Baltimore History Sail

The same schooner run as a history lesson: how Baltimore, the Chesapeake and Fort McHenry shaped the War of 1812, read off the water where it happened

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Duration

About 2 hours

Group

Small group, max ~6

Meeting point

Baltimore Inner Harbor

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

Included

Bottled water provided

Run by

American Sailing Tours

The Summer Wind's history sail trades the sunset for the story. The skipper builds the two hours around Baltimore's maritime past: the clipper trade, the Chesapeake's working boats, and the night in 1814 when Fort McHenry held and gave the country its anthem. You cover the same Inner Harbor water as the other sails, but here the narration is the point. It has drawn 73 reviews so far; the current rating sits on the live listing.

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