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COASTAL LIFE
Nehalem Bay State Park
Learn and play in the park with summer programs
ARTS
Moments from Iceland
Blind Pilot drummer opens art show at Imogen Gallery
FEATURE
Astoria Music Festival
Great music belongs to all at the 13th annual festival this June
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Discover something delicious at Malai Thai in Long Beach
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Ahoy, from the Lady Washington
Rebecca Sedlak
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
rsedlak@dailyastorian.com
heavy bar at the stern: It was the
tiller, which the helmsman uses
to steer the rudder. “Want to try it
out?” Haslam asked.
The girl heaved and
pushed; the tiller glided to the
side. She had all the makings
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Haslam, told me about the
Lady Washington’s appeal.
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crew member, and your stay
can last from two weeks to
several months. “We get all
kinds. We’ve had doctors, law-
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yers, architects,” he said.
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balls evenly spaced on rigging
The sky shone bright ern boats moored at the ba- overhead. “What are those
blue, and the briny smell sin. Climbing aboard was like puff balls?” I asked.
of the water was sharp on stepping back in time.
“They’re called baggy-
the breeze. Baying sealions
Though he didn’t demon- wrinkles,” the captain said.
called for attention, but we strate, a crew member ex- Made from old, unraveled bits
had a greater destination in plained the shrouds and rat- of rope, baggywrinkles help
mind: The Lady Washington lines, which form a ladder for protect the sails. When sails
was docked at the East End members to climb up to set or come into contact with stan-
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open for tours.
aft rigged sails on the ship. holes, so soft baggywrinkles
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state of Washington, the tall like a balancing act — and a between the sails and rigging.
ship is a replica of the original set of skills most people aren’t
“Where’s the wheel?” an
18th century Lady Washing- familiar with nowadays.
inquisitive young girl asked.
ton, which sailed from Boston
“It’s romance, pure and
“We don’t have one,” the cap-
Harbor in 1787 around Cape simple,” the captain, David tain replied. He gestured to a long,
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to visit Japan and Hong Kong.
The replica was launched
in 1989 for Washington’s cen-
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Columbia River, giving tours,
teaching students, and provid-
ing sailing excursions to the
public. The ship is manned by
a professional and volunteer
crew; a minimum of 10 people
can operate the ship, and it can
accommodate 22 — though 14
is a more comfortable number,
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the Lady Washington stood
in stark contrast to the mod-
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