The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will dock at Port Ludlow for the first time in 19 years later this month during a visit to the North Olympic Peninsula.
Originally, the plan was to dock in Port Townsend after the ships visited Port Angeles and Sequim, but that didn’t work out, said Joel Follansbee, media director for the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority in Aberdeen, which owns the ships.
“We weren’t able to confirm moorage arrangements in time in Port Townsend, so we decided to go to Port Ludlow instead,” Follansbee said Thursday.
“It’s not the first time,” the tall ships have docked at Port Ludlow, “but it’s been almost 20 years,” with the last time being in 1991, he said.
The ships will dock at the Port Ludlow Marina, 1 Gull Drive, for three days April 23-25.
The ships will visit Port Angeles for six days beginning next Wednesday, and have a one-day stop in Sequim Bay on April 21, during their 2010 Port Tour of Washington State.
“We’ll be returning to Port Townsend” sometime, Follansbee said. “We just don’t know when yet.”
Three-hour battle sails and adventure sails, as well as dock tours, are scheduled in both Port Ludlow and Port Angeles. Only dock-side tours are planned during the Sequim stop.
Tickets for battle sails, adventure sales, and passages between Port Angeles and Sequim, Sequim and Port Ludlow, and Port Ludlow and Friday Harbor can be purchased online now.
Port Ludlow schedule
The brig Lady Washington and topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain are expected to arrive at Port Ludlow Marina the evening of April 22.
They will leave for Friday Harbor early April 26.
Battle sails — in which the two ships engage in a mock sea battle — are scheduled at 2 p.m. April 24 and 25.
An adventure sail, which features demonstrations of sailing, is scheduled aboard the Lady Washington at 10 a.m. April 25.
Crew members in period costumes will welcome visitors for dockside walk-on tours of the ships from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 23 and form 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24 and 25. A $3 donation is requested for dockside tours. No reservations are needed.
Port Ludlow-area teachers and home-school groups are invited to schedule three-hour sailing or one-hour dockside educational programs on April 23.
For pricing and schedule details, contact Roxie Underwood at 800-200-5239 or runderwood@historical seaport.org.
Port Angeles, Sequim
The two ships will make their first appearance on the Peninsula this year when they arrive at City Pier in Port Angeles late in the day Wednesday.
They will offer three-hour sails, walk-on tours and educational programs until they leave for John Wayne Marina on Sequim Bay early April 20.
Battle sails are scheduled at 2 p.m. April 17 and 18.
An adventure sail on the Hawaiian Chieftain — which will feature demonstrations of tall ship handling, sea shanty singing and maritime storytelling — will leave City Pier at 10 a.m. April 18.
Crew members in period costume will welcome visitors for walk-on tours of the vessels from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. next Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 and 18 in Port Angeles.
In Sequim, no public sails are planned, but crews will offer dockside tours on April 21 before the ships leave the next day. Tours times have not been released for Sequim.
Launched in 1989, the Lady Washington is a full-size wooden replica of a brig that accompanied Capt. Robert Gray’s expedition to the Pacific Northwest in 1788.
The official ship of the state of Washington, the modern Lady Washington has appeared in several movies, including the 2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” for which it was repainted in Port Townsend.
The Hawaiian Chieftain is a replica of a typical 19th century merchant trader.
Launched in 1988, the vessel was modeled on a ship built for trade in the Hawaiian Islands.
An onboard gift shop will be open during the tours.
Battle sale tickets are $60 for adults, $50 for students, seniors and active military, and $40 for children 12 and younger, who must be accompanied by adults.
Adventure sail tickets are $55 for adults, $45 for students, seniors and active military, and $35 for children 12 and younger.
Passage tickets are $135 per person.
Tickets are available online at www.historical seaport.org or by phoning 800-200-5239.