122-Foot Tall Ship Lynx "America's Privateer" to Sail to East Coast of U.S. Next Month for Five-Year Period to Participate in Great Lakes United Tall Ships Event 2010 and War of 1812 and Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Events.NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- On November 16, 2009 "America's Privateer privateer Privately owned vessel commissioned by a state at war to attack enemy ships, usually merchant vessels. All nations engaged in privateering from the earliest times until the 19th century. ," Lynx, will depart San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. bound for the East Coast, via the Panama Canal. The 122-foot topsail schooner Lynx is scheduled for a five-year mission along the East Coast of the United States The "Eastern Seaboard," or "Atlantic Seaboard" are terms referring to the easternmost coastal states in the United States. They touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. and Canada to participate in the Great Lakes United Tall Ships Challenge  The Tall Ships Challenge Series during the summer of 2010 and then will remain on the East Coast to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. She will be representing her homeport of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States of America. It is the fourth-largest community in the county[1], with a population of 20,784 as of the 2000 census. during the Bicentennial bi·cen·ten·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once every 200 years. 2. Lasting for 200 years. 3. Relating to a 200th anniversary. n. A 200th anniversary or its celebration. Also called bicentenary. . Lynx will also be a part of the culmination of the Bicentennial events at Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor on September 16, 2014. After that time, Lynx is expected to return to California and the Pacific Coast of the United States in the spring of 2015 and continue her educational programs. Lynx was designed and built to interpret a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. Displacing 114 tons, she is 122 feet overall with a 23-foot beam and a draft of 9 feet. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era. She represents the first ships to defend our freedom. The Lynx crew wears period uniforms and operates the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America. History comes alive as students and teachers play an active roll in our nation's maritime history though a hands-on interactive State Standards based educational program. Lynx is expected to arrive at the Palm Beach Maritime Museum, Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. As of 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000. in mid-January, 2010 where she will host educational dockside tours and day sails for school children, groups and the public throughout the winter and spring. She will then travel north in late April to join the tall ship fleet in Halifax, Nova Scotia For other uses, see Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:
Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. , GA; Charleston, SC; Norfolk, VA; Washington, DC; Annapolis, MD; Baltimore, MD; New York, NY; Mystic, CT; Newport, RI; Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Portland, ME and Rockport, ME where she was built and launched in 2001. "We are excited to represent the West Coast and have the opportunity to bring Lynx's mission to the schools and residents on the East Coast because Lynx is truly a national treasure not to be forgotten," said Jeffrey Woods, director of operations of the Lynx Educational Foundation. "Lynx will play an integral part of the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. and events marking the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812," continued Woods, "and particularly of the re-creation of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, which inspired our national anthem." Woodson K. Woods, president of the Lynx Educational Foundation, said, "We want to thank all the ports and the many friends for their support enjoyed over the last seven years along the West Coast, Canada and Hawaii, but look forward to making new ones in the East and to bringing our education programs to yet another generation of children and adults alike." The Lynx Educational Foundation is offering port to port passages to help support our non-profit organization. San Diego CA - Cabo San Lucas Cabo San Lucas (popularly known as just Cabo) is a small city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula at , in the municipality of Los Cabos in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. , Mexico - November 16 - 23 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - Acapulco, Mexico - November 25 - December 4 Acapulco, Mexico - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - December 7 - 16 Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Balboa, Panama - December 19 - 23 Panama Canal - Colon - Key West, FL December 27 - January 12 Key West, FL - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - January 16 - 19 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Palm Beach Maritime Museum, (Grand Arrival) - January 20 - 21 For further information contact the Lynx Educational Foundation www.privateerlynx.org 866-446-5969 |
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