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 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.
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 |
| Some of the best shipmates on could have. Left to right: Jack Finney, Chris "Tarbrush" Jannini, Charlie Finger (chief rigger), and Peter Ogden |