Margaret Todd (schooner)

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NameMargaret Todd
OwnerSteven Pagels
BuilderSchreiber Boatyard, St. Augustine, Florida
Yard number63697
In Bar Harbor (2009)
History
United States
NameMargaret Todd
OwnerSteven Pagels
BuilderSchreiber Boatyard, St. Augustine, Florida
Yard number63697
LaunchedApril 11, 1998
Home portCherryfield, Maine[1]
Identification
General characteristics
TypeFour-masted schooner
Displacement150 tons
Length
  • 151 ft (46 m) overall
  • 121 ft (37 m) on deck
Beam23 ft (7 m)
Draft
  • 5 ft 9 in (1.8 m) (centerboards up)
  • 12 ft (3.7 m) (centerboards down)
NotesSail area is 4,800 sq ft (450 m2)
The Margaret Todd in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Wide shot of the schooner Margaret Todd in the Mt. Desert Narrows, Bar Harbor, ME. August 2015.

Margaret Todd is a four-masted schooner sailing out of Bar Harbor, Maine, which was launched in 1998. It is operated as a tourist vessel.

Margaret Todd was designed by her owner, Steven Pagels, and built by Schreiber Boatyard in St. Augustine, Florida. She was launched on April 11, 1998, and replaced the Natalie Todd (later named American Pride) as a tourist vessel based in Bar Harbor, Maine.[2] While the hull and deck are constructed from steel, the topmasts, gaffs and booms are crafted from Maine spruce. Most of the schooner's woodwork was done in Maine. The ship's windlass was taken from an oyster schooner. The standing rigging was built by Hamilton Seine Loft.[2]

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