Dorothy Louise
Rig: Gaff Schooner
LOA: 44'
LOD: 40'
LWL: 30'
Beam: 10' 6"
Draft: 5' 6"
Sail Number: 94
Built: Second Peninsula, Nova Scotia - 1988-1994
Designer / Builder: David M. Stevens
Homeport: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
The Dorothy Louise is a traditional two mast Gaff rigged Schooner and is the result of a Nova Scotia family boat building tradition that spans five generations and began on Tancook Island. Built and launched on 2nd Peninsula, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia in July 1994, she is last vessel designed and built by Master Boatbuilder David Stevens.
When David Stevens died he 1989, the Dorothy Louise lay in his shop 80% complete. His wife, Evelyn Stevens, had many offers to purchase the unfinished Schooner, but she was in no rush to sell the last vessel her husband had built . In 1995 she decided the boat should be finished, and it was sold to Henry Endres of Berwick, Nova Scotia and Edward Peill of Canning, Nova Scotia.
In May of 1994, the new owners hired Master Shipwright Jim Rhodenizer, a longtime friend and employee of David Stevens, to complete the Schooner and ready her to be launched. The finished job is a testament to the skill and craftsmanship of one of the last traditional Schooner builders still practicing his craft.
The Dorothy Louise measures 44' LOA, 40' LOD, 10' 6" Beam, 5' 6" Draft, and is caravel planked of local pine and copper riveted to steamed oak ribs. She has an oak stem and poured lead keel, carries three lower and two topsails, and has an auxiliary 30 hp diesel Perkins engine. She has a compact and efficient galley with an alcohol stove, and is fully equipped to sleep six adults in two separate cabins.
Since her launch in 1994, the Dorothy Louise has been plying the waters along the South Shore of Nova Scotia and participates annually in the Nova Scotia Schooner Association Race Week. She is also available for unique group charters in the Mahone Bay area lasting from 1-5 days.
Rig: Gaff Schooner
LOA: 44'
LOD: 40'
LWL: 30'
Beam: 10' 6"
Draft: 5' 6"
Sail Number: 94
Built: Second Peninsula, Nova Scotia - 1988-1994
Designer / Builder: David M. Stevens
Homeport: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
The Dorothy Louise is a traditional two mast Gaff rigged Schooner and is the result of a Nova Scotia family boat building tradition that spans five generations and began on Tancook Island. Built and launched on 2nd Peninsula, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia in July 1994, she is last vessel designed and built by Master Boatbuilder David Stevens.
When David Stevens died he 1989, the Dorothy Louise lay in his shop 80% complete. His wife, Evelyn Stevens, had many offers to purchase the unfinished Schooner, but she was in no rush to sell the last vessel her husband had built . In 1995 she decided the boat should be finished, and it was sold to Henry Endres of Berwick, Nova Scotia and Edward Peill of Canning, Nova Scotia.
In May of 1994, the new owners hired Master Shipwright Jim Rhodenizer, a longtime friend and employee of David Stevens, to complete the Schooner and ready her to be launched. The finished job is a testament to the skill and craftsmanship of one of the last traditional Schooner builders still practicing his craft.
The Dorothy Louise measures 44' LOA, 40' LOD, 10' 6" Beam, 5' 6" Draft, and is caravel planked of local pine and copper riveted to steamed oak ribs. She has an oak stem and poured lead keel, carries three lower and two topsails, and has an auxiliary 30 hp diesel Perkins engine. She has a compact and efficient galley with an alcohol stove, and is fully equipped to sleep six adults in two separate cabins.
Since her launch in 1994, the Dorothy Louise has been plying the waters along the South Shore of Nova Scotia and participates annually in the Nova Scotia Schooner Association Race Week. She is also available for unique group charters in the Mahone Bay area lasting from 1-5 days.
