Niko Economides bought the Coaster II in Maine and brought it to his home town of Marquette Michigan where he uses it to teach people, especially kids, how to sail. He also runs charters with the boat. It has been as far away as Hawaii and is listed on the register of national historic. The Coaster is based on a small coasting schooner of the type which would have worked in Marquette carrying cargo and goods. She is seen here taking another group of sailors out for a ride. The Roseway and the Denis Sullivan are also providing rides.
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Great Photos of the tall ships. Next year I will try and plan our trip up north to coincide with their arrival.
We have a tall ship here in Galveston, she is the Elissa, she is a 400 ton barque, and has sailed in three centuries. She was built in 1877, and discovered in a Greek shipyard in the 1960′s,close to the scrap heap. The Galveston Historical Society towed it to Galveston and through donations and hard work she was restored. She sails twice a year, in March and October, and my wife and I had a chance to sail on her a couple years agao. What an experience. There is nothing to compare seeing a tall ship under full sail.
A year ago, they commisioned the USS Texas, a Nuclear powered attack submarine here in Galveston. That morning, it was escorted into Galveston harbor by the Elissa. What a sight, an 1877 Barque and a Nuclear Attack Submarine sailing side by side, tears in your eyes.
Jill: You still contemplating your trip up to Duluth?
Ken keep up the good work.
Paul
Galveston Island, Tx