Corwith Cramer

Corwith Cramer, named after Sea Education Association's founding director, was designed by Wooden and Marean specifically for SEA and was constructed by ASTACE in 1987 in Bilbao, Spain.

She is a 134-foot steel brigantine built as a research vessel for operation under sail. The qualities that made our original vessel R/V Westward both versatile and seaworthy were incorporated into the design of SSV Corwith Cramer.

Cramer Specifications
Owner and Operator: Sea Education Association P.O. Box 6, Woods Hole, MA
Displacement: 270 Tons
Construction: Steel; built 1987 ASTACE Shipyard Bilbao, Spain
Length Overall: 134 feet / 40.8 meters
Length on Deck: 98 feet / 29.8 meters
Draft: 12.5 feet
Beam: 26 feet
Sail Area: 7,500 sq. ft. / 697 sq. m.
Auxiliary Engine: 500 horsepower Cummins diesel
Complement: 38 persons
Area of Operation: World Oceans
Classification: American Bureau of Shipping A1 and A
Rig: Brigantine