Portland Spirit
Yacht and tourist attraction in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Portland Spirit is a 98-foot (30 m) yacht[1] and tourist attraction based on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States.[2][3] The cruise company was established in 1991[4] and the boat has been based there since May 1994.[5]
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The boat in 2012 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Operator | American Waterways, Inc. |
| Builder | Chesapeake Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 1987 |
| Completed | August 27, 1986 |
| Maiden voyage | Connecticut River |
| Identification | |
| History | |
| Name | Stardancer |
| Operator | Pacific Marine |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Displacement | 345 long tons (351 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 36 feet (11 m) |
| Draft | 7 feet (2.1 m) |
| Installed power | 2 Caterpillar C-18 engines, diesel |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity | 499 |
In 2004, Portland Spirit acquired the rights to host a Cinnamon Bear Cruise.[6] In 2017, a judge suspended the boat's captain for running into other boats during an event in 2015.[7][8][9][10][11] The boat was docked for three months during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
