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About the Boats

Schooner Woodwind & Woodwind II

Two, 74-foot schooners that sail and race on the Chesapeake Bay. This is a family business started in 1993 by two school teachers in Connecticut. Both schooners are kept in Annapolis year round. We sail from mid-April through the end of October.

Line Drawing of the Schooner Woodwind
Line Drawing of the Schooner Woodwind

Woodwinds’ Specifications

Rig
Two Masted Staysail Schooner
Coast Guard Displacement
32 tons
Displacement
52,000 lbs.
Coast Guard Certified
48 day passengers, 6 overnight
Engine
100 hp diesel, Volvo
Length Overall
74′
Length on deck
61½ ‘
Sail Area
1,800 sq. ft.
Beam
16′
Draft
7′
Designer
John Scarano, Constructed by Scarano Boat Builders in Albany, New York
Construction
Wood/epoxy system with fiberglass exterior. Port orford cedar laminated frames and strip planks, alaskan cedar beams, and douglas fir deck and sole.
Year built
Woodwind: 1993; Launched May 28, Woodwind II: 1998; Launched June 10

Schooner Woodwind
410-263-7837