# Appledore II

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 |name= ''Appledore II''
 |builder= Linwood Gamage, Gamage Shipyard
 |homeport= [Camden, Maine](/source/Camden%2C_Maine)
 |launched= August 22, 1978
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'''''Appledore II''''' is a traditional two-masted wooden [schooner](/source/schooner), currently privately owned and operated out of [Camden, Maine](/source/Camden%2C_Maine) and [Key West, Florida](/source/Key_West%2C_Florida).

== Construction ==
thumb|left|''Appledore II'' under construction

Launched on August 22, 1978, ''Appledore II'' is the largest of her four sister ships, ''Appledore'' I, III, IV, and V. ''Appledore II'' was the last schooner custom built by the Harvey Gamage Shipyard in [South Bristol, Maine](/source/South_Bristol%2C_Maine), which had previously built the tall ships ''[Mary Day](/source/Mary_Day_(schooner))'', ''[Harvey Gamage](/source/Harvey_Gamage_(schooner))'', ''[Shenandoah](/source/Shenandoah_(schooner))'', ''[Bowdoin](/source/Bowdoin_(Arctic_schooner))'' and ''[Spirit of Massachusetts](/source/Spirit_of_Massachusetts_(schooner))'', among others. Designed by Bud McIntosh, she was structured to endure heavy weather and the open ocean.<ref>[http://www.appledore2.com/history.html http://www.appledore2.com/history.html]</ref>

''Appledore II'' is [gaff rig](/source/gaff_rig)ged on both her masts, with a hull speed of 10.5 [knot](/source/knot_(unit))s and a length of {{convert|86|ft|m}} [overall](/source/length_overall).<ref>[http://www.appledore2.com/specs.html http://www.appledore2.com/specs.html]</ref>

== Maiden voyage ==
Her maiden voyage was an 18-month [circumnavigation](/source/circumnavigation), which commenced in November 1978 from [Portsmouth, New Hampshire](/source/Portsmouth%2C_New_Hampshire) and concluded there after the ''Appledore II'' visited many ports of call around the world. This voyage has been chronicled in two books, ''Dreams of Natural Places, A New England Schooner Odyssey'' and ''Sailing Three Oceans'', both authored by Herbert Smith.

== Today ==
thumb|left|The launch of ''Appledore II''

Since that time, ''Appledore II'' has sailed extensively throughout the [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean), conducting educational and private tourism. For a number of years she served as the SEAmester vessel for [marine biology](/source/marine_biology) majors from [Southampton College](/source/Southampton_College). For the past 20 years she has been offering day sails from her home ports of [Camden, Maine](/source/Camden%2C_Maine) and [Key West, Florida](/source/Key_West%2C_Florida). Twice a year, ''Appledore II'' makes a {{convert|2000|mi|km|adj=on}} offshore voyage between these destinations. As a prime example of a historical wooden schooner, the ''Appledore II'' is regularly featured in books, movies, advertisements, and post cards evoking traditional coastal Maine sailing. The ''Appledore II'' regularly participates in the Key West Wrecker's Cup Race (a regatta she has won on numerous occasions) and is a mainstay of the annual Windjammer Weekend in Camden, Maine.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.appledore2.com The Schooner ''Appledore''{{'}}s website]

Category:Schooners of the United States
Category:Tall ships of the United States
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Knox County, Maine
Category:Individual sailing vessels
Category:1978 ships
Category:Ships built in South Bristol, Maine

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