Lynx

Name: Lynx
Class: B
Flag: USA
Rig: Square topsail schooner
Power: Sail, Cat 3306B - 290 HP Hundested Variable Pitch Propeller
Hull: Wood
Sparred length: 122'
Freeboard fore: 3' 6?
Length Over All: 78'
Length of Deck: 76'
Length of Waterline: 72'
Draft: 9.5
Beam: 23'
Sail area: 5,000 sq. ft.

Lynx is a square topsail schooner . In general, she is an interpretation of an American privateer vessel of the same name from around 1812. The original Lynx played its part in running the British blockade, assisting the then almost non-existent American naval forces, and defending the American coastal waters and merchant ships against the Royal Navy.

Mission: To serve as a classroom for the study of historical, environmental and ecological issues.

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