Schooner When and If Sailing Charters from Maine to the Caribbean aboard historic, comfortable schooner

Schooner When and IF Sailing Charters Martha's Vineyard, Maryland, Caribbean Charters, Weddings

John G. Alden

John Gale Alden stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the great American yacht designers of the 20th Century. He is ranked with such designers as Starling Burgess, Nathaniel Herreshoff, Olin Stephens and Philip Rhodes.

Alden’s contribution to yacht design is written in the lines of his yachts. Seakindly and comfortable, these ocean-going yachts were made for the real world. He was critical of some of the overly tender cruising yachts of his day, of which he said, they sail “on their ear.”

Many of John Alden’s designs show the influence of New England fishing schooners and cargo carriers. When Alden was a young man, these sail-powered working vessels were being built locally, with lines and proportions shaped for the sea.

The Alden Design Office was founded in 1909 and became known worldwide due to his design class of MALABAR yachts and their subsequent success dominating the offshore racing scene between 1923 and 1932. Alden is best known for his fast and seaworthy offshore boats but he also designed a broad range of exceptional boats that have become true classics and still turn heads.

Schooner WHEN AND IF - Vessel

Measuring 63' 5" x 47' 3" x 15' 1" x 9', plus bowsprit and boomkin, WIF displaces 43 tons and carries about 1700 square feet of sail area.

WHEN AND IF is Coast Guard licensed and inspected to carry 6 guests and 3 crew on near shore routes during day light hours, from XXXX N to Calais, Maine. Coast Guard permission can be obtained to sail to the Canadian Maritimes, and further south as well.

Accommodation: Chain locker forward, foc's'le with crew accommodations (single and double bunk plus lockers), aft to port is a bosun's locker, aft to port again is a head with basin and toilet, to starboard is a double cabin with large hanging locker and book shelves plus drawers, aft and full width is the main salon with two pilot berths, table and seating for 6 to 8, aft to port is the galley with propane 3 burner stove with oven, and sink, to starboard is the icebox and dish locker (ample storage in lockers and bins) to aft to port is a large head with basin, toilet and shower plus linen lockers.

To starboard is a foul weather gear locker. Aft is the "general's cabin" with a single and double bunk, settees, bureau and hanging lockers. The engine room is under the dog house which has the chart table and a bunk plus a settee.

Lighting is a combination of electrical and kerosene lamps. She has portholes and a skylight plus two hatches, for ventilation and light plus several dorade boxes with cowl vents.

Sails, rig and rigging: Main, foresail, staysail, jib (yankee, genoa), fisherman. All standing rigging renewed 2006.

Safety Equipment: All Coast Guard approved: Life Raft, EPIRB, Man Overboard Pole and light, MOM equipment, Fire extinguishers, flares, etc.

Electronics: VHF, GPS, RADAR, Depth sounder, and FM radio/CD player.

Comprehensive refit during the winter of 2005/2006 includes installation of generator, new standing and running rigging, engine overhaul, complete cosmetic refinishing on deck and below.

Tender: Rowing dinghy ("IF" - of course!).

Ruitenberg Charters
PO Box 95
Midland Park, NJ 07432
201-739-8810
cruitenberg@hotmail.com
www.SchoonerWhenandIf.com

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