Maritime Heritage Charters
About
Maritime Heritage Charters offers sails aboard traditionally built Gloucester schooners from the city’s historic working waterfront. Its vessels, the Schooners Ardelle and Isabella, were designed, built and are owned and captained by Master Shipwright Harold Burnham and his family. Public sails of about 1.5 to 2 hours aboard the Ardelle circle scenic Gloucester Harbor, and the crew shares the region’s fishing, shipbuilding and maritime heritage along the way.
Beyond regular public sails, the company runs special event trips through the season, including an all-day circumnavigation of Cape Ann, a schooner challenge with other local vessels, and music and history sails. Private charters can be arranged for company outings, family gatherings, weddings, birthdays and memorial services, with affordable options for small and large groups and help arranging a sail for whatever occasion a group wants to mark.
What to Know
- Harold Burnham is a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow.
- The sailing season runs from May through October, with public sails offered daily.
- Public sail tickets go on sale online two weeks in advance, and extra sails are added when demand is high.
- Every sail ticket includes admission to Maritime Gloucester.
- Destination Salem lists the charters among regional things to do.
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