Meet the Fleet

S/V Inland Seas

Home port: Suttons Bay, MI
Rig: Schooner                   Rig Height: 66′
Sparred Length: 77′         Sail Area: 1,800 square feet
Draft: 7′                              Tons: 45
Beam: 17′                           Hull: steel

Built in 1994 at Treworgy Yachts in Palm Coast, FL the Inland Seas was intended to be a schoolship from its creation. During this time Inland Seas has connected over 165,000 passengers with the beauty of the Great Lakes. Completed in 1994 her maiden voyage saw her arrive in Toronto just in time to participate in a Tall Ships America event winning the award of youngest ship in attendance.

Inland Seas’ Current Location


S/V Alliance

Home port: Suttons Bay, MI
Rig: Schooner                      Rig Height: 63′
Sparred Length: 105′         Sail Area: 2,778 square feet
Draft: 8′                                 Tons: 51
Beam: 20′                             Hull: steel

Built in 1995, also by Treworgy Yachts, the Alliance was originally named the Kathryn B. and sailed as a part of a windjammer fleet in Maine. She was purchased in 2004 and moved to Yorktown, VA and rechristened the Alliance in honor of the American French alliance during the revolutionary war. Inland Seas Education Association acquired Alliance in 2022 as a response to increasing program demand. The name Alliance now represents the many partnerships ISEA has across the Great Lakes that make our work possible.

Alliance’s Current Location


Inland Seas is a member of Tall Ships America (TSA). Tall Ships America is an organization comprised of sail trainers and educators working aboard tall ships and dedicated to safe and effective ship operations.

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