American Pride
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American Pride is a three-masted schooner built in 1941 by Muller Boatworks in Brooklyn, New York. She is one of the few tall ships left sailing in the world. Owned by the American Heritage Marine Institute (AHMI), her homeport is Long Beach, California.
History
American Pride was originally built as a two-masted "schooner-dragger" and spent over 40 years as a commercial fishing ship, fishing in the Grand Banks and George's Banks. Following a complete restoration in 1986, where she acquired her third mast, she operated as a charter boat out of Bar Harbor, Maine.
In October 1996, she was purchased by the AHMI and sailed to California. She is used in sail training programs by the AHMI and private group charters are available for teens and adults who wish to learn sailing.
External links
References
American Sail Training Association. Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea. 14th edition. Newport, RI: 2002.
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