While this cool, wet spring has most of us in New England still in fleece jackets, the Museum’s schooner Brilliant has already set sail for its spring sailing season, featuring two-day sails for adults. Teen sailing voyages, five and 10 days in length begin June 15, and adult sailing getaways begin again on September 11. In anticipation of warmer days and fair winds, we offer a few tidbits about Brilliant‘s gleaming acomplishments.
Year the Brilliant sailing program began at Mystic Seaport: 1953
Approximate number of people who have sailed on Brilliant since her arrival at Mystic Seaport: 10,000
Approximate number of nautical miles sailed in 53 seasons: 160,000
The record-setting number of days it took Brilliant to cross the Atlantic in 1933: 15
Place of Brilliant in the Tall Ships Race from Halifax to Amsterdam in 2000: 1
Number of fleet firsts Brilliant has taken in Nantucket’s Opera House Cup: 2
Approximate number of races Brilliant has won in the last 20 years: 20
Number of those races that the author of this blog post sailed in: 3
That top photo is just amazing!