Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Bill of Rights"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Bill of Rights, Werner Jurkowski, New York , 07/1992

Source, location, date:
Werner Jurkowski,
New York,
07/1992

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Bill of Rights
Registered port:Chula Vista
Nation:USA
Type of rigging:SCHONER
Type of ship:Gaffelschoner
Year built:1971
Yard:South Bristol, Maine, Harvey F. Gamage
Overall length:41.45 m
Length (hull):39.30 m
Breadth:7.00 m
Draught:3.00 m
Sail area:605 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:210 PS
Engine:Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 18 Jan 2014

  • since 1998 the sail training vessel is operated by the Los Angeles Maritime Institute, provides character-building sail training adventures for youth.
  • 2013 taken over by the South Bayfront Sailing Association, used for educational programmes at the Western coast of the USA.

Contact:

Website (English, 18 Jan 2014):
http://www.sbfsa.com/
Bill of Rights: website about the ship and the training programme with photos and videos

Website (English, 18 Jan 2014):
http://www.sbfsa.org/
Bill of Rights: website of the operator with basic information about the ship and some photos

Website (English, 31 Jan 2014):
http://www.schoonerbillofrights.com/
Bill of Rights: website for the ship with programme information and a lot of media, contact

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.

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: 70 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 324 Source with technical data

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 37 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 365 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: 116 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact