er , ▁designed ▁without ▁a ▁b ows prit ▁for ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁crew . ▁The ▁Mc Man us ▁knock about ▁design ▁was ▁regarded ▁by ▁mar itime ▁historian , ▁Howard ▁I . ▁Chap elle , ▁as ▁" the ▁ac me ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁fish ing ▁sch oon er ." ▁ ▁La unch ed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Advent ure ▁measured ▁ ▁from ▁bow ▁to ▁stern , ▁sport ed ▁a ▁g aff ▁rig ▁and ▁carried ▁a ▁ ▁dies el ▁engine , ▁and ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁twenty - se ven . ▁She ▁f ished ▁the ▁once ▁b ount iful ▁Grand ▁B anks ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁from ▁her ▁home ▁port ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁under ▁Captain ▁Jeff ▁Thomas ▁and ▁later , ▁Captain ▁Leo ▁H yn es . ▁Advent ure ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁money - maker ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁landing ▁nearly ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁worth ▁of ▁cod ▁and ▁hal ib ut ▁in ▁her ▁fish ing ▁career . ▁Her ▁ret irement ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁d ory - f ishing ▁sch oon er ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Advent ure ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Donald ▁H urd , ▁Day ton ▁Newton , ▁and ▁Herbert ▁Be izer ▁and ▁ref itted ▁for ▁the ▁wind j ammer ▁tour ist ▁trade , ▁carrying ▁vac ation ing ▁passengers ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁Maine ▁coast . ▁The ▁fish ▁pens