“ W hy d i d t h ey m a ke b i r d s s o d e l i c a te a n d f i n e a s t h o s e s e a swa l l ows w h e n t h e o ce a n c a n b e s o c r u e l ? S h e i s k i n d a n d ve r y beautiful. But she can be s o c r u e l a n d i t co m e s s o suddenly and such birds t h a t f l y, d i p p i n g a n d hunting, with their small s a d vo i ce s a re m a d e to o d e l i c a te l y f o r t h e s e a .” e r n e st h e m m i n gway
The Old Man
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CONTENTS
s c h e d u l e o f e v e n ts
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event map
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s a lt h i sto ry
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f e at u r e d s h i p s
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i n f o r m at i o n
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c a p ta i n s l o g
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Parade of Sail will begin under the Golden Gate Bridge at and will proceed to the Bay Bridge. Ships then return to their respective berths for public boarding.
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THURSDAY JULY 24
Public boarding.
Public boarding of the vessels; exhibitors open in Marine Education and International Villages. Pirate Presentation at event location 5.
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FRIDAY JULY 25
Mock Cannon Battles and Day Sails on the Bay.
Public boarding of the vessels; exhibitors open in Marine Education and International Villages.
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SATURDAY JULY 26
Mock Cannon Battles and Day Sails on the Bay.
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Private dockside receptions.
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Salt Captains’ Welcome Reception at the Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center. Invitation only
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Ships are berthed by size and style. To find the location of a ship, match icon on the ships page to the icon on this map. Ship locations may change. • 11 •
F E S T I VA L D E TA I L S For three days, San Francisco Bay will sparkle with majestic Tall Ships and an array of exciting activities, both on land and on the water. These large majestic marvels of medieval engineering, from ports of the call from all over the world, will make their way past thousands of spectators lining Crissy Field, Marina Green, Fort Mason, Aquatic Park, and locations all along the Embarcadero. The ship will be visible from just about any location on the waterfront, from the Marin Headlands to Crissy Field to the Berkeley Hills. Join us at the Fort Mason Firehouse for the Premier Salt Viewing Area in partnership with Fort Mason Foundation. Enjoy easy parking at Fort Mason Center and a short walk to the Firehouse where the very nice viewing area is located. You can buy tickets for Salt; purchase Salt goodies and enjoy gourmet food and beverages provided by the Fort Mason tenants. • 13 •
“ W h e n eve r I f i n d mys e l f g row i n g g r i m a b o u t t h e m o u t h ; w h e n eve r i t i s a d a m p, d r i z z l y N ove m b e r i n my s o u l ; w h e n eve r I f i n d mys e l f i nvo l u n t a r i l y p a u s i n g b e fo re co f f i n wa re h o u s e s , a n d b r i n g i n g u p t h e re a r o f eve r y f u n e ra l I m e e t , t h e n , I a cco u n t i t i s a b o u t h i g h t i m e to g e t to s e a a s s o o n a s I c a n .� h e r m a n m e lv i l l e
Moby Dick
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ALMA Alma is a wooden-hulled scow schooner built in 1891 to carry bulk cargo.The flat bottomed hull was designed to navigate the shallow waters of the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta and to rest on the bottom at low tide. Not many ships have this design. With few bridges and connecting roads, scow schooners delivered goods all over the Bay and Delta much as trucks do today. By 1880 there were 250 sailing scows on San Francisco Bay, today there are many more beautiful schooners sailing the bay. ove r all le n gt h : 80 feet r e g iste r ed le n gt h : 59 feet b ea m : 22.6 feet de p t h : 4 feet g r o ss to n n ag e : 41.76 h ei g h t o f f o r e m ast : 67 feet
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BALCLUTHA Balclutha is a three-masted, steel-hulled, square-rigged ship built to carry a variety of cargo all over the world. Launched in 1886 by the Charles Connell and Company shipyard near Glasgow, Scotland, the ship carried goods around Cape Horn (tip of South America) 17 times. It took a crew of 26 men to handle the ship at sea with her complex rigging and 25 sails. ove r all le n gt h : 301 feet r e g iste r ed le n gt h : 256.5 feet b ea m : 38.6 feet de p t h : 22.7 feet g r o ss to n n ag e : 1689 h ei g h t o f f o r e m ast : 145 feet
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LY N X Lynx is a square topsail schooner. In general, she is an interpretation of an American privateer vessel of the same name from roughly around 1812. The one original Lynx played its part in running the British blockade, assisting the then almost nonexistent American naval forces, and defending the American coastal waters and merchant ships against the Royal Navy and other enemies. This ship has a mission to serve as a classroom for the study of historical, environmental and ecological issues. ov e r a l l l e n gt h : 80 f e e t r e g i st e r e d l e n gt h : 59 f e e t b e a m : 22.6 f e e t depth: 4 feet g r o ss to n n ag e : 41.76 h e i g h t o f f o r e m ast : 67 f e e t
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“ T h e c l o u d s we re b u i l d i n g u p n ow fo r t h e t ra d e w i n d a n d h e l o o ke d fa r a h e a d a n d s aw a f l i g h t o f w i l d d u c k s e tc h i n g t h e m s e l ve s a g a i n st t h e s ky ove r t h e wa te r, t h e n b l u r r i n g , t h e n e tc h i n g a g a i n a n d h e k n ew n o m a n wa s eve r to t a l l y a l o n e o n t h e s e a .” h e r m a n m e lv i l l e
Moby Dick
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ov e r a l l l e n gt h : 301 f e e t r e g i st e r e d l e n gt h : 256.5 f e e t b e a m : 38.6 f e e t d e p t h : 22.7 f e e t g r o ss to n n ag e : 1689 h e i g h t o f f o r e m ast : 145 f e e t
By the late 1960’s, Polaris had fallen into disrepair. At that time, she was purchased by Bob and Nancy Porteous, who did a major restoration in the 1970’s. They then sailed her in the annual Mariners Regatta and took trips up to the Sacramento River Delta and many other places. In 1984, Polaris was purchased by the Tom List family. Tom raced her every year in the Master Mariner Regatta until 1999, the year she won the Stone Boatyard Cup for the Best Maintained Vessel in the fleet. Polaris also won first place in the Master Mariners 3 years in a row and is proud.
