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Tall Ship ''Fair Jeanne'' is a Canadian sail training ship built and registered in Ottawa, Ontario. She is operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity, Bytown Brigantine Inc. ''Fair Jeanne'' is a 110 ft traditionally-rigged brigantine of composite construction, outfitted with a Detroit Diesel auxiliary propulsion system. ''Fair Jeanne'' sails mostly on the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Ontario, and is berthed in Kingston, Ontario during the summer months. While ''Fair Jeannes summer port is Kingston, she was built by the Fuller family in the backyard of their Ottawa home. ''Fair Jeanne'' began life as the family's private yacht, cruising the world’s oceans for more than 10 years. Today, however, ''Fair Jeanne'' sails for a different cause and is leased to the not-for-profit youth charity Bytown Brigantine, which uses her and her sister ship STV Black Jack for youth sail training. In addition to summer youth voyages, ''Fair Jeanne'' also does fall and spring group trips for organizations such as the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Girl Guides of Canada and corporate groups. The ''Fair Jeanne'' also offers trips for people who are working towards The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards. The length overall of the ship is , length on deck , and length at the waterline . The beam width of the ship is . The mast height is carrying approximately of sail. Her hull is constructed of a steel frame with a thick fiber glass overlay. She draws , or 12 with the centreboard down, which allows her access to shallow docks. ==History== ''Fair Jeanne'' began her life in the backyard of the Thomas G. Fuller, D.S.C. * * M.I.D. R.C.N. She was designed and built by Capt. Fuller at his home in Britannia-on-the-Bay in Ottawa, Ontario. The keel was laid in 1978 and she was launched in 1980. ''Fair Jeanne'' was sailed by Capt. Fuller and his wife, Jeanne (now patron of Bytown Brigantine Inc.) in the Caribbean and to his old haunts in the European Seas. During the past 15 years, the ship has logged over in service. The Fuller Family founded Bytown Brigantine Foundation in 1984 utilizing ''Fair Jeanne''s sister ship, the STV ''Black Jack'', whose port is the Britannia Yacht Club. After 14 years of faithful service to the family as a yacht, ''Fair Jeanne'' was brought into sail-training service as well, allowing Bytown Brigantine Inc. to expand its program and offer offshore sail training for youth between the ages of 15-18.〔(Bytown Brigantine ''Fair Jeanne'' )〕 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「STV Fair Jeanne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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