VARIABLE WIND 5 KT EARLY TODAY...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED W SWELL 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW SWELL 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS...BUILDING TO W SWELL 4 FT AT8 SECONDS.
The four masted schooner Alumna was launched at the Simpson shipyard, North Bend, Oregon in 1901. She sailed out of San Francisco, primarily as a lumber transport vessel to ports worldwide. Ultimately the ship was sold to an Alaskan concern, who turned her into a floating brewery off Ketchican. It is said, locals would often comment, “Let’s go out to the Alumna and have a schooner of beer!” ~from
The Era of the Clipper Ships and
Tall Ships of San Francisco
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