Those Who Helped

Plank Owner Certificates  were issued to those who help the efforts to return Barbarossa to her rightful place among the great seagoing schooners of the world.

Schooner Barbarossa...

Ahoy, and thanks for your interest.

UPDATE 2 January 2006: The Barbarossa is no more.
A website visitor said she was cut up and removed long ago.

NAME REMOVED, as per request 07 November 2003, a sailor living in Key West, Florida and an active participant in Yahoo Group liveaboards has brought to our attention the plight of the Schooner Barbarossa. This page is intended as a catch-all of information pertaining to rescue efforts.  Updates will posted as they are sent to me.  I'm hosting the site in hopes that by bringing further attention to the magnificent Schooner Barbarossa, she may be saved.

Sailing vessels of this vintage and character deserve the best.

Wonderful News:
Schooner Barbarossa has a new owner, Matt Ryan, and we wish him much success in this worthy endeavor.  One day you will look out over the horizon and see a magnificent sailing ship cutting through the waters. She'll be this one, which has sparked our imagination in ways that the new plastics simply cannot....

Please be sure to check the Update Page for further details.

Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 4:08 AM [from NAME REMOVED, as per request 07 November 2003]

For those of you who have been following the tale of the Schooner Barbarossa over the last many months; there finally seems to be a positive note in this thus far tragic opera, which began its debut in June of this year~

During a meeting with Matt Ryan on the 29th of October, I turned over to him the packet of all ship’s papers as well as all information necessary to recover her safely from the seabed adjacent to Christmas Tree Island, here in Key West .

I have notified the FWC (Marine Patrol) Officer Lt. Dipre, who has been the continued liaison within the department, Blackbeard Tow & Salvage of Key Largo (the Salvage master with whom I had made initial contact to re-float her), and Peninsular Marine of Key West (the yacht yard originally chosen as the site for her hauling and storage during restoration).

All have agreed to act immediately upon Matt Ryan’s contact with them.

Matt has assured me that he intends to handle her recovery in a professional manner, and that he wishes to begin immediately.

Hopefully, and with a little luck, we shall once again soon see the beautiful Schooner Barbarossa returned to her home above the waves and flying with the winds here in Key West.

Then I shall wish her that which all along I have hoped she would once again experience:

Steep Seas & Howlin’Gales~

Click http://www.janice142.com/SOS/Update.htm for the most up-to-date information.

	History of the Schooner Barbarossa Built in .... (including information from her Documentation, such as her original owner, her name -- Schooner Montowese -- and many more interesting details) Be sure to visit the Photographs page too... she's a real beauty!
	Her Current Predicament Letters.
	Update - Schooner KLM Barbarossa's most recent news Recovery efforts are underway, and this page offers a quick overview of same.
	Photographs List of photographs with brief descriptions and links to the pictures
	Caribbean Fleet O'Infamy More information on other great sailing ships and the Conch Republic
	Weather as it effects Schooner Barbarossa Watch the weather in Key West, Florida and NOAA''s Marine Forecast
	How you can help Directions on how to make a difference