PORT LUDLOW — The Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain tall ships will dock in Port Ludlow today and offer public tours and sailings through Sunday.
The ships will dock at the Port Ludlow Marina at 1 Heron Road.
On-ship tours of docked ships will be available for $5 each Friday through Sunday; no reservations are needed.
On Saturday, an Adventure Sail complete with a sea shanty singalong is set from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. aboard the lady Washington.
A Battle Sail — in which the crews on the two ships engage in a mock battle — is set from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
On Sunday, a Battle Sail is planned from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets are $49 to $55 for Adventure Sails and $59 to $79 for Battle Sails.
To purchase tickets go to www.historicalseaport.org or call 1-800-200-5239.
For all activities, guest sare advised to arrive early in anticipation of long lines, the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport said.
Ships will be closed for shop maintenance and crew training Monday and Tuesday. They will leave Port Ludlow on Wednesday to sail to Port Angeles, where they will offer tours and sailings during the second annual Maritime Festival the following weekend.
The passage from Port Ludlow to Port Angeles can be booked for $99. This is for experienced travelers who may be asked to assist with ship operations. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, the educational nonprofit behind the tall ships, is celebrating Lady Washington’s 30th birthday.
The wooden-hulled Lady Washington was built in 1989 in Aberdeen to commemorate the centennial of Washington’s statehood.
The steel-hulled Hawaiian Chieftain was built in 1988 in Lahaina, Hawaii, for Laurence “Baron” Dorcy Jr. Its design reflects the packet trader ships that sailed coastal New England in the mid-1800s.
