Specifications
- Homeport: Hawaii, United States
- Rig: Other: Ketch
- Sparred Length: 103′
- LOD: 65′
- LWL: 62′
- Draft: 6′
- Beam: 22′
- Rig Height: 75′
- Freeboard: 3′
- Sail Area: 4,200 square feet
- Tons: 64
- Hull: steel
Story
Hawaiian Chieftain is a 103-foot square-rigged topsail ketch built in Lahaina, Hawaii in 1988, she is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional design based on the European trading vessels that called in Hawaii during the 18th-century.
Facts
- USCG Certification: Passenger Vessel (Subchapter T)
- Who Sails: Other: groups
- Program Type: Maritime History, Other: homeschools, youth organizations
- Normal Cruising Waters – Summer: Near-coastal California routes
- Normal Cruising Waters – Winter: Pacific Northwest waters
- Sailing Season: Year-round
- Year Launched: 1988
- Number of Crew: 12