The Pacific Swift is a square

Square rig

Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called yards and their tips, beyond the last stay, are called the yardarms...

 topsail

Topsail

A topsail is a sail set above another sail; on square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails.- Square rig :On a square rigged vessel, a topsail is a square sail rigged above the course sail and below the topgallant sail where carried...

 schooner

Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....

, built by S.A.L.T.S.

S.A.L.T.S.

S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society, founded in 1974, is a non-profit Christian organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, which provides sail training for 2000 young people per year.- Programs :...

 as a working exhibit at Expo '86 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She provides 5-10 day sail training

Sail training

From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea , sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water....

 programs for young people and day sails for S.A.L.T.S. members around Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...

 and along the coast of British Columbia.

The Pacific Swift has completed four offshore voyages, some of more than a year in duration. Her offshore travels have taken her to Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, to remote communities on Easter

Easter Island

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...

 and Pitcairn Island

Pitcairn Islands

The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...

, and to many other far-flung ports of call. She has logged over 100000 nautical miles (185,200 km).

Crew

Office and Shipyard Staff
Loren Hagerty	Executive Director
Andrew Buhr	Comptroller
David Eggert	Operations Manager
Johanna Booy	Administrative Assistant
Robin Irving	Booking Manager
Susie Dancer	Executive Assistant
Patrick Sharman	Shipyard Manager
Ship's Crew
John Andrachuk	Master
Matt Lemay	Mate
Nicole Ames	2nd Mate
Tristan Hedley	Bosun
Michelle Taekema	Cook

External links

• A full list of the Pacific Swifts trips can be found on the S.A.L.T.S. Website
• The Bosun's Mate.org Dedicated to global nautical history and SALTS Shipmates
• Virtual tour of the Pacific Swift