S.T.V. Pathfinder
The STV (Sail Training Vessel) Pathfinder is a traditionally rigged brigantine operated by Toronto Brigantine Inc., a sail training organization based in Toronto, Canada. The Pathfinder, along with her sister ship the TS Playfair, operate a youth sail training program during the summer holidays. This program is one of the very few sail training programs where all of the crew except for the captain are in high school (13–19 years old).
Specifications
| Year built | 1963 |
| Designer | Francis A. MacLachlan |
| Location built | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Builder | Kingston Shipyards |
| Hull | Welded steel (1/4" hull plating, 1/2" keel plating, frames every 2) |
| Length overall | 22 m (72') |
| Length on deck | 20 m (66') |
| Length waterline | 14 m (45') |
| Beam | 4.5 m (15') |
| Freeboard | 1.3 m (4.3') |
| Draft | 2.5 m (8') |
| Gross register tonnage | 31.36 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement | 50 tons |
| Ballast | 12 tons |
| Foremast height | 16 m (52') |
| Mainmast height | 16.5 m (54') |
| Sail area | Over 250 m² (2,600 sq ft) |
| Sails | Jiptop, Jib, Foresail, Forecourse, Foretopsail, 2 Forecourse Studding Sails, 2 Foretopsail Studding Sails, Fisherman Staysail, Main Staysail, Mainsail, Main Gaff Topsail, Spritsail |
| Hull speed | 8.2 knots (15.3 km/h, 9.4 mi/h) |
| Cruising speed (under sail) | 4-8 knots (7.5-14.9 km/h, 4.6-9.2 mi/h) |
| Cruising speed (under power) | 7 knots (13.1 km/h, 8.1 mi/h) |
| Water tank | 1200 litre (300 US gal) |
| Waste tank | 800 litre (200 US gal) |
| Fuel tank | 1800 litre (450 US gal) |
| Engine | Volvo Penta TAMD41-H |
| Engine power | 110 kW (150 hp) at 3000 rpm |
| Complement | Total 28 (1 captain, 1 first mate, 3 watch officers, 1 bosun, 1 cook, 3 petty officers, 18 trainees) "Can also include Lead-Hands or a Chief Petty Officer" |
History
The S.T.V. Pathfinder was built for the organization Toronto Brigantine Inc. (T.B.I.) from November 10, 1962, through 1963. She was constructed on the same plans of another sail training vessel based in Kingston named St. Lawrence II. Although hull and for the most part rig are almost identical, the interior of the two boats differs greatly. Ever since her construction, the Pathfinder has served as a sail training ship and is still doing so today. The 3 sister ships sailed to New York City in 1976 to participate in the Tall Ships gathering of sail for the Bicentennial celebration. The Brigantine Pathfinder's last major re-fit was in 1994 when she was decommissioned for a year whilst the interior of the vessel was completely re-furbished.
Interior Layout
The Pathfinder is divided into six watertight compartments from fore to aft the: forepeak (general bosun stores, anchor chain bins); petty officer's mess (sleeping space for 4 petty officers); seamen's mess (sleeping and living space for up to 18 trainees, also includes the galley); engine room (area for engine, generator and batteries); wardroom (sleeping and living space for 6 wardroom officers, also includes the captain's cabin, a separate but not watertight compartment)and the afterpeak (mooring line and fender storage and steering gear)