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''Endeavour II'' was a three-masted auxiliary barque built in Vancouver in 1968 and originally named ''Monte Cristo''.〔 She was built along the lines of the brigantine ''Albatross'' as published in Uffa Fox's ''Second Book of Boats''.〔 In late February 1971 she was embayed during a full gale and, after attempting to beat her way out for several days, on 22 February was driven onto the bar of Parengarenga Harbour, a few miles south of North Cape, New Zealand,〔〔 and wrecked. ==Construction== Her hull was constructed of mahogany planking on heavy fir frames with spars of Sitka spruce.〔 Her three-sectioned mainmast rose from deck to truck.〔 Her deck measured which bowsprit and jibboom extended to almost length overall.〔 She was rigged as a three masted barque with square sails on the mainmast and foremast, a gaff rigged fore and aft spanker on the mizzenmast, four jibs and a variety of staysails for a maximum of seventeen sails set totalling .〔 The sails were controlled by around of running and standing rigging, all of natural manila rope and galvanised wire.〔 There were no mechanical winches, all hauling being by block and tackle and man power.〔 The auxiliary engine was a GMC Jimmy 6-71 diesel.〔 The only electronic aid to navigation was a marine VHF radio.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Endeavour II (barque)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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