The brigantine Lady Washington, a full-scale reproduction of a 1750s sailing ship, will throw down a gangplank to visitors in Coupeville Sunday and in Everett on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The ship will be joined by the topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain.
The vessels will offer dock-side tours and public sailings to give visitors a flavor of life on the sea in the 18th century.
The original ship carried freight between colonial ports until the Revolutionary War. It became an American privateer and, later, the first American vessel to make landfall on the west coast of North America. Shipwrights completed the modern Lady Washington with brigantine rigging in 1989.
In Coupeville, the ships will be docked on Penn Cove at the pier near Front and Alexander streets. Crew in period costumes will welcome visitors for tours 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 17.
In Everett, find the ships near Anthony’s Home Port restaurant, 1726 W. Marine View Drive. Tour the ships 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 18; 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20.
At both locations, passengers can take a three-hour Battle Sail, featuring booming cannons and close-quarter maneuvers, or a three-hour Sunset Sail, with demonstrations of sailing ship handling, sea shanty singing and maritime stories. Tours are free but a $3 donation is suggested. Prices vary for the Sunset Sail and Battle Sail.
For more information, or to book in advance, go online at www.historicalseaport.org or call 800-200-5239.
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