E-mail: FreeSails! New on Board! Share Ideas!

Thanks to Bonnie over at Frogma who forwarded me this e-mail from PortSide New York detailing Free Sails on Clipper City.


The e-mail says the following:

PortSide NewYork wishes to announce, and invite you to, another great Atlantic Basin event:  a series of 4 days of free sailings on the USA's s largest passenger sailing vessel.

 
FreeSails on Clipper City!

USA's largest passenger sailing vessel

PortSide NewYork, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and Manhattan By Sail Inc. are making available 550 free tickets for sails on the Clipper City Tall Ship, a 158' long topsail schooner.

The Clipper City Tall Ship will depart from Pier 11, Atlantic Basin, next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The ship can take up to 145 passengers at a time.  Rides are about one and a half hours long and will depart on the following days and times:

Fri 4/30 10:00 a.m.
Sat 5/1 10:00 a.m.
Fri 5/7 10:00 a.m.
Sat 5/8 10:00 a.m.

As of Fri 4/16/10, 240 free tickets will be distributed via the web here. This is inaugural event for the season. Other summer programs will be announced in early May.Tickets are limited to two per person. Tickets at Community Board 6 that have not been picked up 3 days before the sail, will become available on line.

Directions to Atlantic Basin Note: cars enter at Bowne + Imlay Street. Pedestrians can enter there or gate at Pioneer + Conover Streets.

More info on this program at our Maritime Hub Events page or call 718-852-0821.

Bonnie also asked me to mention that PortSide is always looking for volunteers. If you are into sailing or being on the water this could be an awesome opportunity. For more information check out PortSide's Volunteer Webpage.

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24 Great Ways to Get On the Water in NYC (plus a couple of spots in Jersey) Without Your Own Boat is something I've been wanting to blog about since February but I wanted to wait until the weather got a little more seasonable. Sorry to post on a chillier day... I just couldn't wait any longer.

I have been referring back to to Bonnie's post since it went up last year and I love her suggestions. It has been so helpful to me and in general I think her blog is great. I encourage you all to check it out.