PORT ANGELES — The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain are expected to sail into Port Angeles before noon Tuesday, firing a cannon salute before they dock at City Pier.
They will offer sails and tours and be part of the harbor scenery in both Port Angeles and Port Townsend through the first two weeks of September.
At least one of the tall ships will be docked in Port Angeles until Monday, Sept. 13, and the Lady Washington will be in Port Townsend during the Wooden Boat Festival, which is Sept. 10-12.
A sale on a sail
A special price of $35 per person is offered for a Friday evening adventure sail around Port Angeles Harbor aboard the Lady Washington.
The three-hour sail will leave City Pier at 5:30 p.m.
It will feature a living history experience with demonstrations of tall ship handling, sea shanty singing and maritime storytelling.
A ticket is required for all passengers, including babies.
Other sails
Other adventure sails will be on the Hawaiian Chieftain. The ship will leave City Pier at 10 a.m. Sunday and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, and Sunday, Sept. 12.
Tickets are $55 for adults; $45 for students, seniors or active military; and $35 for children 12 and younger, who must be accompanied by adults.
Three-hour battle sails — with booming cannons and close-quarter maneuvers — are scheduled in Port Angeles at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and next Monday.
Tickets are $60 for adults; $50 for students, seniors or active military; and $40 for children 12 and younger.
Lady Washington in PT
On Tuesday, Sept. 7, the Lady Washington will leave for biennial maintenance, haul-out and Coast Guard safety inspection in Port Townsend.
The Hawaiian Chieftain will remain at City Pier in Port Angeles to offer walk-on tours and weekend sailings through Sunday, Sept. 12.
Upon arrival in Port Townsend, the Lady Washington will be hauled out at the Port Townsend Shipyard.
The ship’s maintenance needs are routine, said Joe Follansbee, spokesman for the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, which owns the two tall ships. No special work on her hull, engine or rig is scheduled, he said.
Maintenance work and inspections are expected to be completed Sunday, Sept. 19.
The Lady Washington will then sail for Grays Harbor and make preparations for her annual trip to California.
The Hawaiian Chieftain will begin sailing Monday, Sept. 13, from Port Angeles to Westport.
Passage can be booked on all of the longer journeys.
Passage to PT
Only five tickets remained available Sunday for the one-way passage on the Lady Washington from Port Angeles to Port Townsend.
Tickets are $78 for the estimated nine-hour trip, which will include meals.
The ship will leave at 9 a.m.; passengers will be expected to be aboard by 8 a.m.
Those who want more time at sea can book passage aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain from Port Angeles to Westport from Sept. 13 to 16, or aboard the Lady Washington from Port Townsend to Aberdeen from Sept. 20 to 23.
Both are estimated 72-hour sails.
The tickets are $405. The sails will leave at about 9 a.m. the day of the sail; passengers must board by 7 p.m. the night before.
On Sunday, only five tickets remained available for the Port Angeles-to-Westport sail, and only three were to be had for the Port Townsend-to-Aberdeen passage.
Aberdeen is the home port for both ships.
Walk-on tours
Walk-on tours of the berthed vessels will be conducted in Port Angeles.
Crew members in period costume will welcome visitors for walk-on tours of the vessels from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, from noon to 4:30 p.m. Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday through next Monday, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7-10 and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 11-12.
A $3 donation per person is requested for the walk-on tours.
No reservation is required.
An onboard gift shop will be open during the tours.
Launched in 1989, the Lady Washington is a full-size wooden replica of a brig that accompanied Capt. Robert Gray’s expedition to the Pacific Northwest in 1788.
The official ship of the state of Washington, the modern Lady Washington has appeared in several movies, including the 2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”
The Hawaiian Chieftain is a replica of a typical 19th- century merchant trader. Launched in 1988, the steel-hulled vessel was built for trade in the Hawaiian Islands.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.historicalseaport.org or phone 800-200-5239.
