▁completion ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁who ▁finished ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁y acht ▁( launch ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ). ▁West min ster ▁used ▁her ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁before ▁she ▁changed ▁hands ▁twice ▁in ▁short ▁order . ▁Ult imately ▁she ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Irish man ▁A . ▁E . ▁Gu in ness , ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁bre wing ▁fortune ▁that ▁bore ▁his ▁family ’ s ▁name . ▁ ▁Gu in ness ▁had ▁taken ▁her ▁into ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁when ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁Al ask an ▁waters . ▁Rel uct ant ▁to ▁cru ise ▁further ▁or ▁return ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁elected ▁to ▁lay ▁her ▁up ▁in ▁Seattle ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁host ilities . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁she ▁was ▁str and ed ▁in ▁Port age ▁Bay ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years , ▁bar red ▁by ▁King ▁County ▁from ▁sail ing ▁pending ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁back ▁tax es . ▁ ▁Wind j ammer ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Wind j ammer ▁owner ▁and ▁founder ▁Michael ▁Bur ke ▁fle w ▁to ▁Greece ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁directly ▁from ▁Arist ot le ▁On ass is . ▁ ▁He ▁bought ▁her , ▁sight ▁un seen , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁fre ighter . ▁ ▁Wind j ammer ▁then ▁set ▁about ▁ref urb ishing ▁Fant ome , ▁which