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16A | THEPRESS.NET COMMUNITY MAY 2, 2008
Shiver me timbers! Pirates in Antioch
The 122-foot-square-topsail schooner Lynx will be sailing into Antioch on
Tuesday, May 6 at 3 p.m.
All law-abiding and loyal citizens
are urged to be vigilant and alert to the
presence on your coast of a fast and
heavily armed clipper schooner. The
122-square-foot-topsail schooner Lynx
will be sailing into Antioch on Tuesday,
May 6 at 3 p.m., and the community
is invited to join the fl otilla as she fi res
from her main battery of 6-pounder carronades
upon her grand entrance.
The Lynx is an interpretation of
a privateer or naval schooner from the
War of 1812. She is fi tted with period
ordnance and fl ies pennants and fl ags
from the 1812 era. The Lynx crew wears
period uniforms and operates the ship
in keeping with the maritime traditions
of early 19th-century America. The ship
was also used to train the cast and crew
of the hit movie “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
The War of 1812 was a signifi cant
element of American heritage and a
turning point in the development of our
national identity. In the Lynx Science
program, students learn how water quality,
food chains and weather are related
and affect our natural balance. They
also become aware of the importance of
maintaining our ecological systems now
and for future generations. The early-
American history and science programs
taught aboard Lynx meet California
State Standards.
The Lynx will be offering educational
dockside tours and sailing adventures
May 7 through 13. The public is invited
to climb aboard, step back in time
and relive history, joining the crew in
hoisting sails, steering the ship, fi ring the
main battery of 6-pounder carronades
and experiencing fi rsthand life aboard
a traditional, square-topsail schooner
in the ultimate interactive sailing adventure.
The Lynx’s grand arrival takes place
at 3 p.m., and free dockside tours run
from 4 to 5 p.m. On May 7, 9 and 13,
dockside tours (also 4 to 5 p.m.) are $5
for adults; free for children 12 and under.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 10
and 11, dockside tours run from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and are $5 for adults; free for
children 12 and under. The Saturday
and Sunday Adventure Sail runs from 2
to 5 p.m. and costs $65 for adults and
$30 for children 12 and under. Boarding
takes place at the guest dock in front of
Humphries Restaurant at the Antioch
Marina, 5 Marina Plaza.
A Master Mariners Regatta special
event is scheduled for May 24, and
berths aboard the Lynx will be available
for port-to-port passages at $125 per person
May 5 and 6 (Oakland to Antioch)
and May 14 (Antioch to Rio Vista).
For reservations, call 866-446-5969
or visit www.privateerlynx.org.