Oakland, Calif. – The topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain will open its 2014-2015 tour of California ports with a brief visit to Oakland, followed by a seven-day stay in Antioch.
The two-masted tall ship specializes in living history education experiences for K-12 students, as well as sailing excursions and walk-on tours for the public. The ship is scheduled to arrive at Jack London Square in Oakland on September 12 after a five-day voyage from its home port in Aberdeen, Wash. The ship will open for public tours on September 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and take guests on an Adventure Sail from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
On September 15, Hawaiian Chieftain sails for the Antioch Marina in Antioch, where it will also offer public tours, excursions, and K-12 educational programs. Here’s the Antioch schedule:
- 9/16-19: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., walk-on tours. $3 donation per person requested.
- 9/20-21: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., walk-on tours. $3 donation per person requested.
- 9/20-21: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Adventure Sail, $43 all ages.
Tickets for all Oakland and Antioch excursions are available now. To purchase online, visit www.historicalseaport.org, or call 800-200-5239.
Space is still available for one-hour and three-hour educational programs in Antioch. Public schools with 40 percent or more of their students receiving free or reduced-price meals may be eligible for significant discounts. Educators, home-school groups, and youth group leaders interested in hands-on learning experiences for young people should contact Roxie Underwood, education programs manager, 800-200-5239, [email protected].
Launched in 1988 in Lahaina, Hawaii, and originally designed for the cargo and passenger trade in the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Chieftain sailed out of Sausalito for several years before she was purchased by Aberdeen, Wash.-based Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority in 2004. Over the past ten years, the ship has spent the school year visiting numerous California ports, including the Bay Area ports of San Francisco, Oakland, Sausalito, Antioch, and Redwood City. After the Antioch visit, Hawaiian Chieftain will sail to Sacramento, where she will spend nearly three months delivering her popular education programs to school children.
The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) public development authority based in Aberdeen, Wash. that owns and operates the tall ships Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington. GHHSA provides educational, vocational, recreational and ambassadorial activities and experiences that promote and preserve the maritime history of Grays Harbor, the Pacific Northwest, and our nation while serving the needs of the community.
