Sailing aboard Shenandoah…
you travel back in time to where water is fetched from hand pumps, food is cooked on a coal stove, and days are spent singing, working, and playing games with your shipmates.
Shenandoah is…
• A U.S. Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessel
• Certified for coastal cruising not more than 20 miles from a harbor of refuge
• Able to carry 30 passengers overnight and 35 on daysails
• Sailed by a captain, mate, chef, bosun, and five deckhands
• The only topsail schooner in the world without an engine for propulsion
Length Overall: 152 ft.
Length at the Rail: 108 ft.
Waterline Length: 101' ft.
Beam: 23 ft.
Rig Height: 94 ft.
Sail Area: 7,000 sq. ft.
Draft: 10.5 ft.
Displacement: 170 tons
Fresh Water Capacity: 2700 gallons
Staff: 9
Students: 30
Shenandoah has…
• Sailed for 60 seasons out of Vineyard Haven, Marthas Vineyard
• Brought over 17,000 people sailing on week-long, immersive voyages
• Carried over 6,000 Martha’s Vineyard children on week-long voyages with their classmates
• Been crewed by over 400 young men and women
Accommodations
• One single-bunk stateroom
• Three two-bunk staterooms
• Five three-bunk staterooms
• Two four-bunk staterooms
• Main saloon with two 18-person tables
• Six-bunk forecastle (crew quarters)
• Two-bunk captain’s stateroom
• Galley (kitchen)
• Two “doghouse” cabins on deck
