What is the Schooner Lannon?The Schooner Thomas E. Lannon was built in 1997 in Essex, MA. Berthed at historic Seven Seas Wharf at the Gloucester House Restaurant, Rogers Street, Gloucester, the Lannon offers two-hour sails and private charters from mid-May through mid-October. Join the Ellis family for a sail and imagine what it was like to sail on a fishing schooner out of Gloucester a hundred years ago.
Dressed ship at the Opening of the Bay celebration in Duxbury, MA in 2010.
Building the Schooner Lannon
Like lots of others before him, Tom Ellis had wanted to own a schooner for a good part of his life. He knew that the only way he could afford to own such a vessel would be to make it a commercial venture. Click here to learn about the construction of the Lannon: from planning to the first sail. Schooner Statistics
Click here to read more statistics about the Schooner Lannon. Thomas Lannon's StoryGrowing up in Gloucester, Tom Ellis, owner of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon, had heard stories of his grandfather Thomas Lannon coming from Newfoundland as a young man, marrying, and settling in Gloucester. Here he fished on the big schooners until he took sick in 1943, at the age of 65. Click here to learn more. |
