With the arrival of a truckload of South American Purpleheart hardwood for the keel in 2000, the Twin Brigantine project began in the parking lot adjacent to LAMI.

Launched on 27 April 2002, they were proclaimed as the "Official Tall Ship Ambassadors of the City of Los Angeles" by Mayor James Hahn and witnessed by one of their namesakes, Exy Johnson, before motoring out to a fitting-out berth where the interiors were finished and completed as their masts stepped, rigged and sails bent on.

The galley features a six-burner propane stove forward, a day fridge to port and counter space with two deep sink wells to starboard.

Coupled with a Village Marine 50 gph water maker, it renders the ship capable of extended passages off shore.

Two-and-a-half miles of running rigging support a total of 5,032 square feet (467 m2) of canvas on two masts and 13 sails, controlled by 85 lines on deck.