The Alabama, a 90-foot gaff-rigged fore and aft schooner with over 5,000 square feet of sail, was originally designed by Thomas F. McManus and built by the Pensacola Ship Building Company for the Mobile Bar Pilot Association in 1926. Rebuilt completely by the G.S. Maynard Shipyard in Vineyard Haven in 1998 now operates out of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.
Sparred length: 120' Sail Area 5000 Sq Feet Beam: 21' Draft: 12' 6" Hull: wood Year built: 1926, restored 1998
Thomas F. McManus мэн крутой был. Увижу книжку про него - обязательно куплю и прочитаю, вот только до ЮСА добраться. "Thomas F. McManus and the American Fishing Schooners" - так книга называется.