The sea calls to me and I must go! 

What an amazing time to help run up the sails and be a small part of the crew on the Lettie G Howard.  The Lettie G. Howard is the sole surviving example of a Georges Bank fishing schooner. A Fredonia-model fishing schooner built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1893, she exemplifies the type of craft used widely along the Eastern seaboard of the United States from Maine to the Gulf Coast.  The sunset cruise is a two-hour excursion on the bay that allows you to take part in a little bit of history.  The wind was really light, so not much in the way of speed, but still an amazing amount of fun.  I felt like a kid in a candy store.  First, we had to run up the mainsail, and we were on the peak halyard, the part of the Gaff farthest from the mast.  Learned to flake the sail, heave-ho!, and AVAST!  I can see why they do it, it was so much fun, and when you’re sailing, just the sound of the water and the wind was spectacular.  It’s a ton of work, and I would imagine a hell of a way to stay in shape.  You can take classes on the Niagra, a Brig that took part in the War of 18121, 2 weeks out on the ship, learning and working.  She’s a replica built in 1988 but amazing just the same.

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PART OF THE SHIP, PART OF THE CREW!  😀