We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Andy Schell nominates Pride of Baltimore II.\u201cWhat sets Pride of Baltimore II above all the other boats I\u2019ve encountered is the combination of the boat itself, her captain and crew, her history and what she represents. I grew up sailing on the Chesapeake, and Pride was our hometown tall ship. Her sleek, fast, Baltimore Clipper shape is unmistakable.
\n\u201cMy favourite encounter was during the 2006 Great Chesapeake\u00a0Bay Schooner Race. I was racing on Woodwind, leading the fleet down the Bay. The wind shifted onto the quarter overnight and\u00a0Woodwind\u2019s\u00a0upwind advantage disappeared.
\nGazing aft on a moonless night, we could just make out the enormous silhouette of Pride\u2019s rig in the darkness, her iconic square topsail black against the night. She freight-trained past us close by our starboard beam that night and the thought of that sight still gives me chills.
\nHer long-time captain Jan Miles is a master seaman and really sails his ship. Pride of Baltimore II is a reminder of how traditional seamanship never goes out of style.\u201d
\nHomecoming, Photo: Patrick Smith
\nPride of Baltimore II Stats Rating:
\nTop speed: 15 knots
\nLOA: 32m
\n launched: 1988
\n berths: 24
\n Price Unknown
\nAdrenalin factor: 30%<\/p>\n
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Andy Schell
\nAndy Schell and his wife, Mia Karlsson, are founders of 59\u00ba North and run offshore adventure passages on their Swan 59 Icebear and Swan 48 Isbjorn. With new a son, Axel, they\u2019ve been riding out the COVID-19 pandemic at their farmhouse in Sweden. They sail their family boat Spica, a 1977 Norlin 34, in the Stockholm archipelago.<\/p>\n
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We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Andy Schell nominates Pride of Baltimore II.\u201cWhat sets Pride of Baltimore II above all the other boats I\u2019ve encountered is the … <\/p>\n