The soon to be launched Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry has scheduled thre voyages in September and is looking for crew members. In its first voyage, the 200 foot sailing school vessel will take part in the Star Spangled Spectacular in Baltimore celebrating the 200th anniversary of the national anthem.
The two other voyages feature courses in navigation and meteorology on trips to Bermuda & Portland, Maine. Professional instructors form Ocean Navigation magazine will present the courses.
Those signing up for any of the voyages will go as participants, rather than passengers. They will act as crew learning to operate the largest civilian sale training vessel in the United States.
The steel-hulled Tall Ship is in its final construction stages at Senesco Marine at Quonset Point in North Kingstown. It is scheduled to be moved to Newport Shipyard in April, where its rigging will be installed. The vessel is due to set sail in July.
For its round-trip voyage to Baltimore the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will depart Newport on September 6th, arrive in Baltimore on September 11, leave from Baltimore September 15 and arrive back in Newport on September 20.
The voyage will put the ship and its crew in the middle of an eight-day festivl saluting the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key.
"This is an unrepeatable opportunity to see Fort McHentry in Baltimore the same way as Francis McHenry saw it - from the deck of a Tall Ship.
Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island, the nonprofit organization behind the ship and its educational programs.
The ship will berth at Baltimore's Inner Harbor; the centre of the 'Spectacular" activities that incude air shows, concerts, fireworks, festivals and ship tours.
For more information call 401 841 0800 or visit www.ohpri.org or www.starspangled200.com.
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