Maritime Museum of San Diego Holds Tall Ship Sailor Training
Maritime Museum of San Diego is offering the first stage of 2022 curriculum to train individuals 18 years of age and older how to sail and maintain tall ships. Vessel training includes learning the skills to sail the 19th century Star of India, the world’s oldest active sailing tall ship, plus the official tall ship for the state Californian and the recently built 16th century Spanish galleon replica San Salvador.
Sail and maintenance crew members will learn skills such as knot tying, terminology, line handling, and sail setting, sail theory, maintenance of the ships, and even the possibility of “laying aloft” to climb and work in the rigging of these historic vessels. Dr. Raymond Ashley, Ph.D., K.C.I., President/CEO of the Maritime Museum of San Diego describes the opportunity enthusiastically, “This class is designed as the first step to learn to become a tall ship sailor and volunteer time as a dedicated and well-respected member of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.”
Open orientation will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, January 5 at the Maritime Museum of San Diego aboard the steam ferryboat Berkeley.The first class will be held at 8 a.m. sharp Sunday, January 16, 2022. Classes are limited to 150 participants, free with museum membership. Participants must be 18 and older and provide their own health insurance. Classes continue every Sunday through March 13, 2022.
Graduates of the program will have the opportunity to volunteer as sail crew aboard the Californian and the San Salvador during regularly scheduled weekly underway programs.
Tall ship sail class candidates should visit sdmaritime.org for more details.
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