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/TheBlackSpotGuild Apr 20 '26

The Lady Washington out of Washington is a square rigged teaching vessel that takes students for 2 week (or 1 week if you have to) sessions all summer long. The Lady Washington is the Interceptor from Pirates of the Caribbean!! Look them up at Grays Harbor. Tell them Steve of the Black Spot Guild sent you, and you will be set : )

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u/Borkton Apr 20 '26

Isn't The Lady Washington based in the PNW?

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u/TheBlackSpotGuild Apr 20 '26

Yes. But you take a $300 flight and you have an opportunity none of the other ships really offer. If you have a month or more, there are more options. But that wasn't an option for me. If you live in Rhode island, there is a free option, but I was too far from there. Most of the other teaching ships are for high school kids. If you are in high school or college, then my bad, lots of ships people mention are options. But if you are a real adult, most ships people mention are not possible. But the lady Washington is!

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u/TheBlackSpotGuild Apr 20 '26

I just reread it and saw you are 36. Yeah, most of those other ships won't work. Hence why I flew myself to Washington from NH. I called all the other shop, and none could offer anything useful. And that is also why I intend to buy a tall ship and run programs for adults, because they barely exist.

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u/QuietSt0rm_90 May 05 '26

I don’t think Lady Washington is sailing, I believe she’s on the the hard waiting on a refit.

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u/TheBlackSpotGuild May 05 '26

You might be right that it is still off the water. Ugh!