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	Zodiac (schooner)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Seattle, WA
Built	1924
Architect	William Hand, Jr.
NRHP reference No.	82004248
Added to NRHP	29 April 1982

*Zodiac*
	Zodiac motoring east along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, just east of the Ballard Bridge, Seattle, Washington
History
Name	list error: <br /> list (help); Zodiac (1924–1931); California (1931–1973); Airdene; Zodiac
Owner	list error: <br /> list (help); RW & JS Johnson; San Francisco Bar Pilots Association (1931–1973)
Builder	Hodgson Brothers Shipyard
Launched	1924
General characteristics
Displacement	220 tons
Length	160 ft (49 m) (LOA) 127 ft (39 m) (on deck)
Beam	25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Depth of hold	11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Propulsion	Caterpillar 540 hp (400 kW) diesel
Sail plan	Gaff-rigged topsail schooner 7,000 sq ft (650 m2)
Speed	13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) (max), 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (powered)

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The Schooner Zodiac is a two-masted schooner designed by William H. Hand, Jr. for Robert Wood Johnson and J. Seward Johnson, heirs to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals fortune. Designed to incorporate the best features of the iconic American fishing schooner. The 160-foot-long (49 m) (sparred length; 127 feet on deck), 147-ton vessel competed in The King's Cup transatlantic races before being sold to the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association during the Great Depression. Renamed California, she served actively as a pilot boat before being retired in 1972.^[2] This makes her one of the last two sail-powered pilot vessels in the United States, along with the Boston-based schooner Roseway, which was retired in 1972,^[3] and Adventuress, also once a San Francisco pilot boat, which was retired in 1952, and is also a registered National Historic Landmark.^[4]^[5]

The Zodiac was sold in 1973 and, in the late 1970s, the private Vessel Zodiac Corporation was formed to operate and maintain her. She was professionally restored, and her rig, which had been altered during her time as a pilot boat, was returned to its original gaff-rigged configuration.^[6] The Zodiac now operates for public cruises and private chartering in Washington State's San Juan Islands and British Columbia's Gulf Islands.

There was a gap in her history until recently, when it was discovered that the schooner fell into possession of the Arthur Nesbitt family in Ontario Canada and briefly renamed the Airdeane. |date=September 2012}}

In September 2010, the schooner was dismasted while sailing on the northwest side of Lummi Island near Village Point. At 13:25 her main mast shattered and fell to the leeward side of the vessel. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. Both masts were replaced with solid vertical grain fir. The old-growth, Douglas Fir tree was located on private property near Astoria, Oregon and measured over 200 feet tall. The masts were turned at Gray's Harbor Historic Seaport in Aberdeen WA; the largest single wood-turning project in recorded history.

The Schooner Zodiac celebrates her 90th birthday in 2014.

References

^ "Ships To Visit Listed By Name - Valley Camp to Zodiac". Maritime Heritage Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
^ Cunliffe & Osler 2001, p. 240.
^ "History of the Schooner Roseway". www.worldoceanschool.org. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ Delgado, James P. (11 April 1989). "Schooner Adventuress National Historic Landmark Study". National Park Service accessdate=2012-09-30. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 26 (help)
^ Cunliffe & Osler 2001, p. 137.
^ Cunliffe & Osler 2001, p. 241.

Cunliffe, Tom; Osler, Adrian (2001). Pilots. The World of Pilotage under Sail and Oar. Vol. 1. Pilot Schooners of North America and Great Britain. Wooden Boat Publications. pp. 137, 240, 241. ISBN 978-0-937822-69-2. Retrieved 2012-09-30. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

McKoon-Hennick, Kathleen (1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form / Schooner Zodiac; Schooner California" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- Kimlinger, Roseanne (1981). "Accompanying Photos" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-09-30.

External links

[nris-1] "Ships To Visit Listed By Name - Valley Camp to Zodiac". Maritime Heritage Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-01-23.

[FOOTNOTECunliffeOsler2001240-2] Cunliffe & Osler 2001, p. 240.

[3] "History of the Schooner Roseway". www.worldoceanschool.org. Retrieved 2008-03-18.

[adven-4] Delgado, James P. (11 April 1989). "Schooner Adventuress National Historic Landmark Study". National Park Service accessdate=2012-09-30. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 26 (help)

[FOOTNOTECunliffeOsler2001137-5] Cunliffe & Osler 2001, p. 137.

