The Schooner Statia

The Schooner Statia is no longer owned or associated with Skipper Claude Lacerte. She is in the care of The Royal Victoria Yacht Club. - Admin.

I dream about sailing on The Schooner Statia again...but alas...her fate is in LIMBO. Why do I say this? Because her purchaser died without a will!

You can still join the crew sailing to Port Browning. Departure is tomorrow morning from Oak Bay. Text Bru @ 250-813-1569.

Skipper Claude Lacerte has dropped the asking price for The Schooner Statia drastically from $325,000 to $150,000 CAD. Must be sold. Call 250-896-7702 now and make an offer!

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Skipper Lacerte is apparently more serious about selling The Statia now...owing to the fact that he can no longer sail her alone. Last I heard, anyways.

Skipper Claude Lacerte and yours truly will be there once again with a table and perhaps some Woodworking Shop machines for sale. Stay tuned to The Schooner Statia page for details !

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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste In 1872, a ship was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, in near-perfect condition but for one problem: there was nobody aboard. In time, the story of the Mary Celeste became one of the most famous riddles of the sea. Over the years, many have offered solutions for what happened to the crew. But are any of them correct?

Decommissioned Nov 23, 1960; sold to scrap yard Jul 25, 1962; then became floating exhibit at Columbia River Maritime Museum 1963-1979 then sold. Plans for floating restaurant failed then sold in 1982 to Claude Lacerte, converted to half brigantine BELLE BLONDE, to Quebec 1984 for charter use. Survived a hurricane in 1985 with the loss of one crewman swept overboard. The vessels then sailed back to the Caribbean where it was used for 7 day cruises around the islands. It was then sold and delivered to Japan in 1988.

USCG: Lightships SISTER VESSELS: LV 84,85,86,87 DESIGN: Steam screw; steel hull, wood pilothouse and deckhouses; 2 steel masts, wood spencer on main only; smokestack amidships