Tall Ship of Rhode Island

NEWPORT, R.I.—Rhode Island has a new symbol of its maritime heritage. Gov. Don Carcieri on Wednesday designated the Oliver Hazard Perry as the state’s tall ship during a ceremony at Bowen’s Wharf. The vessel is a three-masted replica of a 19th century warship. It will be operated as a working sail training ship. The ship is named for Newport naval hero Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. It is scheduled to be commissioned in 2010.

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Underwater Galapagos

7 minutes of underwater scenes and creatures, shot in the Galapagos
September 2008 by Darek Sepiolo

Clipper Ship Cards

Clipper ship trade cards are cards that were issued by dispatch lines to advertise specific voyages of clipper ships from one port (usually New York or Boston) to another (usually San Francisco). They were distributed primarily during the late 1850s and early 1860s.
During the pre-Gold Rush era, clipper ship sailings were advertised primarily by brief, unadorned announcements in newspapers. Once gold fever struck, posters and broadsides were the printed media most often used. For the rest of the story Click Here.

Queen of the Grand Banks Schooners

Sailing on Penobscot Bay, Part 3

Schooner Victory Chimes being pushed.
Ketch Angelique underway.

Angelique's Capt. Mike McHenry watches an approaching storm.

Maine windjammer fleet anchored at WoodenBoat.

Schooner Heritage sail away.

A Downeast Lobster bake.

Three masted schooner Victory Chimes.

Cape Horn, Part 1

GRACE QUAN

Grace Quan: A San Francisco Bay Shrimp Junk.
The Grace Quan is a 43-foot replica of a San Francisco Bay Chinese shrimp fishing junk.
Between 1860 and 1910, these were the workhorses of the Bay Area's Chinese–owned dried shrimp industry. The San Francisco Bay Shrimp Junks closely resembled vessels from the fishermen's home waters in Guangdong Province, China.

The Grace Quan and a historic image of a shrimp junk taken in the 1880s. Both photos show the San Francisco waterfront in the background.

Windjammer News October 2008

Maine Windjammer Association October 2008 Newsletter

Zanzibar Dhow

A dhow is a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails. They are primarily used along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India, and East Africa. Larger dhows have crews of approximately thirty, while smaller dhows typically have crews of around twelve.

Emptied Oceans

Sailing on Penobscot Bay, Part 2

Getting underway
Hoist the Boats
Raise the Sails



Maine Windjammer Ketch ANGELIQUE

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