Stowaway

Ryan Leighton, a journalist from Boothbay, Maine, was the stowaway aboard the Charles W. Morgan during the ship’s historic 38th Voyage. Visit the Stowaway’s blog »

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Stowaway: Last Hurrah on the Last Wooden Whaler

I spent my last night alone, in the dark on the world’s last wooden whaling ship. How fitting for a stowaway. My crew mates had packed their bags and left the ship heading in different directions. For some, home was just a few hours away. For others, home was over the horizon, sailing to the far reaches of the world.

Provincetown sunrise

Stowaway: Looking back at the 38th Voyage

I talked with some crew and Mystic Seaport staff members, and this is what they had to say. Enjoy!

Morgan in the dark

Stowaway: Reflections of a Stowaway

"For the first time I saw the lower topsails flying in the night sky. It was glorious."

Barclay the seal

Stowaway: Stranded in Cape Cod

The Cape Cod Canal is known for its mighty sea current. Boaters aren’t the only ones that can get stranded in Cape Cod Bay. This weekend, the Morgan crew members “adopted” one of the young harbor seal pups named Barclay.

Eagle

Stowaway: Canal Talk

Learn the history of the waterway that separates Cape Cod from the rest of Massachusetts.

Old Ironsides video

The Morgan vs. Old Ironsides

The U.S.S. Constitution and the Charles W. Morgan, this nation’s oldest military and commercial ships, are now docked together at the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Happy Birthday CWM

Stowaway: Happy Birthday Charles W. Morgan

Today is the Morgan’s 173rd birthday! On July 21, 1841 the Charles W. Morgan was launched at Hillman Brothers Shipyard in New Bedford.

Boston sunset colors

Stowaway: Boston Colors

When the lights go down in Boston, the deafening sound of a cannon shot from the U.S.S. Constitution thunders across the harbor. The flags are lowered and all ships fall silent.

Salt Horse

Stowaway: P-Town to Beantown

Sailors love snacks. In today’s snack box there was a peculiar tin can with a funky little label. “Olde Plowe Salt Horse – For the discerning mariner.”

Whales

Spectacle on Stellwagen

“There you stand, a hundred feet above the silent decks, striding along the deep, as if masts were gigantic stilts, while beneath you and between your legs, as if it were, swim the hugest monsters of the sea…”