Brig Lady Washington
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LADY WASHINGTON Specifications:
Length on deck: 67 feet
Length on the waterline: 72 feet
Overall length: 112 feet
Draft (Depth): 11 feet
Beam (Width): 22 feet
Mast height: 89 feet
Displacement: 210 tons
Gross tonnage: 99 tons
Total sail area: 4,442 square feet
Rigging: Approximately six miles
Guns: Two three pounder; two swivels aft
Crew compliment: 12
Passenger capacity: 45
Length on deck: 67 feet
Length on the waterline: 72 feet
Overall length: 112 feet
Draft (Depth): 11 feet
Beam (Width): 22 feet
Mast height: 89 feet
Displacement: 210 tons
Gross tonnage: 99 tons
Total sail area: 4,442 square feet
Rigging: Approximately six miles
Guns: Two three pounder; two swivels aft
Crew compliment: 12
Passenger capacity: 45
In the Spring of 1989, I was hired as lead rigger to assist chief rigger, Charlie Finger, with getting the
newly launched brig Lady Washington rigged. We had her fully rigged and undergoing her USCG
certification sea-trials in about 45 days. I had the honor of training her first crew in the capacity of
Sailing Master and two years later sailed as her master.
newly launched brig Lady Washington rigged. We had her fully rigged and undergoing her USCG
certification sea-trials in about 45 days. I had the honor of training her first crew in the capacity of
Sailing Master and two years later sailed as her master.
| Lady Washington in frame with spars being built alongside. |
| My first day March 8, 1989 |
| Once the hull was launched, the building shed became the rigging loft |
| Lady Washington launched into the Wiskah River, Aberdeen, Washington on March 7, 1989 |
| Stepping the main mast |
| Fabricating foot ropes and stropping blocks with Kit Africa. |
| Stepping the main mast |
| Bending on sails |
| Bending on sails |
| Rigging details |
| Mouse I raised on the main and preventer stays |
| Tack boomkin for boarding the tack of fore course. |
| Ship Articles for Maiden Voyage - my signature is the second one down. |
| Making a marled Flemish eye on a foot rope |
| Jack Finney, Chris "Tarbrush" Jannini,Charlie Finger (chief rigger), and Peter Ogden |
The hull needs masts and spars
My rigging bench
| Chris Jannini working aloft on main topgallant yard. |
| Leather work aloft |
Bending on sail for the first time