Tall Ship Lynx Educational Public Dockside Tours & Adventure Sails

by Lynx Educational Foundation
(St Augustine, Florida, USA)

Public Dockside Tours & Adventure Sails this Thanksgiving Weekend Aboard The War of 1812 Tall Ship LYNX “America’s Privateer”.

St. Augustine, FL. November 22, 2010 – Climb aboard Lynx, “America’s Privateer” this Thanksgiving weekend. The Privateer Lynx will be offering educational public dockside tours Tuesday – Friday.

Weekend schedule includes educational public dockside tours 9 am to 1 pm and educational public adventure sails 2:15 pm to 4:45 pm. Step back in time as you relive history and feel the adventure.

Join the crew and hoist the sails, steer the ship, fire the main battery of six-pounder carronades and experience first hand life aboard a traditional, square topsail schooner. Get ready to rumble as you and your kids take part in this unique, interactive adventure.

On decks and below Lynx evokes the life, spirit, and atmosphere of a vanished age of sail. Lynx is available for school field trips, private charters, team building, and receptions.

The 114 ton Lynx is an interpretation of a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era making her one of the first ships to defend our freedom.

The Lynx crew wear period dress and operate the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America. Lynx represents a “letter of Marque” Baltimore Clipper, considered to be among the finest privateer schooners ever built. Because of their swiftness and maneuverability, these ships were most effective as blockade runners and offensive weapons of war.

Students and adults will recognize the War of 1812 as a significant element of American heritage and as a turning point in the development of our national identity. The educational early American history programs that are taught aboard Lynx meet specific State Standards.

The Privateer Lynx was hired to train the cast and crew of the hit movie Pirates of the Caribbean.

Schedule:
Tuesday – Friday Dockside Tours: 9 am–1pm Adults $5.00 Ages 12 & Under (Free)
Saturday & Sunday
Dockside Tours: 9 – 1 pm Adults $5.00 Ages 12 & Under (Free)
Adventure Sail: 2:15 – 4:45 pm Adults $55.00
Srs/62 up $45.00
Active Military/ID $45.00
12 & Under $30.00

Boarding at: the
St. Augustine Municipal Marina
111 E. Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine
Available for school groups, youth groups, charter, parties, weddings, dockside receptions & team-building events.

The LYNX operates under the auspices of the Lynx Educational Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit, organization, dedicated to hands-on educational programs that teach early American history. The Maritime challenges during the War of 1812 are taught aboard the American Privateer Lynx utilizing a comprehensive, interactive program designed to enrich personal achievement through teamwork and the discipline of sail training.

For reservations please call 866-446-5969 (PST) or visit www.privateerlynx.org for online ticketing