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St-lawrence 2
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The St-Lawrence 2 is a 72 foot brigantine designed for youth sail training. It was designed in 1952 by Francis MacLachlan and Mike Eames. They designed it for the sole purpose of youth sail training. The hull was built in 1953 in the Kingston shipyards. The rest of the ship was finished by local craftsmen. When the St-Lawrence 2 first started out she was attached to the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Corps, but after a little her program was opened to anyone of the ages 13-18 so they could sign on for a training cruise during the summer.
Statistics:
overall length: 72 feet
deck length: 60 feet
beam: 15 feet
draft: 8.5 feet
number of sails: 10
total area of sails: 2,500 square feet
engine: 125 horsepower diesel engine
navigation: GPS, VHF radio
number of cabins: 3
crew: around 25
The St-Lawrence 2's home port is Kingston, Ontario. The St-Lawrence 2 stays mostly in the Great Lakes and the St-Lawrence river, but sometimes it will venture down to New York City. On the ship there are three watches, Red, White and Blue. Each watch is under the direction of a Watch officer. Then there are 2 or 3 petty officers and up to 6 trainees. When you sign on to the St-Lawrence 2 for a cruise during the summer you become a trainee. You are the basic unit of the ship and you do most of the tasks. You are directed by petty officers. On each watch the Watch officer is the senior officer and is usually at the helm or plotting a course so its up to the petty officers to get the trainees to do their part. Other positions on the ship are the cook, the bosun, the XO or first mate and the captain. The captain is the only one on the ship who is over 18 and he is the most qualified. The watch officers, cook, bosun and petty officers are all under 18 but they have participated in multiple training cruises and have gone during the winter to do even more training.