POLARIS
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KAISEI Launched in 1990, Kaisei has already traversed the globe and sailed thousands of people to far reaching ports in the spirit of Global Partnership through peace and love. Kaisei has visited over 15 countries, crewed by volunteers from over 26 nations. Her many voyages have created a very powerfully diverse network of supporters; dissolving racial, ethnic, religious, political, and age barriers around the world. ov e r a l l l e n gt h : 301 f e e t r e g i st e r e d l e n gt h : 256.5 f e e t b e a m : 38.6 f e e t d e p t h : 22.7 f e e t g r o ss to n n ag e : 1689
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NEHEMIAN The Nehemiah has twice over solely circumnavigated the globe and has been sailing San Francisco Bay for 10 years. We are certified by the Coast Guard for 32 passengers. Through our non-profit organization, Crosscurrent Voyages, we use experiential education, adventure and managed risk-taking for growth and development. Our goal is assisting youth to develop a strong sense of character and community, while installing self esteem in a hands-on situation. ov e r a l l l e n gt h : 80 f e e t r e g i st e r e d l e n gt h : 59 f e e t b e a m : 22.6 f e e t depth: 4 feet g r o ss to n n ag e : 41.76 h e i g h t o f f o r e m ast : 67 f e e t
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“ Fo o l h a r d y c h a p s a s l i ve s i n tow n s , w h a t d a n g e r s t h ey a re a l l i n , n ow l i e a ’q u a k i n g in their beds, for fear t h e i r ro o f s m i g h t fa l l i n , p o o r c re a t u re s , h ow t h ey e nv i e s u s a n d n ow w i s h e s , I ’ ve a n o t i o n , fo r o u r g o o d l u c k , i n s u c h a s to r m , to b e o u t o n t h e o ce a n .” charles dibdin
A S a i l o r ’ s C o n so l at i o n
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ove r all le n gt h : 301 feet r e g iste r ed le n gt h : 256.5 feet b ea m : 38.6 feet de p t h : 22.7 feet g r o ss to n n ag e : 1689 h ei g h t o f f o r e m ast : 145 feet
Gold Robert C. Seamans, SEA’s newest vessel, was designed by Laurent Giles of Hampshire England, and built at JM Martinac shipbuilding in Tacoma, Washington. The Robert C. Seamans is a 134foot steel brigantine and is the most sophisticated oceanographic research/sailing school vessel ever built in the United States. The SSV Robert C. Seamans sails the waters of the Northern and Tropical Pacific. Destinations include French Polynesia, Hawaii, Mexico, Palmyra Atoll and Canada.
ROBERT C SEAMANS
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G O L D S TA R Gold Star has been sailing on San Francisco Bay since 1965. She began as one man’s dream in a Richmond cabbage patch. George Krenkel had been always buying, refurbishing, and selling boats all his life when he saw the schooner’s plans in a 1948 Yachting magazine. “It appeared to have everything that I always wanted in a sailboat,” he later said. This and schooner Gold Star has logged more than 35,000 of miles of ocean sailing, including trips to Mexico, Hawaii, and five trips to Alaska. The crew says how comfortable the vessel is on a long ocean trip, as well as sailing on San Francisco Bay. ov e r a l l l e n gt h : 301 f e e t r e g i st e r e d l e n gt h : 256.5 f e e t b e a m : 38.6 f e e t d e p t h : 22.7 f e e t g r o ss to n n ag e : 1689 h e i g h t o f f o r e m ast : 145 f e e t
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B AY L A D Y The largest USCG certified schooner on San Francisco Bay. Bay Lady was built in Boothbay Maine in 1989. She is patterned after the famous Maine Coastal Schooners that have plied the sailing trade on the Eastern seaboard for hundreds of years. ove r all le n gt h : 80 feet r e g iste r ed le n gt h : 59 feet b ea m : 22.6 feet de p t h : 4 feet g r o ss to n n ag e : 41.76 h ei g h t o f f o r e m ast : 67 feet
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