STV ''Fair Jeanne'' is a Canadian

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built and registered in

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. She is operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity, Bytown Brigantine Inc. ''Fair Jeanne'' is a traditionally-rigged

brigantine A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts. Ol ...

of composite construction, outfitted with a

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auxiliary propulsion system. ''Fair Jeanne'' sails mostly on the

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, particularly

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, and is berthed in

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during the summer months. While ''Fair Jeanne''s summer port is Kingston, she was built by the Fuller family in the backyard of their Ottawa home. ''Fair Jeanne'' began life as the family's private

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, cruising the world's oceans for more than ten years. ''Fair Jeanne'' is leased to the not-for-profit youth charity Bytown Brigantine, which uses her and her

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for youth

sail training From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e.g., see Outward Bound), sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on a ...

. In addition to summer youth voyages, ''Fair Jeanne'' also does fall and spring group trips for organizations such as the

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and corporate groups. ''Fair Jeanne'' also offers trips for people who are working towards

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s. The

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of the ship is , length on deck , and length at the waterline . The

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width of the ship is . The mast height is carrying approximately of sail. Her hull is constructed of a steel frame with a thick fiber glass overlay. She draws , or with the centreboard down, which allows her access to shallow docks.

History

''Fair Jeanne'' began her life in the backyard of the former

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officer Thomas G. Fuller. She was designed and built by Captain Fuller at his home in Britannia-on-the-Bay in

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. The

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was laid in 1978 and she was launched in 1980. ''Fair Jeanne'' was sailed by Capt. Fuller and his wife, Jeanne (now patron of Bytown Brigantine Inc.) in the

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and to his old haunts in the European seas. During the past 15 years, the ship has logged over in service. The Fuller family founded Bytown Brigantine Foundation in 1984 utilizing ''Fair Jeanne''s sister ship, , whose port is the

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. After 14 years of service to the family as a yacht, ''Fair Jeanne'' was brought into sail-training service as well, allowing Bytown Brigantine Inc. to expand its program and offer offshore sail training for youth between the ages of 15–18. ''Fair Jeanne'' took part in the Tall Ships 1812 Tour, a pan-provincial event that traveled throughout Ontario during the summer of 2013, commemorating the bicentennial for the

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. Sixteen ports participated in this event which was produced in partnership with the Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2013 series. The first port of call for the tour was in

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, Canada from June 14–16, 2013. On the morning of July 26, 2013 ''Fair Jeanne'' was struck by a fishing tug while at anchor near Port Stanley, Ontario. The impact left a hole in the

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, approximately above the water line. She was repaired in Port Stanley.

References

External links

Newspaper article about a trainee's experiencePhotos of ''Fair Jeanne'' on flickr
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