Friendship Sails!
SEPTEMBER 5 & 6, 2010
Grab your windbreaker, sunglasses and a pair of binoculars for the ride of a lifetime!
It is with great excitement that we announce that National Park Service tall ship, Friendship of Salem, has successfully completed all necessary US Coast Guard certification and sea trails, enabling her to board commercial passengers on day sails.
Friendship’s Inaugural passenger sail will take place Labor Day Weekend, September 5th and 6th when the vessel will travel to and participate in the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival. Tickets for this exclusive event are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The passenger capacity is 45 persons per sail.
Important Friendship Sails Update!
Dear Friendship Passengers,
Due to Hurricane Earl the National Park Service will need to alter plans for the Inaugural Passenger Sails. The SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th Sail has been CANCELLED and RESCHEDULED. The SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th Sail remains but the departure location is changed. While highly disappointing, your safety is of the utmost concern and authorities are predicting high seas, strong winds and rough conditions resulting from the hurricane. The National Park Service and Essex Heritage are working together to provide other options as described below.
At the present time, the SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th sail is STILL SCHEDULED; however the DEPARTURE LOCATION IS CHANGED to Derby Wharf in Salem. Ticketed passengers need to board Friendship in Salem at 7:15 and will sail to Gloucester at 8:00AM, arriving at the US Coast Guard Station, 17 Harbor Loop at 3:00 pm.
The Saturday, September 4th sail is RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th. Ticketed passengers will board Friendship at Gloucester Coast Guard Station by 8:15am. The ship will depart Gloucester at 9:00am; returns/docks Gloucester at 3pm (a 6 hour sail day).
Essex Heritage and the National Park Service will continue to monitor the track of the Hurricane and will make additional announcements as needed. Please contact Essex Heritage with specific questions at 978-740-0444.
Sail on Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Sailing from Salem to Gloucester for Gloucester Schooner Festival
7:15 AM - 3:00 PM
Ticket Price $250.00 / $185.00pp for Members of Essex Heritage and Rotarians of the North Shore.
* All participants must plan to arrive at the dock in Salem at 7:15 AM to depart at 8:00 AM.
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Departure/arrival times subject to change due to tide/wind constraints.
* For all ages 12+
* Please bring a photo ID for each passenger.
* This is not a round trip sail. Passengers are responsible for their own transportation after the ship docks. Friendship will tie up at the US Coast Guard Station in Gloucester. Passengers pick-up address is: 17 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930-5092, (978) 283-0705. The MBTA commuter rail also provides service from Gloucester.
Sail on Monday September 6, 2010
(originally scheduled as Saturday, September 4th)
Gloucester Day Sail
8:15 AM - 3:00 PM
Ticket Price $250.00 / $185.00pp for Members of Essex Heritage
* All participants must plan to arrive at the dock in Gloucester at 8:15 AM to depart at 9:00 AM
* Departure/arrival times subject to change due to tide/wind constraints.
* For all ages 12+
* Please bring a photo ID for each passenger.
* This is a round trip sail. Friendship will return to dock at the US Coast Guard Station in Gloucester. Passengers drop-off and pick-up address is: 17 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930-5092, (978) 283-0705. The MBTA commuter rail also provides service from Gloucester.
To pay by check
To pay by check and reserve your ticket, please call Essex Heritage at (978) 740-0444. Tickets are $250 per person. Checks can be made payable to Essex Heritage and mailed to Essex Heritage, 221 Essex Street, Suite 41, Salem, MA 01970. Please note which day you are purchasing tickets for and the names of all passengers.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
This event is rain or shine. Please dress accordingly! Should the National Park Service need to cancel the sail due to storm conditions (RE: hurricane force winds) or another unforeseen cause, passengers will receive a full refund for their tickets.
Individual cancellations must be received not later than noon on August 20 (14 days prior to the date of sail) to be eligible to receive a refund. The ticket will be refunded less the cost of electronic ticketing fees associated with credit card purchases. Those tickets purchased by check will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after this deadline will not be eligible for a refund.
Cancellations will be accepted only - via email to emilyl@essexheritage.org or by phone call to Essex Heritage at 978-740-0444 and must be received before the cancellation deadline of noon on Friday, August 20.
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An educational vessel and National Park Service emissary to the region, Friendship is a full scale replica of the original ship built in 1796. The three-masted, square-rigged, 342-ton vessel was an “East Indiaman,” a type of merchant ship that made Salem and Newburyport leaders in trade with the Far East in the years after the American Revolution. For more information about the history of Friendship, visit the Salem Maritime National Historic Site at www.nps.gov/sama.
The Essex National Heritage Commission and National Park Service Strategic Relationship provides a dynamic platform that successfully extends the NPS mission beyond traditional park unit boundaries. Working together we are currently engaging, promoting, educating and inspiring new audiences throughout this region.