Family Sail Aboard the Pioneer

South Street Seaport Museum hosted an educational sail for families the day before my birthday, and it seemed like the perfect way to celebrate a little early (since Mondays do not lend themselves to outings around here...) What could be better than a day out in New York Harbor, with fantastic views of the skyline, and the rolling of the waves underfoot? I am a sailor's daughter, and I love being on the water.









We motored out from the pier to the trawling grounds off Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where the kids helped deploy a net and then pull it in, full of harbor critters.













We saw: a seahorse, fish, crabs, snails and seaweed.

















The critters were returned to the deep, and the kids moved on to the next activity: learning about charts and navigation. They also got to take a turn at the wheel.









Then they helped raise sail for our return to port.





They also got to play lookout with binoculars.









What a terrific day!