Its Black History Month, and this time of year, we here at Providence try to shine a light on black maritime history. This #TallShipTuesday we introduced the topic of the Maritime Underground Railroad. This aspect of the Underground Railroad is often overlooked in schools, yet...
Last year was a big one for Tall Ship Providence. We saw weddings, retirements, graduations, birthdays, and so many more life events. We could not be more thrilled to get to spend these special moments with you, shipmates. To end our Throwback January, we wanted...
Thank you all for joining us here at Tall Ship Providence this past sailing season. If you haven't had the chance to yet, we look forward to welcoming you this year. We have spent the month of January looking back at last year. One thing...
This year we added to our cast of characters here on our tours and our #TallShipTuesday videos. We introduced our crew some time ago in one of our first blog posts of 2023, but Providence added a few more people since then and some roles...
This year we had a lot of interesting videos and Adventure Pages for #TallShipTuesday. This week, we reminisced about our 2023 favorite videos chosen by you as a community. As we have grown into our new home at the Senator John Warner Maritime Heritage Center,...
In this #TallShipTuesay, Providence's Boatswain taught us how to douse the stays'l after learning to set it previously. Our Boatswain is often the one who calls the sail handling command on a ship like Providence. Sometimes the Boatswain would use Whistle Calls on a Boatswains...
This week on #TallShipTuesday we took a trip to the frigid arctic. But what did the 19th century explorers hope to find beyond the 18th parallel? It was a mysterious vast, cold, and dangerous expanse and much speculation about what might be there. Was there...
In this week’s #TallShipTuesday video, Providence’s crew took you with them as they began the process of downrigging the ship. This is an important part of the year for many tall ships in the northern hemisphere. To prepare for winter, parts of the ship are...
In this #TallShipTuesay, Providence's Boatswain taught us about our Stays'l and how to set it. The Stays’l is a Headsail (Heads'l). Providence has four of these sails. The Stays'l, Inner Jib, Outer Jib, and Flying Jib. Its name comes from the forestay that it is...
This #TallShipTuesday, we learned about how some native communities had seafaring traditions. We also explored their history with the U.S. and Continental Navy. First Nations were, of course, no strangers to the sea. The Mishoon was the most common boat in North American waters...
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