Tall Ship Sails – All trips are SOLD OUT
Select from Four Distinct Excursions in July 2023
ALL SAILS ARE SOLD OUT
Sail aboard an historic tall ship
If you’ve ever enjoyed or even imagined the thrill of sailing the high seas, Sail Portsmouth can help make it happen. In 2023, there will be two ships.
Lynx, Topsail Schooner
15 trips to choose from on July 26 to July 31
All but one of the trips are aboard Lynx, a replica of the famous War of 1812 privateers. Her first sail with passengers is a one-way voyage on Wednesday, July 26, from Gloucester, Massachusetts to Portsmouth. The next afternoon, July 27, she goes on a two-hour ocean sail followed by the always exciting Parade of Sail ride-in. For the rest of the festival, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, she will go out with passengers on two-hour sails along the seacoast.
If you choose the Gloucester to Portsmouth trip and do not have a ride to Gloucester, call Phil at 603-833-0844. We should be able to connect you with one of your fellow passengers.
While aboard you can help the crew of just relax and take in the scenery. You will learn a lot about the role of tall ships in the 18th and 19th centuries and the almost forgotten importance of sailing ships to the growth of the young United States of America.
Denis Sullivan, 3-Masted Schooner
One-way sail from Portsmouth to Boston, July 29
Join the crew on this always popular trip as they return to Boston after conducting this year’s one-week Sea Challenge experiential learning and adventure program for Seacoast high schooler students. You will cruise along the beautiful New Hampshire/Massachusetts coastline in the company of sea birds, marine life; maybe even whales. You will step back in time as you relive history aboard a magnificent example of a 19th century transportation workhorse. You may wish to help the crew steer or manage the sails. Or you may choose to just relax and soak up the experience. The voyage normally is seven hours but could be shorter or longer depending on conditions.
The trip begins at the UNH Pier, Sullivan Lane, New Castle, New Hampshire and ends at the Moakley Courthouse Dock, Boston Harbor.
Feel free to bring a picnic including wine and beer as food is not served on board.
Proceeds benefit the Sea Challenge Scholarship Fund and the Ship Organizations
All net proceeds go to Sail Portsmouth’s Sea Challenge Scholarship Fund to support deserving and underserved high school youth who participate in experiential learning programs at sea on tall ships. Because Sail Portsmouth is an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization with no paid staff and no office, almost all the money raised after paying for the ships can go directly to programming.
Notice: Passengers must be ambulatory, agile, and at least 6 years old (8 years for the trips from Gloucester and to Boston).
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