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The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin - One Hundred Years of Wind, Sea, and Ice (Hardcover)
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The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin - One Hundred Years of Wind, Sea, and Ice (Hardcover)
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The schooner Bowdoin was designed and built in 1921 in Maine under
the direction of naval officer and explorer Donald MacMillan. She
is the only American schooner built specifically for Arctic
exploration, and has sailed above the Arctic circle 29 times.
Though named for Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin is owned by the Maine
Maritime Academy, where it is used in the sail training program.
The Bowdoin is the official sailing vessel of the state of Maine
and is a registered national landmark. Author Kathryn Beales
explores the first one hundred years of the Bowdoin's life at sea,
covering its inception as a vessel that could withstand the rigors
of Arctic exploration, fascinating stories of it many trips north,
its commissioning by the U.S. Navy during World War II-and its
subsequent decommissioning and sale as a hulk-its restoration to
sailing status in 1968, and its final home at Maine Maritime. The
vessel continues to sail and make exploratory trips to the Arctic.
Her last open-sea voyage was to Nova Scotia in 2014.
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