Chronology

• Built in New York City, 1992-95
• 1995 First cruise, New York to Provincetown, MA
• 1996 Testing and rebuilding along the Massachusetts and Maine coasts
• 1997 Sailed from Maine to Newfoundland - 41 days at sea
• June 15, 1998 Left Fermeuse, Newfoundland
• August 13, 1998 (60 days later) arrived Castletownbere, Ireland
• August - September -To France, first arriving at Brest, then through the Channel to Cherbourg and LeHavre
• Sept.- Dec. Up the Seine River to Paris and into the canal system
• Dec. 1998 - Feb.1999 Through the canals and down the Rhone River to Port St. Louis and the Mediterranean Sea
• see Where is the Son of Town Hall Now for updates from Feb. 1999 to the present

Vital Statistics

• 50 feet long (15.5 meters)
• beam 12 feet (3.5 meters)
• draft 20" (2/3 meter) (boards up); 6 feet (2 meters) (boards down)
• self-righting, self-steering under sail, unsinkable (floating on logs and polyurethane foam)
• auxiliary diesel: 19 HP Lister

Plans of the Son of Town Hall

Construction Details

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