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11-568: Christeen is the oldest oyster sloop in the United States and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. She was built in 1883 in Glenwood Landing, New York as a gaff-rigged sloop. She had several homes including Essex, Connecticut , but in 1992 she arrived back in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York . Funds were raised and over the next seven years, she was restored and relaunched in 1999. She currently serves as

22-429: A fractional-rigged sloop, the forestay attaches to the mast at a point below the top. A sloop may use a bowsprit , a spar that projects forward from the bow . Bowsprit The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow . The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays . The bowsprit’s purpose is to create anchor points for

33-412: A single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig , and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sails fore and aft, or as a gaff-rig with triangular foresail(s) and a gaff rigged mainsail . In naval terminology, " sloop-of-war " refers to the purpose of the craft, rather than to

44-658: A working museum ship, offering educational tours, public, and private charters of Oyster Bay at the WaterFront Center . The Christeen , recognized as a National Historic Landmark, was built in 1883 for Captain William Smith to harvest oysters in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor. Throughout her long life the Christeen worked in the waters of Greenport, Southhold, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The sloop

55-469: The Christeen is now serving as a floating classroom to educate students of all ages about the operation of historic vessels and protection of the marine environment of Oyster Bay and Long Island Sound. The Christeen frequently collaborates with local nonprofits and additionally provides both public and private charters at the WaterFront Center. Sloop A sloop is a sailboat with

66-453: The Christeen was donated to the Oyster Bay non-profit organization Friends of the Bay and in 1991 she finally returned home. Restoration of the oyster sloop was completed in 1999 at Jakobson Shipyard. The Christeen then joined the WaterFront Center at Oyster Bay, serving their mission of connecting people to the water. After surviving 16 major hurricanes, numerous nor'easters, and severe neglect,

77-466: The Bermuda rig became popular outside of Bermuda in the early 20th century, a (non-Bermudian) sloop might carry one or more square-rigged topsails which will be hung from a topsail yard and be supported from below by a crossjack. A sloop's headsail may be masthead-rigged or fractional-rigged. On a masthead-rigged sloop, the forestay (on which the headsail is carried) attaches at the top of the mast. On

88-532: The sails that extend beyond the vessel’s bow, increasing the size of sail that may be held taut. The word bowsprit is thought to originate from the Middle Low German word bōchsprēt – bōch meaning "bow" and sprēt meaning "pole". On some square-rigged ships a spritsail is flown below the bowsprit; these are sometimes accompanied by a sprit topmast , which serves to assist the spritsail while tacking . The bowsprit may also be used to hold up

99-399: The sloop is the commonest of all sailing rigs – with the Bermuda sloop being the default rig for leisure craft, being used on types that range from simple cruising dinghies to large racing yachts with high-tech sail fabrics and large powerful winches. If the vessel has two or more headsails , the term cutter may be used, especially if the mast is stepped further aft. Before

110-604: The specific size or sail-plan , and thus a sloop should not be confused with a sloop-of-war. The term is also used loosely with other sail plans, as with the Friendship Sloop , which is a cutter . The name originates from the Dutch sloep , which is related to the Old English slūpan , to glide. A sloop is usually regarded as a single-masted rig with a single headsail and a fore-and-aft mainsail. In this form,

121-637: Was named for Captain Smiths 13-year-old wife. In 1914 an engine was installed and the Christeen was used as a cargo vessel transporting potatoes between Long Island and New London, and furniture and other goods between New York City and the eastern end of Long Island. From 1958 to 1976 she was a pleasure yacht and finally in 1989 was abandoned and nearly sunk in New London, Connecticut . After being saved by Tradewinds Education Network in Connecticut,

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