Video Archive

#TallShipTuesdays

Tall Ship Tuesday is our archive of educational video essays, sea shanties, YouTube Shorts, and supporting documents prepared for you by the crew of Providence and our education team at the Tall Ship Providence Foundation. New content is posted periodically here, but much more is to be found on our TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Sally Brown Sea Shanty

Did you know the Potomac River is TIDAL? #tallshiptuesday #science #ecology #tallships

#johnpauljones said what as his ship was sinking? #history #tallships #revolutionarywar

It's the #fourthofjuly this week. Let's learn about some of the ships that fought for Independence

LGBTQ+ Sailors in the Age of Sail, Found Family, and the Legacy of Queer Folks at Sea

Happy #flagday and #tallshiptuesday shipmates!

Adventure

Dousing the Tops’l

In this #TallShipTuesay, Providence’s Boatswain walked us through dousing the tops’l. This basically means taking in our square sail that powers our ship. To do this, it takes the work of several deckhands. On ships that sail for days or weeks at a time, it...

What is a Squall?

This week, Captain Johnathan joined Caroline to talk about dealing with squalls out on the water. We briefly touched on this nautical term in our #TallShipTuesday Video. So, what is a squall and what makes it different from a storm? A Squall According to the...

Sea Shanty September: Haul Away Joe

This #TallShipTuesday, Providence’s Shanty Singers decided to end Sea Shanty September with one of their favorite shanties. This song is commonly referred to as a “short-drag shanty,” or a shanty that is used for tasks that need a short pull followed by a period of...