Sailing aboard traditionally rigged tall ships — those graceful ships with tall masts and billowing sails — offers a glimpse of the past and a bit of adventure. As a weekend sailor and history buff, I ...

For its longest voyage in 40 years, Galveston's beloved Elissa has to look its Sunday best. Soon, the square-rigged tall ship will head to the East Coast to participate in the pomp and circumstance of ...

Sailing aboard the Elissa is a singular experience. It takes an astonishing amount of coordination and hard labor to run the esteemed 147-year-old tall ship, even just a few miles out to sea. People ...

A 128’ square-rigged sailing school vessel flooded at its berth in Newport, R.I., after a seawater cooling supply pipe for a ...