Where do you get new sails for a 172-year-old whaleship? East Boothbay, Maine, that’s where. Mystic Seaport turned to sailmaker Nathaniel S. Wilson to make the 19 new sails the Charles W. Morgan will need for her 38th Voyage this summer. Wilson, an expert on traditional sails, actually made the first set of demonstration sails for the ship back in 1973! Museum photographer Andy Price visited Wilson’s shop to see how the project is coming along and took the photographs below.
Daily | 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Monday*–Thursday Collins Gallery in the Thompson Exhibition Building open. Remaining campus closed.
Friday–Sunday North campus, all exhibition galleries, and whaleship Charles W. Morgan open. Grounds close at 5:00 p.m.
*CLOSED JANUARY 19, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY, AND FEBRUARY 16, PRESIDENTS’ DAY
South Entrance, Village, and Shipyard will reopen March 20. Ticket prices are reduced during this time.
More information here.
75 Greenmanville Ave
Mystic, CT 06355
860-572-0711
