0JEAN YVAN
This scale model of the JEAN YVAN was crafted by Daniel Bérubé of Rimouski.
It represents a flat-bottomed coastal ship that served for coastal transport (“cabotage”) along the St. Lawrence River.
Are you wondering what “cabotage” is all about?
This word refers to merchant shipping for trade along the coastline (coastal trade).
The JEAN YVAN is a wooden coastal ship, also referred to as a schooner.
It was built in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, in 1958.
Her first owner was François-Xavier Lavoie.
The vessel is 83.5-foot long, with a loading capacity of 113.39 tons.
The JEAN YVAN is the second to last wooden schooner built in Quebec.
The ship is the last existing example of schooners designed with a pointed stern.
Visitors can tour the ship at Musée maritime de Charlevoix.
