The “Peacemaker,” a 150-foot, three-masted barquentine, is moored on the Northbank Riverwalk between the Hyatt and the Courthouse parking lot.
The 380-ton vessel was built in Brazil and outfitted in Savannah, Ga., where it was discovered by Capt. Jim Suber, the City’s dockmaster and waterways coordinator while on vacation. The vessel is owned and sailed by The Twelve Tribes, a Christian religious organization.
“I got aboard and asked them why they never came to Jacksonville, and now here they are,” said Suber.
The square-rigger will be Downtown until Nov. 29 and public tours are available. For details, visit the “Peacemaker” or call 912-399-6946.