Jewel of Muscat

The JEWEL OF MUSCAT is a reconstruction of an arab trading ship 1,200 years old, sailed into the port of Galle, Sri Lanka, a staging post on its journey across the Indian Ocean from the Arabian peninsula to Singapore.

Barque SWALLOW

Maritime Heritage Photograph: Barque SWALLOW

Bark EUROPA

Bark EUROPA

Schooner ADVENTRESS

Schooner ADVENTURESS readies for the coming sailing season.

Pride of Baltimore II Hauled

PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II

Restoration of the MORGAN

Restoration of the whaler CHARLES W. MORGAN at Mystic Seaport goes Hi-Tech.

Brig For Sale

Tall ship the brig PRINCE WILLIAM is for sale.

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SV Concordia Lost at Sea

The sailing ship SV Concordia, based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, sank off the coast of Brazil, all 64 passengers were rescued from rafts Friday. The tall ship went down off the Brazilian coast near Rio de Janeiro while en route to Uruguay, survivors reported that the ship encountered strong winds before it went down.

Tall Ship STAD AMSTERDAM

Dutch clipper ship Stad Amsterdam will be visiting Sydney on its international voyage retracing Charles Darwin’s famous journey in the Beagle. Darwin’s original voyage led to his theory of evolution and the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859.

HMB ENDEAVOUR

Why is it HMB not HMS Endeavour?
The B stands for Bark. In the 18th century, ships were classified by their hull shape. A ship with a flat bow and square stern was called a bark. If the ship didn't fit any category and its captain's rank was lieutenant, this ship was also classified a bark. Cook himself mostly referred to the original ship as "His Britannick Majesty's Bark".

Maritime Museum 2010 program for HMB Endeavour replica. (For the Rest of the story Click Here.)

Schooner A. J. Meerwald

The A.J.Meerwald is a Delaware Bay oyster schooner, a distinct vessel that evolved to meet the needs of the local oyster fishery. Launched in 1928, the A.J.Meerwald was one of hundreds of schooners built along South Jersey's Delaware Bayshore before the decline of the shipbuilding industry that coincided with the Great Depression. A.J.Meerwald seeks volunteers to work on ship (For the Rest of the Story Click Here).

Schooner Lynx arrives Flordia

The celebrated War of 1812 privateer square top sail schooner has arrived from Hawaii & California in Florida and is scheduled for a five-year mission along the East Coast of the United States and Canada to participate in the Great Lakes United Tall Ships Challenge Series during the summer of 2010 and then will remain on the East Coast to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner. The 114 ton LYNX is an interpretation of a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era the crew wear period dress and operate the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America. New England built she was launched on July 28, 2001 in Rockport, Maine.

Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel

1638 replica tall ship of Delaware needs a crew.

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Schooner Virginia Halting Operations

Schooner Virginia, the 122-foot wooden sailboat built on the waterfront here five years ago, is halting operations because of money problems - at least for now. About 15 people, including the ship's crew and two captains, will be laid off, said Will King, executive director of the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, which owns the ship. ( Read More )

Save The CITY OF ADELAIDE

MORE than 60 prominent South Australians have signed an open letter to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, calling on him to save the historic ship City of Adelaide. The group is trying to save the ship, which is the oldest clipper of its type in the world. It is currently sitting on a slipway in Scotland and is at imminent risk of destruction.

USCG Barque EAGLE

5th World Voyage

Fifth World Voyage of the Barque Picton Castle. The adventure of a lifetime awaits you! Step aboard for Picton Castle's Fifth World Voyage, a 14-month circumnavigation of the globe, sailing westward through the tropics

HMS Victory Broadside

To celebrate the amalgamation of Royal Navy museums, a rolling broadside was fired by HMS Victory.

Whaler to Sail Again

The Mystic Seaport Board of Trustees voted and authorized the Museum staff to restore the historic whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan to sailing condition and to plan a ceremonial voyage upon completion of the current multi-million dollar restoration project. The Charles W. Morgan is the oldest commercial sailing vessel in the western world, in pure age, only the USS Constitution, a military vessel, is older.

Tall Ship Collision

The Tall Ship Kaskelot entering Bangor Harbour on Friday 13th June 2008.