The WOLF is a classic 74' topsail schooner built in 1982-1983 in Panama City, Florida by Master builder Willis Ray and Finbar Gittelman, Admiral and First Sea Lord of the Conch Republic. Designed by Merit Walter, the WOLF is a Norfolk Rover class steel hull schooner.

Home ported at Key West's Safe Harbor Marina on Stock Island, the vessel is owned and operated by Key West Packet Lines, Inc. Designated the Flagship of the Conch Republic and the City of Key West, the WOLF is patterned after the blockade runners that plied the waters of the Florida Straits, Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the 19th century. U.S.C.G. certified for 44 passengers for day sails, 20 passengers coast wise and six passengers for international voyages, the WOLF has a cargo capacity of 20 tons and provides an ideal setting for dockside receptions, day sails and sunset cruises.

The WOLF has been operating in Key West for twenty-five years and has come to symbolize the essence of that “island spirit” which draws visitors from all parts of the world. The WOLF often serves as lead vessel in local harbor parades and traditional events, including the Conch Republic Independence Celebration's Great Battle, the Conch Republic Fourth of July Naval Parade, and Key West's Pirates in Paradise Festival. Over the years, the WOLF has attended numerous seaport festivals, including Hampton, Virginia's 1985 Harborfest; OpSail Miami 2000; Cayman Islands' Pirates Week Festival 2000; Tampa's 2001 Gasparilla Festival; Americas' Sail 2002 (Port Antonio, Ochos Rios and Montego Bay, Jamaica and St. Petersburg, Florida); Sail Mobile Tricentennial Celebration 2002; Cayman Islands Quincentennial 2003; Fort Myers, Florida's 2005 Lee Island Pirates Festival; Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Bahamas 2006 and 2007 Island Roots Heritage Festivals; Beaufort, North Carolina's 2006 Pepsi Americas' Sail; and most recently, the Oceans Institutes World Oceans Conference in St. Pete, Florida.

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The WOLF continues to sail the seven seas representing Key West and the Conch Republic, and is available for private charters, dockside receptions and nautical excursions. Each year the Wolf returns to Key West Harbor for the annual Pirates in Paradise Festival in November/December and Conch Republic Independence Celebration in April.

With Finbar at the helm, the WOLF has sailed extensively the waters of the Bahamas, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Known for her humanitarian Missions of Mercy, the WOLF has taken cargos of relief supplies to Port Antonio, Jamaica after Hurricane Gilbert; Guanaja, Honduras after Hurricane Mitch; Hope Town, Abacos, Bahamas after Hurricane Floyd; and to West End, Grand Bahama after Hurricanes Jeanne & Ivan. In 1998, the WOLF also carried 40 members of The Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage to Cuba, helping them continue their historic journey of retracing the slavery route that brought to our shores human cargo from Africa.

The WOLF has been showcased in many films and documentaries, and is often featured in island paintings and promotional materials. Key West's own pirate ship…the WOLF travels the high seas seeking fun and adventure!