Nautical Terms
Ballast-> is any material used to keep a ship stable, or steady. For example, a ship with no cargo will carry water in its ballast tanks to keep the vessel from riding too high in the water.
Windward-> is the direction toward the wind, or opposite to lee. The windward side of a ship is the side from which the wind is blowing.
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Typical Great Lakes schooner, Red Witch(77', LOA) was the official "State of Ohio" tall ship in 2003. Now operates on Lake Michigan from the Chicago lakeshore.
Red Witch is a 77-foot Gaff rig topsail schooner whose designer was John G. Alden, long considered one of the worlds greatest naval architects and classic yacht designers. She is fully inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard and licensed to carry up to 49 passengers, and was built in 1986 specifically for charter passenger travel. Her dramatic bright crimson hull is constructed from mahogany over cypress frames, with a Douglas fir deck.
Red Witch has enjoyed a long pedigree of charter sailing, beginning in Hawaii and San Diego, moving to the Great Lakes about ten years ago. She has also been a registered Exhibition Tall Ship, and was awarded flagship status at the State of Ohios Bicentennial celebration in 2003. Red Witch was a participant in the Chicago tall ship festival, also in 2003. Red Witch is a member of ASTA, the American Sail Training Association, and has been used as an educational platform for traditional rig sailing and maritime history.
Please visit Red Witch.com for More photos and Red Witch Charter information.
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