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New England Pinky from Friend- 

 ship, Maine, showing a typical ves- 

 sel of the type. (Smithsonian pholo 



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Sail Plan for a Pinky, 1840. From a copy of a 

 sailmaker's plan in the Watercraft Collection. 



the main topmast is 21 U feet in total length, fore 

 boom 22 feet, fore gafT 21 feet, main boom 38 feet, 

 and main gaflf 24 feet. Model appears accurate 

 but masts have somewhat too much rake. This 

 style of schooner was sometimes called a "heeltapper," 

 as were the earlier Marblehead schooners. 

 Given by U. S. Fish Commission. 



PINKY FISHING SCHOONER, 1821 

 Rigged Model, usnm 76242 



This model was made to represent the New England 

 pinky schooner Tiger, but the plans employed were not 

 those of the Tiger. The Tiger was of interest because 

 this pinky had been involved in a series of incidents 

 with Canadian fishery patrols; under the command of 

 Captain James Patillo she was once chased by a 

 British brig-of-war patrolling the Canadian banks and 

 later resisted seizure by local authorities when she was 

 suddenly frozen in at Fortune Bay, Ne\vfoinidland. 

 In addition, the Tiger had a local reputation at 

 Gloucester for swift sailing. 



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