The tall ship Lady Washington visited Sequim last week in her only Olympic Peninsula visit this summer. She berthed at the John Wayne Marina for several days and gave residents a treat with an evening sail one evening, shown above, and a mock sea battle with the Hawaiian Chieftain the next afternoon.
Lady Washington and the Chieftain are run as part of a maritime history program operated by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority. You can see young crew members aloft, unfurling sails as the ship got underway. It was a very windy evening. We weren’t sure the sail would take place, but out they went.
The original Lady Washington was the first American-flagged ship to visit Japan in 1791.
The Hawaiian Chieftain stayed at some distance while we watched. You can catch a glimpse of her on the right side, above.
Wonderful photos. A couple years ago the two boats staged a mock fight in Bellingham Bay – we just happened to be at a bay park at the time and I got fabulous photos of it – one of my blogging friends asked if they could paint the boats from my photo – and then she sent the painting to me – it is wonderful to have such memories of a chance encounter with the ships.
What a beauty!
These are such beautiful ships! Not sure I’d be up to sailing on one, though. Love your photos – they capture well the colors and sense of adventure these represent!
pretty! all the way to japan… on a boat. na, not for me.. 🙂
These ships always take my breath away!