LI Maritime Museum's sloop Priscilla ready for public
Quick ReadThe 122-year-old Priscilla has sailed only a few times since a restoration in 2002 and 2003.
Photo credit: Photo by KEVIN P. COUGHLIN | The Long Island Maritime Museums restoration of historic 122-year-old oyster sloop, Priscilla, goes for her first sail on the Great South Bay. (May 11, 2010)
Oyster sloop ready to sail again
The Priscilla oyster sloop
Long Island Maritime Museum
LI sites on the National Register of Historic Places
After steering Priscilla out onto the Great South Bay under diesel power, Captain Michael Caldwell pointed the historic oyster sloop into the wind and began issuing commands.
"Prepare to haul," he told the crew of Long Island Maritime Museum staffers and volunteers. "Haul away!"
After the large mainsail was raised, followed by the jib, Caldwell turned the boat parallel to shore. The...
