Brandaris
anchors at Rocky Hill School
for three days of waterfront activity.
October 20 - 22, 1997

For three days in October, Brandaris, the 1938 Dutch Canal Boat that hails from Wickford, anchored in the Greene River and served as a floating classroom for grades 4 through 12.

Monday, grades 4 and 5 toured the boat, learned its history and experienced the glory of autumn from the school's waterfront.

Tuesday, the middle school students hoisted the sails, dropped the lee boards and moved off anchor.


Wednesday, the upper school sailed Brandaris in upper Narragansett Bay and experienced the life of Dutch sailors who hauled cargo in the canals of Europe.

Brandaris is riveted iron construction with no keel. The boat draws two feet with the lee boards raised. When sailing, she drops her leward board and sails on the wind. She was used in the evacuation of Dunkirk and then sailed across the Atlantic to New England. She now hails from Wickford and is available for charter.