Meetings & Events
The Tall Ship Lynx is in New Castle
10/13/2018 - 12:00 AM
Location: Delaware Street Wharf
Address: 1 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
The Tall Ship Lynx October 11-14 2018
The City of New Castle is pleased to announce the first voyage of The Privateer Lynx tall ship to New Castle! The Tall Ship Lynx is proud to be open to the public for free deck tours and by paid reservation sailings at the City’s pier beginning Thursday, October 11th through Sunday, October 14th.
Tall Ship Lynx deck tours are Thursday 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday 1:00 -3:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.,
Tall ship sails from the City’s new pier at Battery Park on the Delaware River. Sails are approximately 2 hours long.
Don’t miss the family-friendly afternoon sail on Sunday, October 14th from 2-4pm. $50 for adults, $35 for seniors, and $25 for kids, featuring live cannon fire, sea chanteys, and history and storytelling from the War of 1812. Click on the link below to purchase tickets.
On Saturday, October 13th the City of New Castle is pleased to present a Special Evening at the Arsenal with Captain Donald Peacock of the Lynx and Nantucket Troubadour Bill Schustik from 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. An exceptional evening of music from American Heroic Age blended with Nantucket’s extraordinary history from the War of 1812 and the Battle of Nantucket. Cash wine bar. Tickets are $45
Please join us for an intimate evening of War of 1812 History and Music from the Heroic Age. Nationally acclaimed Troubadour Bill Schustik and Captain Donald Peacock of the Tall Ship LYNX, bring the period alive in a most compelling and emotional way to remind us of the struggle for America’s Independence. The Chesapeake Bay is known for it’s Baltimore Clippers, Fort McHenry and the burning of Washington, but few are aware of the most significant battle of the entire war, The Battle of Nantucket.
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. there will be a cash wine bar served. Feel free to mingle and meet Peacock and Shustik and the Lynx crew. We look forward to seeing you there.
New Castle Arsenal (On the Green)
30 Market Street
New Castle, DE 19720
For tickets and ship information visit the Lynx website.
Please check back for more information here “City Website“ and on “City’s Facebook page” for various local merchant and restaurant specials for Lynx ticket holders, too!
