Coast Guard certified and
operates as a Sailing School Vessel (SSV) under Title 46, Subchapter
R of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
photos - Norman Walsh, Michele Powell
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