Sail with us on the Piscataqua! Public Day Sails, School Groups and Private Charters welcome aboard the new gundalow
The new gundalow Piscataqua constructed last year at Puddle Dock and launched from Peirce Island December 10th 2011 is now taking reservations for public day sails, private charters, school and camp groups. Public Day Sails are available from the dock at the end of Water Street (off Marcy Street) Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH during the sailing season from May through October starting Memorial Day weekend. The 2-hour Public Day Sails are a great way to explore the Piscataqua Maritime Region and learn about the unique waterways while sailing aboard a traditional gundalow. The wind and tidal currents will determine the journey along local rivers, bay and harbor. Aboard the Piscataqua, passengers can raise the sail, take the helm and enjoy environmental and heritage programs taught by the crew. There isn’t a better way to see the gorgeous inland rivers and bays of the seacoast.
The Morning Sail is from 10am to 12pm, in time to visit local museums, shop and grab a bite to eat at many of the local restaurants. The Afternoon Sail leaves early afternoon, returning to the dock in time to visit one of the many popular outdoor decks for a refreshing drink, some evening shopping, or a great meal at one of the many restaurants in the area. The Sunset Sail is a wonderful way to see the lights and sounds of the riverways and harbor at dusk. Specialty Sails on Thursday evenings give an authentic New England experience like no other. (Sail times vary by month.) Entertainment by local musicians and special maritime and environmental expert guests will be aboard to educate and entertain you.
2012 Public Sail Rates are $35 Adult, $15 Youth (5-12). School and camp groups can take a 2.5 hour sail that includes a variety of hands-on activities including water sampling, and navigation, and combines history, science and social studies. For a private charters, contact us directly - these charters help underwrite our environmental education programs.
Tickets and additional program descriptions are available online at www.gundalow.org, or 603-433-9505.
About the Gundalow Company: Since 2002, the non-profit Gundalow Company has used the Captain Edward H. Adams – a replica modeled after the last gundalow to carry cargo on the bay – to provide “dockside” programs to more than 100,000 visitors. Recognizing the need to get students of all ages to genuinely connect with their rivers and bay, the Gundalow Company has built a new sailing gundalow Piscataqua, which meets the USCG requirements for carrying passengers.
For centuries, gundalows connected up-river seacoast communities with Portsmouth, the region’s seaport and primary market town. Harnessing the wind and riding the tide, gundalows moved bricks, hay, firewood, and goods crucial to the economy and everyday life. The Piscataqua carries an educational message that will create the next generation of river and bay stewards. The Gundalow Company takes its inspiration from the vital role of those historic gundalows, vessels unique to the Piscataqua Maritime Region. The educational purpose of the new gundalow is as important for the future as its predecessors were for the past. For more information: www.gundalow.org, info@gundalow.org or 603-433-9505.
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