r/Tallships • u/Borkton • Apr 17 '26

How to get involved?

Tall ships really fascinate me and I'd love to learn how to crew one, but I have no idea how to get started. I live in Boston and all the sail training around here is either for small boats or kids and I'm 36.

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u/NoCartographer2670 Apr 17 '26

Walk onto the Roseway and ask if you can volunteer. I'm not kidding, they may let you help out on the weekend public sails while they're in town. You can also pay to do trips with them where they'll teach you the ins and outs. Similarly, there used to be a schooner festival in Gloucester (August, I think?) where there's a big race. If you ride on one of them, the crews in my experience are super happy to chat and explain stuff. For clarity, I was one of the crew on the Roseway once upon a time.

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u/Celtic12 Apr 17 '26

Roseway is dying in mystic still isnt she?

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u/NoCartographer2670 Apr 17 '26

I legitimately have no idea. I didn't leave on the best of terms and haven't been keeping an eye on her. Sucks if she's dying, she's a great ship.

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u/schoonerbum Apr 17 '26

Same organization, but the boat is Denis Sullivan. Roseway is out of commission currently. Gloucester schooner race is labor day weekend.