Adventuress

built to gather Arctic specimens, sailed around Cape Horn during her first trip to (unsuccessfully) hunt a bowhead whale

sold to the San Francisco Bar Pilot's Association, de-rigged and converted to a work boat in 1914, in World War II used by the Coast Guard guarding the bay

after 38 years as a work boat she was decommissioned and sold in 1952, layed up on the beach for the next years near Sausalito

1960 brought to Seattle, many changing owners

foundation of the Youth Adventures, Inc. and use of the ship as sail training vessel

1974 restored to nearly all her original lines

since 1988 she served as a floating classroom for the environmental education leadership program Sound Experience, the new owner provides programs March through October, public day sails, week long trips and continue the work of historic preservation and restoration