Not just another schooner

Published May 1, 2006 4:00am ET



Gazing upward at the sharply raked masts of the Pride of Baltimore II on Sunday, Leslie Solitario said the topsail schooner is more to her than just another boat docked at Inner Harbor.

Her friend, Nina Schack, was one of four crew members who perished at sea 20 years ago when the first Pride of Baltimore capsized in 80 mph winds off the coast of Puerto Rico.

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