A true head-turner, Summer Wind is a classic Tom Colvin Gazelle schooner with a unique junk rig, built tough with 1/4" steel for serious cruising. Designed for adventure, she’s been a trusted tour boat for 16 years, logging over 75,000 miles and carrying 25,000+ passengers. A regular in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, she’s proven her seaworthiness time and again.
Her spacious deck and cozy interior make her ideal for long voyages or life aboard. Equipped with a Yanmar diesel, she offers a fuel range of 260-350 nautical miles, with a design that favors efficient sailing over engine reliance. Her versatile junk rig is easy to handle, reducing the need for constant sail adjustments and making her a joy to sail short-handed.
Originally chosen for her character and charm, Summer Wind draws attention wherever she goes. Her classic lines, rugged steel hull, and distinctive rig make her stand out in any marina. The boat’s history, durability, and well-maintained systems ensure she’s ready for new adventures, whether cruising coastal waters, exploring distant shores, or continuing as a working vessel.
For those looking for a schooner with history, charm, and adventure-ready capabilities, Summer Wind is an opportunity not to be missed.
Interior Comforts & Amenities
- Refrigeration: Waeco 12V Cold Machine
- Stove & Oven: Force 10, 3-burner electric
- Microwave Oven: Yes
- Air Conditioner: Dometic DTU16
- Heater: Dometic DTU16
- First Aid Kit: Yes
Mechanical Equipment
- Manual Bilge Pumps: 1
- Electric Bilge Pumps: 1 + emergency backup
- Steering Type: Wheel / cable to quadrant
- Fire Extinguishers: 4 x 15lb ABC
- Emergency Tiller: Yes
Deck & Cockpit Equipment
- Primary Anchor: 30lb Fisherman with 300ft 1" rode
- Secondary Anchor: 30lb Fisherman
- Spare Anchor: 30lb Danforth
- Fenders & Dock Lines: Yes
- Swim Ladder: Yes
- Side Stanchions & Lifelines: Yes
- Life Raft: 8-person Offshore Commander
- Dinghy Davits: Yes
- Navigation Lights: Yes
Sails & Rigging
- Main Mast: 40ft Aluminum Tube
- Mizzen Mast: 35ft Aluminum Tube
- Spinnaker: Asymmetrical
Sails
- Main: Cambered Junk, aluminum tube battens, Tanbark Dacron (2023), very good (white main photos are older, but good shots!)
- Jib: Quantum Sails, Tanbark Dacron (2024), hanked, very good
- Main Staysail: Quantum Sails, Tanbark Dacron (2015), hanked, fair
- Fore Staysail: Quantum Sails, Tankbark Dacron (2015), hanked, fair
- Spinnaker: Bought used, only used for schooner race, good
- Fisherman #1: Quantum Sails, triangular, Dacron (2015), good
- Fisherman #2: Quantum Sails, quadrilateral, Dacron (2015), excellent
Boat History
- Built in 1979 by Don Johnson, currently the 5th owner
- Primarily sailed in the Chesapeake Bay
- Previously berthed in Philadelphia for six years, returned to Baltimore ten years ago
- Longest voyage: Key West, FL
- Regular participant in Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race for 16 years
- Used as a tour boat for 16 years, carrying over 25,000 passengers across 75,000 miles
- Owner serves on the Board of Directors for the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race
Owner's Comments
*"When I started my sailing business, I wanted a boat with character—something unique. Growing up in Maine, I admired schooners and didn't want a factory-built boat that looked like everything else in the marina. I knew a Junk-rigged schooner would turn heads
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