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Full sail, All canvas filled with wind
Full sail, All canvas filled with wind

Full sail, All canvas filled with wind

Date7/24/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Full sail; All canvas filled with wind. the Toronto brigantines Pathfinder (right) and Playfair churn through the waters of Toronto Harbour. The brigs competed against the vessel St. Lawrence II from Kingston yesterday in the annual challenge race by the three ships. Events included ship handling; sail reefing; and man-overboard drills. The Toronto brigs spend each summer on a series of cruises on Lake Ontario for teenagers who want to learn about the days before engines.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014343F
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Reminder of the days of sail, Into Toronto harbor sails 60-foot brigantine St
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6/3/1975
Under full sail the Chimon is seen cruising in Owen Sound bay
Under full sail the Chimon is seen cruising in Owen Sound bay
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Sailing majestically from Toronto Harbor, the brigantine Pathfinder sets out for a cruise on Lake Ontario, carrying most of its 22,000 square yards of sail. She cost $150,000 seven years ago
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Crowds line Harborfront as the Christian Radich, a 238-foot windjammer from Norway, sails into Toronto
Crowds line Harborfront as the Christian Radich, a 238-foot windjammer from Norway, sails into Toronto
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The Norwegian Windjammer Christian Radich towers over Arthur Langley, 25, as he sails tiny windsurfer in Toronto Harbor
The Norwegian Windjammer Christian Radich towers over Arthur Langley, 25, as he sails tiny windsurfer in Toronto Harbor
8/31/1976
The days of sail live on, Two officers of the training brigantine Pathfinder, moored in Harborfront near York St
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The schooner Bluenose II sails into Toronto yesterday on its third visit to Lake Ontario
The schooner Bluenose II sails into Toronto yesterday on its third visit to Lake Ontario
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