Schooner Halie & Matthew Arrives in Put-in-Bay

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Halie & Matthew at sunset on Tuesday, 20 August 2013

  • The Halie & Matthew is a two-masted, Gaff-rigged schooner, replicating the design of a 19th century New England fishing schooner.
  • She was launched in 2005, combining the elegant lines of her traditional rig and design, with the best of modern materials.
  • The Halie & Matthew is named after the grandchildren of her builder.
  • She began as a whale-watching tour vessel in Maine and Nova Scotia and then moved to Florida for day sailing and educational sailing trips.  Then, in 2010, Halie & Matthew participated in relief efforts for survivors of the earthquake in Haiti, carrying more than 45,000 pounds of supplies to the devastated area.