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June 2023

Rope Making

June 23, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

with Dirty Blue Shirts

Sailors used many kinds of ropes made of different fibers for different jobs. Learn about these fibers and jobs, and use your own muscle power to twist the fibers into ropes.

Maritime Skills

June 23, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

with Dirty Blue Shirts

Dirty Blue Shirts will demonstrate, teach, and give you the opportunity to get hands-on experience with canvaswork, ropework, netting, knotting, and knitting, chantey singing and more!

 

 

 

Rope Making

June 23, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

with Dirty Blue Shirts

Sailors used many kinds of ropes made of different fibers for different jobs. Learn about these fibers and jobs, and use your own muscle power to twist the fibers into ropes.

Dead Horse Ceremony

June 24, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Your opportunity to participate in the sailor’s ceremony in which they celebrated paying off their debts to the ship’s company.  All the money they earned from that point on was theirs.   The Dirty Blue Shirts will teach the music and you can sing along.

Maritime Skills

June 24, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:15 pm

Dirty Blue Shirts will demonstrate, teach, and give you the opportunity to get hands-on experience with canvaswork, ropework, netting, knotting, and knitting, chantey singing and more!

Rope Making

June 24, 2023 @ 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm

with Dirty Blue Shirts


Sailors used many kinds of ropes made of different fibers for different jobs. Learn about these fibers and jobs, and use your own muscle power to twist the fibers into ropes.

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