Showing posts with label peacemaker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peacemaker. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 June 2013

Peacemaker – amazing tall ship

Peacemaker's home port is Brusnwick, Georgia. It is a Barquentine, 37.8 m (124') long. It's rig he
View from the ramp!
ight is 123 feet. We purchased a passport to visit the ships, with details on each ship's background. You can see photos of it in full mast on its webpage.

The peacemaker was built on a riverbank in southern Brazil by an Italian family of boat builders, using traditional methods and the finest tropical hardwoods. The ship was first launched in 1989 as the Avany, a name chosen by her designer and owner, Frank Walker, Brazilian industrialist.
Long line-ups to view her!
Teaching knots!
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