Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Sunset Sails 2025 with FHC

Set sail aboard the historic Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey this May and September! These public sails are the perfect opportunity for anyone interested in learning about the history of the commercial fishing industry. We invite you to join us for sunset sails departing from New Bedford's State Pier at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, Sunday, May 18, Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28. This is a partnership program between New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center and Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey. A portion of the ticket sales support the Center.

Tickets available to the public starting April 1:

General Admission: $60 adults | $30 kids ages 4-12

FHC Members: $48 adults | $24 kids ages 4-12*

Free for children 3 and under

*Current FHC members (through March 31, 2025) for whom we have emails will receive a PROMO code through their email. If you don't receive a code it may be because your membership has lapsed. Not sure? Please contact the Center at (508) 993-8894 or renew your membership online at https://fishingheritagecenter.org/get-involved/membership/.

Please note: Coast Guard regulations require that each passenger, regardless of age, is listed on the ship’s manifest. If you are purchasing multiple tickets, be sure to list each passenger’s name, age, email, phone number, and address.

About Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey: After a nearly 20 year restoration, she is sailing once again with Captain Tiffany Krihwan at the helm. The schooner was built at the James & Tarr shipyard in Essex, MA as the EFFIE M. MORRISSEY. The 156-foot-long schooner carried Gloucester fishermen to the Grand Banks, Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland in search of cod, haddock, and other species. She later served as an arctic explorer and Cape Verdean packet ship before returning to Massachusetts in 1982 as a gift from the Republic of Cape Verde.

Host or Publisher New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center