Maritime Museum of San Diego, home to one of the world\u2019s finest collections of historic vessels, from sail to steam to submarine, will sail\u00a0Star of India\u00a0this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18.
\n\u00a0Five years have elapsed since the last time\u00a0Star of India\u00a0sailed, so the opportunity to witness her under sail this November makes this even more special.\u00a0Star of India, built in 1863, is the world\u2019s oldest active sailing ship and has circumnavigated the globe 21 times.\u00a0
\nStar of India\u00a0first came to the City of San Diego in 1927. It was not until 1951 when Maritime Museum of San Diego made long-awaited historical renovations to the vessel originally named\u00a0Euterpe,\u00a0after the Greek goddess of music and poetry.\u00a0Star of India\u00a0relies on Maritime Museum of San Diego volunteers and a committed staff for her upkeep.
\nWith cooperating winds, San Diegans and visitors to our region alike will have the chance to see\u00a0Star of India\u00a0leave the Maritime Museum of San Diego at 9 a.m. and under tow move through San Diego Bay until reaching a position two to three miles west of Point Loma. At that juncture, weather permitting, the tow will be passed, and\u00a0Star of India\u00a0will proceed under sail. While at sea,\u00a0Star of India\u00a0will perform maneuvers. When possible,\u00a0Californian,\u00a0San Salvador\u00a0and\u00a0America\u00a0will sail in close company with\u00a0Star of India. At approximately 3 p.m.\u00a0Star of India,\u00a0Californian,\u00a0San Salvador\u00a0and\u00a0America\u00a0will assemble at the entrance to San Diego Bay.\u00a0Star of Indiawill secure her berth at Maritime Museum of San Diego at 5 p.m. There will be good viewing opportunities along Harbor and Shelter islands and the San Diego waterfront.
\nMaritime Museum of San Diego has organized a\u00a0Companion Sail Adventure, which includes the opportunity to accompany\u00a0Star of India\u00a0and sail aboard one of three legendary sailing vessels on this historic occasion.
\nCompanion Sail\u00a0ships include\u00a0Californian, the official tall ship of the state,\u00a0San Salvador, the 1542 Spanish galleon replica built in San Diego by staff and volunteers, and\u00a0America,\u00a0a replica of the historic yacht that won the America\u2019s Cup in 1851.\u00a0Note:\u00a0San Salvador\u00a0and\u00a0Californian\u00a0are sold out. Space is still available aboard\u00a0America.\u00a0Reservations can be made at\u00a0sdmaritime.org. Reservations for the Saturday Companion Sail close at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Reservations for the Sunday Companion Sail close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.
\nTickets include catered breakfast, lunch, drinks, and celebratory champagne. Each ship will include an on-board historian to deepen guests\u2019 understanding of\u00a0Star of India, the history behind all vessels and the Museum. Check in is at 7:30 a.m. and ships are expected to return to the Museum at 5 p.m. Space is limited and includes admission to the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
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\nABOUT\u00a0STAR OF INDIA Star of India\u00a0is the world\u2019s oldest active sailing vessel. She is also the oldest iron-hulled merchant ship still afloat. She was launched as the fully-rigged ship\u00a0Euterpe\u00a0at Ramsey Shipyard on the Isle of Man in 1863.
\nEuterpe\u00a0began her working life with two near-disastrous voyages to India. On her first trip she suffered a collision and a mutiny. On her second, a cyclone caught\u00a0Euterpe\u00a0in the Bay of Bengal, and with her topmasts cut away, she barely made port. Shortly afterward, her first captain died on board and was buried at sea. After such misfortunes,\u00a0Euterpe\u00a0would eventually make four more voyages to India as a cargo ship.
\nIn 1871 she was purchased by the Shaw Savill line of London and for the next quarter century she transported hundreds of emigrants to New Zealand and Australia. During this period, she made twenty-one circumnavigations. It was rugged voyaging, with the little iron ship battling through terrific gales, “laboring and rolling in a most distressing manner,” according to her log.
\nWith the opening of the Suez Canal, and sail giving way to steam power,\u00a0Euterpe\u00a0would eventually be sold to the Alaska Packers Association. In 1901 her new owners changed her rig to that of a bark (her present configuration). By the time of her retirement in 1923, she had made twenty-two voyages from San Francisco to Alaska, returning each year with her hold laden with canned salmon.
\nIn 1926, Star\u00a0of India\u00a0was sold to the Zoological Society of San Diego as the projected centerpiece for an aquarium and museum. The Great Depression and World War II saw these proposals languish from lack of funding. Eventually in the late 1950s and early 1960s, thanks to a groundswell of support from local San Diegans,\u00a0Star of India\u00a0was restored to sailing condition. In 1976, she set sail once again. Her preservation continues as a living reminder of the great Age of Sail, thanks to the tireless efforts of curators and volunteers at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maritime Museum of San Diego, home to one of the world\u2019s finest collections of historic vessels, from sail to steam to submarine, will sail\u00a0Star of India\u00a0this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18. \u00a0Five years have elapsed since the last time\u00a0Star of India\u00a0sailed, so the opportunity to witness her under sail this November makes […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":282730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11560","_seopress_titles_title":"Star of India set to sail around Point Loma Nov. 17-18","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12360,11560,11551],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-282731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duplicate","category-la-jolla-village-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}