Pride of Baltimore II Visits Solomons World-Famous Topsail Schooner

Pride of Baltimore II visits Solomons

Posted by Dick.Myers_Editor On 05/17/2013

World-famous topsail schooner, Pride of Baltimore II, will be in Solomons on Friday and Saturday. Pride II will welcome aboard guests for a public day sail on Saturday, May 18th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The ship will depart from Waterman’s Wharf dock. Guests should arrive 15 – 30 minutes prior to departure. Tickets are $45 for adults/$35 for children and can be purchased at https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=9531abcc793ad3f28f694a629336031c

Stand on Pride of Baltimore II’s deck and imagine yourself as part of the crew in the 1800’s; lend a hand to the crew as they raise the sails and learn about Baltimore's rich maritime history as you enjoy a day of sailing. Time slows down at sea, and you can too, during a sail aboard Pride of Baltimore II.

Pride of Baltimore, Inc. is a non-profit maritime institution dedicated to preserving and enhancing the living history of the Chesapeake Bay through education in the traditional practices of seamanship and nautical craft via hands-on exploration aboard Pride of Baltimore II, a historically evocative reproduction of a War of 1812-era privateer. Capturing public imagination through unique worldwide voyages of discovery, Pride II honors Maryland seafarers of all eras and, wherever she sails, shares the innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and patriotism that forged and continues to define Maryland’s maritime identity. Pride of Baltimore II represents early 19th Century Baltimore-built topsail schooners — the sleek, fast and maneuverable vessels famous during the War of 1812. Over 200 ships such as Pride II sailed out of the Chesapeake Bay during that conflict. These schooners were privately owned, well armed privateers that ran the British blockade of U.S. ports and brought desperately needed supplies and munitions to American troops. They also preyed on and captured enemy merchant ships, greatly disrupting British commerce during the war. Chasseur was the largest, most successful of these privateers. In a daring voyage to Great Britain, Chasseur captured 17 British ships and earned the nickname “Pride of Baltimore. As the world’s most-traveled historic tall ship, Pride II promotes historical maritime education; serves as a unique learning platform to build math, science, environmental and social studies programs; and serves as a symbol of American history and entrepreneurship in every port she visits.

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