Historic Schooner Victory Chimes Arrives in New York For Likely Conversion to Floating Restaurant

Last Wednesday, the 123-year-old Victory Chimes was towed past the Rockland Harbor breakwater, in all likelihood, ending her long and storied carrier as a commercial sailing vessel. This Saturday, she arrived at Pier 25 in Manhattan on the Hudson River, … Continue reading

Tragedy on the Schooner Grace Bailey — Main Mast Breaks, Killing 1 & Injuring 3

The schooner Grace Bailey, built in 1882, was returning from a four-day Fall Foliage cruise on Monday morning, when an upper section of the main mast broke and fell to the deck, killing one passenger and injuring three others.  Thirty-three … Continue reading