Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Pathfinder"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Pathfinder
Registered port:Toronto
Nation:CAN
Type of rigging:BRIGANTINE
Year built:1963
Yard:Kingston Shipyards Ltd. Ontario, CAN
Overall length:21.70 m
Length (hull):18.10 m
Breadth:6.60 m
Draught:2.30 m
Sail area:250 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:150 PS
Engine:Palmer Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 05 Apr 2021

  • keel laid on 10 November 1962, built until 1963 for the sail training organisation Toronto Brigantine Inc., construction similar to the "St. Lawrence II", another sail training ship built at the shipyard in Kingston, Ontario, CAN.
  • 1963-2017 she was operated to offer sail training for youth along with her sister ship, the brigantine "Playfair".
  • participation in the Bicentennial celebration in New York City in 1976.
  • 1994 major refit when she was out of service for a year to refurbish the interior, exterior, all systems, machinery and rig.
  • 2018 decommissioned from service as a sail training ship and sold to a private owner.

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 193 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 199 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 211 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 228 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact