Pacific Swift (ship)

This article is about the schooner. For the bird, see Pacific swift.

The Pacific Swift is a square topsail schooner, built by S.A.L.T.S. as a working exhibit at Expo '86 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She provides 5- to 10-day sail training programs for young people and day sails for S.A.L.T.S. members around Vancouver Island and along the coast of British Columbia.

Pacific Swift under sail
History
Canada
Name	Pacific Swift
Operator	S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
Builder	S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
Laid down	Expo 86, Vancouver BC
Launched	1986
In service	March – October
Out of service	November – February
Homeport	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Identification	MMSI number: 316001487 Callsign: CFC2233
General characteristics
Displacement	98 Tonnes
Length	111 ft (34 m) (sparred)
Beam	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion	6-cylinder Isuzu diesel, 160 hp approx.
Sail plan	Square topsail schooner
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h) under sail; 6 kn (11 km/h) under engine
Boats & landing craft carried	3 dories, 1 Zodiac
Complement	6 crew, 30 trainees

The Pacific Swift has completed four offshore voyages, some of more than a year in duration. Her offshore travels have taken her to Australia and Europe, to remote communities on Easter and Pitcairn Island, and to many other far-flung ports of call. She has logged over 100,000 nautical miles (190,000 km).

The Pacific Swift has a sparred length of 34 m, total sail area of 510 sq m and weighs 71.45 gross tons.^[1] The Swift is a traditional tall ship which requires manpower to sail.^[2]

See also

• List of schooners