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Afternoon Sailing Adventure on San Francisco San Francisco Maritime Departs from: Hyde St. Pier, at Hyde and Jefferson Streets, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park National Historical Park Boarding: 12:30pm Afternoon Sailing Program length: 1:00 – 4:00pm ProgramSan Francisco Dates for 2012 June 2,9,16,21,28 National Sept. Park Service1,6,8,13,20,22,29 Adventure on JulyMaritime 5,6,26,28, U.S. Department Oct. 20, of the 27Interior San Francisco Bay August 2,4,9,23,24,25,30 Nov. 10, 17 Rates: Adult: $40 •Feel the waves• Senior (62+): $30 Child (6-15): $20 •Breathe salt air• Under 6: Free with adult •Handle the lines• Reservations and Information: 415-447-5000 •Learn the stories• Purchase tickets: Same day only, at Hyde St. Pier ticket booth (booth opens at 9:30am daily) Sail San Francisco Additional information: Bay aboard the 1891 • U.S. Coast Guard certified vessel National Landmark • Maximum 40 passengers per trip scow schooner Alma! • Trip may be cancelled due to weather, or other safety concerns, at discretion of the captain. • Vessel is wheelchair accessible with assistance. Join National Park Service rangers to Rough conditions possible – be prepared haul line, raise sails, for cold, wind, spray and bright sun. and immerse yourself in history! Provided: life jackets and flotation devices Bring: water (no alcohol permitted), snacks, hat, Take in dazzling sunscreen, sunglasses, layers of clothing (for warmth views and California and water resistance), closed toe “active” footwear history: Native Ameri- (no high heels), camera, binoculars, and a sense of adventure! cans, Spanish explor- ers, the Gold Rush, lighthouses, the Barbary Park website: www.nps.gov/safr Coast, Fisherman’s Wharf, earthquakes, fires, North ry a d n u Alma o shipbuilding, and more. B k Jeremiah O'Brien r Hercules Pier 45 a Balclutha P WWII Liberty Ship Eureka Hyde Street Pier Before highways and bridges, hun- WWII Thayer Submarine San Francisco dreds of scow schooners like Alma plied San Small Boat Maritime National Shop Historical Park Francisco Bay, hauling goods as the “flatbed Maritime AQUATIC PARK Store FISHERMAN'S WHARF DISTRICT National Historic trucks” of their day. The last of her kind, the Landmark District Beach Jeerson Visitor 60-foot Alma will transport you to a long Hotel Fort Beach Powell-Hyde Center Ghirardelli CableCar F Line Historic Streetcar ago era on this unique educational program Mason Polk Square North Point Columbus North Point Taylor Taylor Larkin Powell-Mason Hyde with the National Park Service. Mason Van Ness Van Jones Leavenworth Cable Car Bay Bay.
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