Tall ships dock in Port Ludlow today
Published 12:01 am Thursday, June 16, 2011
PORT LUDLOW — The brig Lady Washington and her companion, Hawaiian Chieftain, are scheduled to sail into Port Ludlow Bay this evening and remain docked for four nights.
The ships will tie up at the Port Ludlow Marina and will be open to the public for viewing from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
No tickets are required, but a $3 donation per person is appreciated.
Visitors also can buy tickets for three themed, three-hour sails:
■ Sunset sails on both ships Friday.
The twilight-hour sails around Ludlow Bay cost $55 for adults; $45 for students, seniors and active military; and $35 for children 12 and younger.
■ Battle sails featuring booming cannon fire and close-quarter naval-style maneuvers are scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on both ships.
Tickets cost $60 for adults; $50 for students, seniors and active military; and $40 for children 12 and younger.
■ Adventure sail aboard the Lady Washington at 10 a.m. Sunday, with a demonstration of tall-ship handling, storytelling, sea chanteys and a chance for guests to assist in sailing the vessel.
Tickets for the family-oriented sail cost $35.
The Lady Washington is a 1989 wooden replica of one of the first U.S. flagged vessels to visit the west coast of North America.
The modern ship appeared as HMS Interceptor in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”
The Hawaiian Chieftain is a steel-hulled representation of a typical early 19th-century South Seas trader.
She accompanies Lady Washington on her educational voyages.
For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.historicalseaport.org or phone the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport at 800-200-5239.
