Friday, January 8, 2010

Schooner Lynx arrives Flordia

The celebrated War of 1812 privateer square top sail schooner has arrived from Hawaii & California in Florida and is scheduled for a five-year mission along the East Coast of the United States and Canada to participate in the Great Lakes United Tall Ships Challenge Series during the summer of 2010 and then will remain on the East Coast to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. The 114 ton LYNX is an interpretation of a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era the crew wear period dress and operate the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America. New England built she was launched on July 28, 2001 in Rockport, Maine.

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Lynx Educational Foundation said...

West Palm Beach, FL. On January 16, 2010 – All law-abiding and loyal citizens are urged to be vigilant and alert to the presence on your coast of the weatherly, fast, and heavily armed Clipper Schooner Lynx. The Palm Beach Maritime Museum is proud to welcome the 122-foot square top sail schooner Lynx that will be sailing into the Port of Palm Beach at the entrance to Lake Worth Inlet on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 3:00 pm. Join the flotilla as she fires from her main battery of 6-pounder carronades upon her grand entrance to the Palm Beach Maritime’s Museum’s Peanut Island. The celebrated War of 1812 privateer square top sail schooner will be arriving from Hawai’i & California and is scheduled for a five-year mission along the East Coast of the United States and Canada to participate in the Great Lakes United Tall Ships Challenge Series during the summer of 2010 and then will remain on the East Coast to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. Don’t miss this photo opportunity as we relive history.
Limited space available from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach for the GRAND ARRIVAL.
$400 per person (50% Tax Ded.)
866-446-5969 or visit www.privateerlynx.org for online ticketing