r/Tallships • u/Ok_Cap_7862 • 9d ago

Anyone know the name of this ship?

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A friend was sifting through an old photo book of her dad’s, found this photo alongside one of Appledore 2 down in Key West and she’s guessing it’s around the same time frame, any ideas? Thanks!

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u/happycappy1314 9d ago

That is the SV Denis Sullivan. Built to be Wisconsins flagship, but sold to a charter company in Boston a few years ago. I was the Captain for a couple years and I was one of her builders too.

Edit to include link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Sullivan_(schooner)

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u/QuietSt0rm_90 9d ago

By charter company you mean sail training, right?

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u/LeOutgoingIntrovert 8d ago

not necessarily, there's a few companies that offer sailing for charter guests like Classic Sailing for instance - traditional sailing holidays, rather than sail training, though with Classic Sailing at least, the emphasis is on having a hands-on experience, rather than a 'cruise'. We've booked a few voyages on tall ships and gaffer's with them. Loads of fun

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u/QuietSt0rm_90 8d ago

Sullivan is being operated by World Ocean School — their primary operation right now is education. I have seen nothing in their recent itinerary that suggests they are also doing that kind of guest adventure. You might be confusing some other vessels here.