The 92' schooner American Eagle was built in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1930. For 53 years she was a working member of the famed Gloucester fishing fleet. National Historic Landmark. Passengers: 28
The 95' ketch-rigged Angelique was built specifically for the windjamming trade in 1980. Patterned after the 19th-century sailing ships that fished off the coast of England, the Angelique was built for safety and offers the unique feature of a deckhouse salon. Passengers: 31.
Built in Patchogue, New York, in 1882, the Grace Bailey was engaged in hauling timber, granite, and the West Indian trade until 1940, when she started carrying passengers. This 80' coaster was the flagship for the original Maine Windjammer Cruise fleet. Passengers: 29.
The Heritage was built in 1983 by her owners at the North End Shipyard in Rockland, Maine. Designed with the comfort of her passengers in mind, the vessel was built in the tradition of a 19th-century coaster.
The J.& E. Riggin was built in Dorchester, New Jersey, in 1927 for the oyster-dredging trade. In 1974, the Riggin was extensively rebuilt as a passenger vessel. National Historic Landmark status was granted in 1991.
Launched in 1871 in Christmas Cove, Maine, the Lewis R. French is the oldest windjammer in the fleet, and was recently designated a National Historic Landmark. This season marks the 64' coasting schooner's 128th summer in Maine. Passengers: 22.
Launched in 1962, the 90' Mary Day was the first windjammer to be built specifically with comfort, safety and performance in mind. Carrying on the Maine shipbuilding tradition, she was the first pure sail coasting schooner built in Maine since 1930. Passengers: 29.
The 78' Mercantile was built in Little Deer Isle, Maine, in 1916 to carry salt fish, barrel staves, and firewood. The Mercantile became a cruise schooner in 1942 under the ownership of Frank Swift, the founder of the Maine windjammer trade. Passengers: 26.
The Nathaniel Bowditch was built as a racing yacht in 1922 in East Boothbay, Maine. The 82' schooner won special class honors in the Bermuda Race in 1923, served in the Coast Guard during World War II, and was rebuilt in the early 1970s for the windjamming trade. Passengers: 24.
The Stephen Taber was built as a coasting schooner in 1871 on Long Island, New York. The 68' schooner is the oldest documented sailing vessel in continuous service in the United States, and was recently designated a national historic landmark. Passengers: 22.
Built in 1931, the 70' Timberwind served as Portland Harbor's pilot boat for 38 years, until she was converted to a cruise schooner. She has never left her native Maine waters and remains the only pilot schooner ever built for Maine use. Passengers: 20.
Built in 1900 in Bethel, Delaware, to carry lumber up and down the shallow bays and rivers of the Chesapeake, the 132' schooner Victory Chimes is the last three-masted schooner on the East Coast and the largest passenger sailing vessel under U.S. flag. Passengers: 40.
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