Sound Experience wants to run “the friendliest, most accessible tall ship on Puget Sound,” according to Collins, who sees her organization as a steward of a working community treasure. “There are a lot of beautiful boats out there,” says Sound Experience executive director Catherine Collins, who talks with such enthusiasm about Adventuress that it’s impossible not to be drawn in. It feels like a privilege to climb aboard, like opening the door to an impeccably crafted old house that you can explore at will. The 133-foot-long Adventuress is breathtaking to look at, all graceful lines and gleaming wood. Crews and volunteers from Sound Experience sail Adventuress from locations around Puget Sound, from Olympia to Friday Harbor, offering public sails (and other programs) that introduce families to the ship and her colorful history, and raise kids’ awareness of Puget Sound’s delicate environmental balance. Welcome to Adventuress, a restored 1913 two-masted schooner run and maintained by the nonprofit organization Sound Experience.
To our left, the thick canvas sail slowly rises to the top of its 110-foot rig, sparkling white against a deep blue sky. Deck hands give us a quick tutorial in terminology (the rope we’ll use to raise the sail is a “halyard”) and technique (hand over hand, please, and keep in rhythm with your neighbors), and then we get to work, singing chanteys to keep time while we pull. A few minutes ago, we motored away from the Bainbridge Island dock, and on this clear fall day, the Seattle skyline sparkles from across the water. And, when you do it aboard a classic tall-masted ship, it’s a ton (more than a ton, actually) of fun.Ī group of us - adults and kids alike - line up behind each other on the deck of the historic schooner Adventuress.
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