This famous 85 foot schooner was homeported...

This famous 85 foot schooner was homeported at Balboa from 1937 to 1942.

She was designed by John G. Alden of Boston and built by Reed-Cook

Construction Company of Boothebay, Maine in 1932. Pilgrim’s dimensions

were 85 feet length overall, 70 feet on the waterline, 20 feet eight

inches on the beam, with a 12 foot draft. She was powered by an 85

horsepower Winton diesel engine. During her life, Pilgrim was used as a

shark fishing boat, fishing barge, movie ship, private yacht and a

charter boat in the Virgin Islands. She was sunk in Admiralty Bay, Bequia

in August 1980 when hurricane Allen Struck.

--By John Blaich, Corona del Mar resident, yacht historian and active

sailor.