Tall Ship

California travel expert Veronica Hill of http://www.CaliforniaTravelExpert.com tours the Brig Pilgrim tall ship at Ocean Institute Dana Point in this episode of "California Travel Tips."

Maritime coordinator George Mack offers an overview of the tallship, which is anchored in Dana Point Harbor. The ship is a replica of that made famous in "Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana. On weekends, the tall ship crew dresses in character, offering a living history look at life on the ship.

The Ocean Institute is also home to the annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival each September, which is the largest West Coast gathering of tall ships. The tall ship festival features a tall ship cruise on the Brig Pilgrim and Spirit of Dana Point.

Tall ship sailing is offered every weekend aboard the Spirit of Dana Point. The Spirit also offers extended tall ship cruises to Catalina for snorkeling excursions.

To learn more about the Tall Ship adventures and the Ocean Institute programs, or for more California travel videos, tips and advice, log on to CaliforniaTravelExpert.com

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[1seahunt3]

You can sail on her if you volunteer and put in enough hours. We muster every Saturday at nine. Come join us. We're getting ready to take her out for this year's sail, leaving on the 25th of August and returning on September 6. This is my fourth sailing season. It's an incomparable experience. Don't worry if you don't know how to sail. We'll teach you everything you need to know.

[CaliforniaTravelTips]

@1seahunt3 That sounds like so much fun!

[bellazutube]

i  remember in the 5th grade i went here on a field trip :P

[CaliforniaTravelTips]

@bellazutube How fun! Did you do the overnight stay?

[blackheartedpearl]

Next year - 2011 Tallship Challenge returns to the West Coast. Look for all the great ships that venture out as ambassadors to this wonderful world of history.

[CaliforniaTravelTips]

@blackheartedpearl Awesome!

[CaliforniaTravelTips]

@MrLxmarshall Wow! Sounds like a lot of fun! What a cool field trip!

[comgar]

I was bosun on the Pilgrim and repaired the foremast in Miami in 1974

[florencelovme]

I would give everything I have to have a ship like that. -_-

[florencelovme]

@neonLIGHTS231 I envy you so much!