 Originally owned and built by a consortium of business men keen to recreate the great days of sail she quickly became the sole property of Ron Craig, a Canadian businessman.Initially, as "Monte Cristo", she worked her way down the western seaboard of the United States giving costumed on-board tours to paying visitors at each port of call.On 22 July 1969 she had to be towed into Port Townsend, Washington in thick fog after suffering engine trouble.