Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin
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Technical Information

General Information
Length Overall 137’
Length on Deck 98’
Displacement Tonnage 150
Gross Tonnage 97
Beam 24’
Draft 8’9”
Number of Sails 10
Sail Area 4597 sq. ft.
Mast Height 95’
Heads 3
Berths 32
Day Sail Capacity 50
Fuel Capacity 960 gal.
Fresh Water Capacity 850 gal.
Sewage Capacity 670 gal.
Grey Water Capacity 640 gal.
Main Engines 2x180 HP
Generator 20 kW
Distance Learning Equipment
Inmarsat Capsat Fleet 77 communications satellite antennae (MPDS 64 kbps ISDN thru-put)
Wireless 802.11 Antennae (11MB thru-put, w/ 4 nm range)
Canon Power Shot Digital Camera
Nextel Cellular Modem (19.2 kb thru-put)
Polycom Codec Camera (H.320 at up to 64kbps, Satellite & H.323 at up to 768kbps, TCP/IP network, wired or wireless)
Navigation Equipment & Electronics
Color RADAR 2
Depth Sounder 1
DGPS VHF Chart Plotter 1
SSB Radio 1
MF/HF Radio 1
Weather Fax 1
NAVTEX Receiver 1
Satellite Comm. Station 2
Automatic Identification System 1
Computer Workstations 2
Large VIdeo Display 1
DVD/VCR 1
Sampling Equipment
Niskin Tow Winch 1000 meter ¼” wire
Bottles 6 (2.5 L Cap.)
Gravity Corer 1
Ponar Grab 2
Plankton Nets 1
Bottom trawl 1
Microscopes 5
Incubator 1
Centrifuge 1
Lamotte Surface Sampler 1
YSI 6600 Multi-parameter Sonde 1
Hach DO Photometer 1
Oakton pH tester 1
SSEC Sun Photometer 1
Virtual Voyage
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Calendar

July

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MEMBER FIREWORKS

 

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Discovery World CLOSED in honor of Independence Day

 

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Live@the Lakefront

FREE concert series every Wednesday night through August 26

 

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Fish Fry & A Flick

 

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Nikola Tesla Birthday Celebration

 

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Live@the Lakefront

 

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Festa Italiana Dinner & Fireworks by Bartolotta's

 

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ROV DAYS Shipwreck Exploration

Saturday, July 18 - Friday, July 24

 

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DISCOVERY WORLD 2009 ANNUAL GALA

 

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Canine & Wine Dinner by Bartolotta's

 

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Discovery World Open 9am-4pm

 

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Live@the Lakefront

 

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MEMBERS NIGHT

 

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Fish Fry & A Flick

 

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FAMILY Programs: Water Blasters, T-Shirt Chromatography, Ice Cream Science

 

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Live@the Lakefront