Tall Ship Fair Jeanne is a Canadian sail training ship built and registered in Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Ontario

Ontario

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. She is operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity, Bytown Brigantine Inc. Fair Jeanne is a 110 ft traditionally-rigged brigantine

Brigantine

In sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...

 of composite construction, outfitted with a Detroit Diesel

Detroit Diesel

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 auxiliary propulsion system. Fair Jeanne sails mostly on the Great Lakes

Great Lakes

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, particularly Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

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, and is berthed in Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario

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 during the summer months.

While Fair Jeanne's 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

STV Black Jack

STV Black Jack is a brigantine operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity Bytown Brigantine, Inc. Black Jack sails on the historic Ottawa River between Brittania Yacht Club and Quyon, Quebec...

 for youth 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....

. In addition to summer youth voyages, Fair Jeanne also does fall and spring group trips for organizations such as the Sea Cadets, Girl Guides and coporate groups. The Fair Jeanne also offers trips for people who are working towards The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

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The length overall of the ship is 110 feet (33.5 m), length on deck 82 feet (25 m), and length at the waterline 72 feet (21.9 m). The beam width of the ship is 24.6 feet (7.5 m). The mast height is 80 feet (24.4 m) carrying approximately 4500 square feet (418.1 m²) of sail. Her hull is constructed of a steel frame with a thick fiber glass overlay. She draws 5.5 feet (1.7 m), 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. 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 150000 miles (241,401 km) in service.

The Fuller Family founded Bytown Brigantine Foundation in 1984 utilizing Fair Jeannes sister ship, the STV Black Jack

STV Black Jack

STV Black Jack is a brigantine operated by the Ottawa-based youth charity Bytown Brigantine, Inc. Black Jack sails on the historic Ottawa River between Brittania Yacht Club and Quyon, Quebec...

. 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.