America’s Privateer Lynx was designed by noted marine architect Melbourne Smith and built to interpret a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. Lynx is fully licensed by the United States Coast Guard as a Sub Chapter ‘T’ passenger vessel. She is operated as an educational sail training vessel by the LYNX Educational Foundation.  She displaces 114 tons, is 78 feet over all with a beam of 23 feet, a draft of 9 feet and 5000 square feet of sail. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era. On decks and below, Lynx evokes the life, spirit and atmosphere of a vanished age of sail. Lynx was launched in 2001 and is guided by the maxim: "Be Excellent To Each Other and To Your Ship."

Sponsorship opportunities are available as part of the foundation’s 2009 Transpacific Yacht Race Sponsorship Program, which is designed to help raise funds for the schooner, an educational sail training vessel operated by the Lynx Educational Foundation a non-profit organization. Lynx travels 7,000 nautical miles each year to ports along the West Coast and Hawaii , serving as a living history museum and classroom for the study of early maritime history and its role in establishing America ’s freedom, as well as earth, life and physical science.

The public will get a chance to climb aboard the magnificent sailing vessel when she arrives in ALA WAI harbor.

Aloha Dock - Hawaii Yacht Club - July 15 - 30

Dockside Tours : 10 - 1 pm

Adventure Sails: 2 - 5 pm

Recipient of the American Sail Training Associations' 2008 SAIL TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD

The LYNX operates under the auspices of the Lynx Educational Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit, organization, dedicated to hands-on educational programs that teach early American history. The Maritime challenges during the War of 1812 are taught aboard the American Privateer Lynx utilizing a comprehensive, interactive program designed to enrich personal achievement through teamwork and the discipline of sail training.

Make a tax deductible donation today. For more information, see www.privateerlynx.org.