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Why Choose Yankee Freedom II

  Yankee Freedom II Fast Cat
How spacious is your boat? 3,500 sq. ft. (approx.)

Certified for 250 people; to maximize comfort carries no more than 135 people.

 1,500 sq. ft. (approx.)

Certified for 100 people and carries a maximum of 100 people.
Do you have multiple
exterior decks with good
vantage points for
sightseeing?		 YES

2 decks: A shaded upper deck and a 360º lower deck with access to the front for excellent dolphin and turtle spotting.

 NO

One small non-shaded rear deck for smokers.
Is your boat insulated from noise? YES

Main cabin rides on rubber insulators.

 NO

Cabin attached directly to pontoons.
Do you have food and
beverage bars on your boat?		 YES

2 full bars with frozen drinks on upper and lower decks. Hot and cold snack bar in main cabin.

 NO

Cold snacks; no bar.

How many bathrooms
do you have?

Are any of them wheelchair
accessible?

 3
large bathrooms totaling 54 sq ft.
YES		 2
bathrooms totaling 18 sq ft.

NO
Have you won any
environmental awards
or certifications?		 YES

2008 ISO 14001 Certification;
EPA Environmental Award winner.

 NO
Do you have an
entertainment system?		 YES

4 tvs and stereo system.

 YES

Stereo system.
Do you have fresh water rinses? YES: 2

2 open showers on board.

 YES

Hose on dock.
How long does it take to get to Fort Jefferson? 2 hours and 15 minutes. 2 hours and 15 minutes.
 
 
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Fort Jefferson tour   Construction of Fort Jefferson lasted over 30 years, and it was never officially finished. side of box
 
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Fort Jefferson Facts
 
• Fort Jefferson is the largest brick fort in the Western Hemisphere.
 
• Fort Jefferson is made up of over 16 million bricks.
 
• Construction of Fort Jefferson lasted over 30 years, and it was never officially finished.
 
• In 1874 all work on Fort Jefferson stopped, the people left, and the fort was officially abandoned.
 
• No shots were ever fired from Fort Jefferson.
 
• Fort Jefferson’s walls are 45 feet tall and 8 feet thick.
 
• The soldiers’ barracks at Fort Jefferson were designed to house 1,000 men, and were more than a football field in length. A fire destroyed the barracks in 1912.
 
• There were originally 420 heavy guns on Fort Jefferson, and they were some of the largest and most advanced weapons of their age.
 
• Fort Jefferson was designed to store gunpowder in 37 different magazines, all spread out throughout the Fort to make the powder more accessible.
 
• Both red and yellow bricks make up Fort Jefferson. The yellow bricks were placed before the civil war and were from Pensacola, Florida. The red bricks were shipped to the island from the North during the civil war.
 
• The bricks used in Fort Jefferson were from Florida and the North, the wood used was shipped from Louisiana, and the nails used were brought from Pennsylvania.
 
• J.N.O. Nolan, a master bricklayer who helped build Fort Jefferson, etched his name in several places throughout the fort. Keep an eye out for his carvings!
 
 
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