[FOOTNOTECunliffeOsler2001241-6] Cunliffe & Osler 2001, p. 241.

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-'''''Zodiac''''' is a two-masted [[schooner]] designed by [[William H. Hand, Jr.]] for [[Robert Wood Johnson II|Robert Wood Johnson]] and [[John Seward Johnson I|J. Seward Johnson]], heirs to the [[Johnson & Johnson]] [[pharmaceuticals]] fortune. Hand intended to epitomize the best features of the [[United States|American]] fishing schooner. The {{convert|160|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} (sparred length; 127 feet on deck), 147-ton vessel competed in The King's Cup [[transatlantic crossing|transatlantic]] races before being sold to the [[San Francisco Bar Pilots Association]] during the [[Great Depression]]. Renamed ''California'', she served actively as a [[pilot boat]] before being retired in 1972.{{sfn|Cunliffe|Osler|2001|p=240}} This makes her one of the last two sail-powered pilot vessels in the United States, along with the [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]-based schooner ''[[Roseway (schooner)|Roseway]]'', which was retired in 1972,<ref>
+'''''The Schooner Zodiac''''' is a two-masted [[schooner]] designed by [[William H. Hand, Jr.]] for [[Robert Wood Johnson II|Robert Wood Johnson]] and [[John Seward Johnson I|J. Seward Johnson]], heirs to the [[Johnson & Johnson]] [[pharmaceuticals]] fortune. Designed to incorporate the best features of the iconic [[American]] fishing schooner. The {{convert|160|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} (sparred length; 127 feet on deck), 147-ton vessel competed in The King's Cup [[transatlantic crossing|transatlantic]] races before being sold to the [[San Francisco Bar Pilots Association]] during the [[Great Depression]]. Renamed ''California'', she served actively as a [[pilot boat]] before being retired in 1972.{{sfn|Cunliffe|Osler|2001|p=240}} This makes her one of the last two sail-powered pilot vessels in the United States, along with the [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]-based schooner ''[[Roseway (schooner)|Roseway]]'', which was retired in 1972,<ref>
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-''Zodiac'' was sold in 1973 and, in the late 1970s, the private Vessel Zodiac Corporation was formed to operate and maintain her. She was professionally restored, and her rig, which had been altered during her time as a pilot boat, was returned to its original gaff-rigged configuration.{{sfn|Cunliffe|Osler|2001|p=241}} ''Zodiac'' now operates for public cruises and private chartering in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington State]]'s [[San Juan Islands]] and [[British Columbia]]'s [[Gulf Islands]].
+The ''Zodiac'' was sold in 1973 and, in the late 1970s, the private Vessel Zodiac Corporation was formed to operate and maintain her. She was professionally restored, and her rig, which had been altered during her time as a pilot boat, was returned to its original gaff-rigged configuration.{{sfn|Cunliffe|Osler|2001|p=241}} The ''Zodiac'' now operates for public cruises and private chartering in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington State]]'s [[San Juan Islands]] and [[British Columbia]]'s [[Gulf Islands]].
-There was a large gap in her history until recently, when it was discovered that the schooner fell into possession of the Arthur Nesbitt family in Ontario Canada and renamed the Airdeane. |date=September 2012}}
+There was a gap in her history until recently, when it was discovered that the schooner fell into possession of the Arthur Nesbitt family in Ontario Canada and briefly renamed the ''Airdeane''. |date=September 2012}}
-In 2010 the Schooner was dismasted while sailing on the northwest side of Lummi Island near Village Point. At 13:25 her main mast shattered and fell to the leeward side of the vessel. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. Both masts were replaced with solid vertical grain fir. The old-growth Douglas Fir tree was located on private property near Astoria, Oregon and measured over 200 feet tall. The masts were turned at Gray's Harbor Seaport in Aberdeen WA; the largest single wood-turning project in recorded history.
+In September 2010, the schooner was dismasted while sailing on the northwest side of Lummi Island near Village Point. At 13:25 her main mast shattered and fell to the leeward side of the vessel. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. Both masts were replaced with solid vertical grain fir. The old-growth, Douglas Fir tree was located on private property near Astoria, Oregon and measured over 200 feet tall. The masts were turned at Gray's Harbor Historic Seaport in Aberdeen WA; the largest single wood-turning project in recorded history.
-The Schooner Zodiac celebrates her 90th birthday in 2014.
+The Schooner ''Zodiac'' celebrates her 90th birthday in 2014.
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