WIND DANCER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

WIND DANCER is a 1988 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2025.

Built: 1988
Last inspected: 30 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

940288

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WDH4735

318760

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-318760

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations12

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2025)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.3 ft × 13.6 ft × 4.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 16 / net 14

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSTEEL YACHTS INC · PASS CHRISTIAN, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1988

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionAuxiliary Sail

Hull shapeSail (Distinct Keel)

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portTRAVERSE CITY, MI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 12 February 2026 · expires 31 March 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it16 - Simplified, Gross Ton
14 - Simplified, Net Ton
34000 - Displacement, Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 12

30 October 2025 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8260305

11 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8194408

26 March 2025 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8103532

12 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7985621

22 June 2023 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7770428

8 November 2022 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7591347

23 June 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7488519

23 April 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7181221

21 October 2020 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7090319

29 September 2017 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6280208

21 June 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6183491

7 June 2016 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5885817

Deficiency record · 8

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 26 May 2025 Resolved

At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances, including all spars, standing rigging, running rigging, blocks, fittings, and sails. The starboard (STB) mainmast shroud turnbuckle is currently at the correct tension but is nearly bottomed out, leaving minimal room for adjustment. Prior to credit drydock ensure shroud rigging is in proper configuration to the satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector. Should the stay become lose and unable to be at proper tension at any time during the operating season, you shall contact SNGL OCMI and correct configuration immediately.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 October 2025
Resolved 26 May 2026
Resolution: Proper tension has been acheieved on rigging.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 22 June 2023 Resolved

Battery box cover missing. Wire hangers over machinery must be correct material (metallic).

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 July 2023
Resolved 1 July 2023
Resolution: corrected.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 22 June 2023 Resolved

Fuel filter bowls require flame screens or metallic plugs.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 July 2023
Resolved 1 July 2023
Resolution: corrected.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

PFEs & FFE system require annual servicing.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 24 June 2022
Resolution: completed.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Vessel requires 2 additional distress signals.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 June 2022
Resolved 23 June 2022

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Operating station instrumentation is erroneous/unreliable. repair/replace as nec.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 July 2022
Resolved 22 June 2023
Resolution: gauges replaced and operating correctly.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

MDE rotating machinery needs protective guard.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 July 2022
Resolved 22 June 2023
Resolution: installed.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 4 June 2021 Resolved

RLB light battery has not been renewed within the last year, must be replaced.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 June 2021
Resolved 20 June 2021
Resolution: replaced.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.