Gcosloy Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) PORTSMOUTH — Organizers of the annual Sail Portsmouth festival announced Monday that the U.S. Coast Guard Eagle will be the star of the show this summer.The Eagle, known as “America's Tall Ship,” will be the only ship in this year's festival — slated for the weekend of Aug. 2-4.The New London, Conn.-based ship is a training vessel for U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets and officer candidates. The ship was last in Portsmouth four years ago.Donald Coker, chairman of the Piscataqua Maritime Commission, said this year the 300-foot, three-masted barque will tie up to the main pier at the Port of New Hampshire's Market Street Terminal. There will be a parade of ships accompanying the Eagle starting outside the harbor at 4:00PM Friday August 2nd. Since slack water is predicted around 4:45, the Piscataqua current should be damped down. Plan on leaving Frisbee Wharf at 3:30 and travel down the harbor to meet the flotilla. Paddle up the Piscataqua as far as Pierce Island and enter the back channel (north of Seavey Island) and paddle back to the put-in. Meet at Wharf 3:00PM Edited June 11, 2013 by GCosloy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 This is tomorrow August 2nd. I'm not sure I'll be going but just a reminder for those in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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