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Build Your Own S/V Denis Sullivan

Materials: Directions: n Recyclable Materials: Collect building materials and supplies. ● Body () of the schooner: 1 aluminum foil, egg cartons, Before building, fill in the blanks on the S/V Denis Sullivan on next page. Label plastic bottle, carboard, etc. 2 the following parts of the schooner: ● : Paper, Tissues, Paper (*Answer Key can be found at the Introduction: Towel, etc. bottom of the Activity ) The S/V Denis Sullivan is the only re- ● and : Skewers, a. Sails (Upper and Lower) creation of a 19th century Great Lakes Cargo Schooner and Wisconsin’s Flagship. Build Chopsticks, Pen, Pencils, b. Raffee Schooner Straws, etc. you own S/V Denis Sullivan Schooner with c. Sails ( Sails) recyclable materials found in your home. n Pencil/Pen d. Pilot House n Paper for drawing design e. Hull Think About It: n Scissors What does a schooner look like? A n Tape/Glue f. Mast with a minimum of 2 masts that can have Denis Sullivan Denis Sullivan g. Bowsprit up to 7 with the foremast slightly shorter than the mainmast. A schooner usually has Design and draw a schooner with fore-and- rigged sails, but may also have 3 pencil and paper. square-rigged sails. Construct the body (hull) of the Do Ahead of Time: 4 schooner. n Gather all supplies Draw and cut out the sails using n To Take It Further: Fill testing 5 scissors. Make at least 3 sails, one Build Your Own S/V Build Your container with enough water so that for each mast, and at least one sail the boat can float freely and cannot for the bowsprit. touch the bottom without sinking Attach sails to the mast using tape or 6 glue. At least one sail per mast.

Attach masts to the body (hull) of the 7 schooner using tape or glue. Build Your Own S/V Denis Sullivan Schooner Continued Activity Sheet

Label the Parts of S/V Denis Sullivan: a. Sails (Upper and Lower) b. Raffee Sail c. Jib Sails (Head Sails) d. Pilot House e. Hull f. Mast g. Bowsprit Schooner

Denis Sullivan Denis Sullivan Build Your Own S/V Your Build Build Your Own S/V Denis Sullivan Schooner Continued Activity Sheet

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Answer Key: Build Your Own S/V Your Build Build Your Own S/V Denis Sullivan Schooner Continued

Take It Further!: What’s Happening: Test your schooner to see if it can float! Vessels on the Great Lakes were used for trade, some as military Materials Needed: vessels and others to supply military outposts. These first sailing vessels were square rigged, , and barks (the same type used on n A place to float a small boat the oceans). However, with the wind directions constantly changing ● Clear, plastic container filled halfway with water and land always nearby, needed to be more maneuverable in the Lakes and the transition form square rigged, brigs and barks to ● Large kitchen bowl filled halfway with water began during the 19th century. ● A sink or bathtub filled partway with water The schooner is a sailing vessel with at least 2 masts (the ● Test your schooner to see if it can sail by blowing foremast is slightly shorter than the mainmast) and were rigged with Schooner gently at the sails! fore and aft sails. Sometime schooners may also have square rigged ● Test your schooner to see if it can cargo? sails. The schooner of the Great Lakes would also have a raffee, a square-rigged fore and triangular in shape. This allowed the vessels to sail within 60 degrees of the wind. These Materials Needed: schooners were cheaper to build, more maneuverable, and easier n Small objects to use as weights and more efficient to sail. Schooners could also be run with a smaller crew and therefore reduce operating cost. The schooners were ● Denis Sullivan Denis Sullivan Try to find an object that you have a lot of built to carry cargo such as furs, lumber, copper, iron ore and salt to that can get wet, such as: various ports along the Great Lakes. ◆ Pennies, dimes, or other coins ◆ Marbles ◆ Buttons Show us your Schooner!! Email us at [email protected] Build Your Own S/V Your Build and show us pictures of your .