Coronet is the world’s only remaining Gilded Age vessel. Built in 1885 for a New York Yacht Club member.
Coronet is 192 feet over all and built entirely of wood, including wooden treenail fastenings. Her history includes sailing around the world twice, rounding the Horn five times, hosting Alexander Graham Bell, the King of Hawaii and the Emperor of Japan on board, a stint as flagship of the New York Yacht Club, providing transport for the first American/Japanese scientific project and transporting missionaries to Palestine and Africa. Coronet has been afloat for all of her 119 years. Her hull planking, frames and ceiling are all original and her Stanford White interior is 90% intact. J Class Management supervised the donation, stabilization, historical documentation, hauling and set up for the complete restoration of Coronet. The ongoing project, supervised by the International Yacht Restoration School, will return Coronet to her original, nineteenth-century configuration with no engine or electricity on board . Visitors are encouraged to come and see this restoration at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, Rhode Island. To read more about Coronet and IYRS, please go to www.yachtcoronet.org.
For complete restoration updates view the Coronet Blog
Name: Coronet
Class: Schooner
Designer(s): Smith & Terry, Christopher Crosby, William Townsend
Type of Boat: 2 masted Gaff Topsail Schooner
Year Built: 1885
Built by: C & R Poillon, Brooklyn, New York
LOA m / ft: 58.5m / 192′
LOD m / ft: 40.5m / 133′
LWL m / ft: 38.1m / 125′
Beam m / ft: 8.5m / 28′
Draft m / ft: 3.6m / 12′
Yard No:
Sail Stats: Sail area: 8,300 sq. ft.
Construction: Wooden hull
Other: Freeboard: 6′ 174 GRT
Construction Update October 16, 2013 – Temporary boards laid along the inside faces of the stanchions show the eventual shape of the bulwarks. (they’re really safety rails) Coronet’s form is easily seen these days now that she’s completely framed.
Construction Update October 16, 2013
Construction Update October 16, 2013 – The deck skylights and covered hatches have all been positioned to give a sense of how she will look when completed.
Construction Update February 26, 2013
Frank Sanford and Shilo ministries owned this at some point I believe. My great-grandfather sailed on this ship along with his brother. My grandfather Issac Gleason as a small child sailed back from Jerusalem in the 1800’s. Do you have any history of the time it belonged to Frank Sanford and his voyages? Very interested in my family history and would love to come and see this vessel!!