Originally a British yacht the Fantome was stranded in Seattle by the outbreak of World War II in 1939 and spent the next 14 years at anchor in Lake Union and Portage Bay.

Sailing vessel fantome. Completed in 1927 by the Duke of Westminster the ship was purchased by Windjammer in 1969 and became flagship of the fleet. See more ideas about sailing ships tall ships sailing vessel. During her twenty-nine years of service in this regard Fantome offered cruises in the Caribbean and the Bay of Honduras.

Apr 15 2016 - SV Fantome The SV Fantome was a 679-ton windjammer owned by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises in Miami Florida. Sketches of various sailing vessels including Terre Neuvier Saxon and Sirrah PAH4176 Sketch of the starboard bow of the Lady Wentworth PAH4177 Sketches of sailing vessels Favell Hougomont and Fantome II PAH4178 Sketches of sailing vessels including Herm II PAH4179. I was on The Fantome six weeks before it w.

Having begun life as a cargo ship transporting sugar from the West Indies as well as cocoa and coffee from Brazil and French Guiana to Nantes in France the tall ship Belem is now over 120 years old with a history that also includes becoming a private yacht for Hugh Grosvenor 2nd Duke of Westminster who renamed her Fantome II and even sailing the seven seas under ownership of beer baron. Apr 16 2016 - Explore Thomas Blackmans board SV Fantome on Pinterest. Its last assumed position was overrun by Hurricane Mitch the fifth-fiercest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded.

The small French coastal cargo vessel or gabare built in 1945 at Camaret near Brest is classified by the French government as an historic monument. On October 27 1998 the luxury sailing vessel Fantome was caught off the coast of Honduras by Hurricane Mitch and perished with her crew of 31 having previously disembarked her. On October 27 1998 the vessel was caught off the coast of Honduras by Hurricane Mitch and sank with 31 crew members aboard.

This is a tribute video I made in 1998 about the Windjammer Ship Fantome which was lost at sea to Hurricane Mitch. Armchair Mariners delight. As the book progresses by way of unconventional breaks in dates and geography rather than chapters one is swept up in the eventual demise of one of the most beautiful sailing vessels every to take passengers throughout the islands of the Caribbean.

Fantome four-master from the fleet was lost with all crew in a hurricane and suddenly you couldnt book online any more. I didnt know it but the founder Captain Burke had retired and left his kids to run the business into the ground. The couple declined the gift.