We try to schedule a sail to watch the fireworks in Gloucester whenever
it's possible. In 2010, fireworks are scheduled on Fiesta Sunday (June 27th), on the third of July, and on the Saturday night of Schooner Race
weekend (September 4th).
We usually go for a short sail at sunset. Then as we are heading back into
the harbor, we
serve a delectable variety of finger desserts. Sweet! And,
you're sure to have a great seat for viewing the fireworks over the water!
The Lannon is available for private charter on each of these nights. If
you want to add a bang to your private party, think about holding it on the
Lannon on a fireworks night.
Tickets are $47.50/adults; $42.50/seniors and
$35/kids
and included a variety of yummy desserts.
Whenever the Canadian Schooner Bluenose II sails into Gloucester harbor for
Schooner Festival Weekend, we plan to sail out to greet her and accompany
her into the harbor. She is gorgeous under sail and it is sure to be a day
to remember! Our passengers get a bird's eye look at this magnificent
vessel as she sails into Gloucester harbor.
We sailed out on Friday, Sept. 4th at 9:00
a.m. to greet her in 2009.
This was a great photo op day and the Bluenose II did not disappoint in
2009.
The Bluenose II is a Canadian icon, pictured on the Canadian dime. She is 143
feet on deck and has a beam of 27 feet. She dwarfs the Lannon at 65 feet on deck
with an 18 ft. beam. She ties up at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage
Center for Schooner Festival, though she'll be undergoing a refit and won't be
coming in 2010. More information
about the Bluenose II is available at
http://www.bluenose2.ns.ca.
We hope to offer this sail again in 2011. Call us at (978) 281-6634 to book your spots.
Every year we race in the Gloucester Schooner Festival Race, held on
Labor Day weekend. In 2009, we were third in our class on a fabulous breezy
schooner day. In 2008, we were first in our class and won the Cameron
Cup. The good news is that we take passengers with us in the Race. Plan to join us onboard
next Labor Day weekend for the
26th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Race. Racing is the best way to see
the big schooners up close! We guarantee a fabulous day!
In 2009, we had to turn away lots of people who wanted to join us for
Race Day, many of whom have sailed with us in previous races. Save yourself
some anxiety and sign up early for 2010. The cost is $175/person for the day.
As you have probably heard, the SailBoston Tall Ships event
was cut back considerably. There was no Parade
of Sail and the viewing of the vessels was quite limited. When the Boston
event ended on July 13th, the participating Tall Ships sailed in company to
Halifax, Nova Scotia. We sailed out to greet them on their way north.
We had a fabulous daylong adventure as we viewed the
Tall Ships as they sailed from Boston on their way to Halifax. This was the best opportunity to see these magnificent
vessels under sail and our passengers had front row seats for the show.
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Sagres from Portugal
Here comes the Picton Castle from Halifax.
Hello the Picton Castle.
This was something new for the
family in June. The New
England Pirate Faire took place at Stage Fort Park in
Gloucester on June 20th and 21st from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. This is the
first year the Faire was held in Gloucester and the Lannon was part of
the fun!
Pirate charge photo by Shiloh McDonald
We had pirates from the Faire onboard our
morning sail on Saturday and
Sunday. They interacted with our passenger pirates. We were
part of the action at Stage Fort Park and made a grand entrance with Blackbeard,
Ned Lowe and his henchman, Thomas Veal. There was plenty of cannon fire! Aarrr!! Pirate costumes
were encouraged on all our sails that weekend.
More pictures and additional information about the Faire can be
found on
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