Sail and Life Training Society
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Founded | 1974 |
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Focus | Sail Training |
Location | |
Area served | Canada and USA |
Key people | Loren Hagerty Executive Director David Eggert Operations Manager |
Website | SALTS.ca |
The Sail and Life Training Society (SALTS) is a tall ship sail training program based out of Victoria, British Columbia.
Ships
The SALTS organization owns two tall ships, the Pacific Swift, and the Pacific Grace.
Pacific Swift
Built by S.A.L.T.S. as a working exhibit at Expo 86 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Pacific Swift has sailed over 100,000 deep-sea miles on training voyages for young trainees. Her offshore travels have taken her to Australia and Europe, to remote communities on Easter and Pitcairn Islands, and to many other unusual and far-flung ports of call. When not offshore, she provides 5-10 day sail training programs for young people (and day sails for S.A.L.T.S. members) along the coast of British Columbia.
Vital Statistics[1] | |
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Sparred Length | 111' |
Overall Length | 81' |
Beam | 20' 6" |
Draught | 10' 6" |
Displacement | 98 Tonnes |
Rig | Topsail Schooner |
Accomodation | 37 Berths |
Coastal Compliment | 5 Crew, 30 Trainees |
Offshore Compliment | 6 Crew, 21 Trainees |
Pacific Grace
Built at the S.A.L.T.S. Heritage Shipyard in Victoria, the Pacific Grace slipped her lines May 31, 2001 to embark on her maiden voyage. The Pacific Grace completed several successful seasons of coastal programs before embarking in September, 2003 on her maiden offshore voyage to the "South Pacific". The Grace will be offshore from June 2007-June 2008. When not offshore, she provides 5-10 day sail training programs for young people (and day sails for S.A.L.T.S. members) along the coast of British Columbia.
Vital Statistics[2] | |
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Sparred Length | 138' 7" |
Overall Length | 115' |
Beam | 22' |
Draught | 11' 6" |
Displacement | 175 Tonnes |
Rig | Gaff Schooner |
Accomodation | 38 Berths |
Coastal Compliment | 5 Crew, 31 Trainees |
Offshore Compliment | 6 Crew, 24 Trainees |
External Links
The Bosun's Mate - Dedicated to global nautical history and SALTS shipmates