Egan Maritime Institute is proud to join The Blockade Runners Mayflower II Shallop Tour this August, a regional maritime event marking Revolution 250 and the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. The tour celebrates the daring exploits of Captain and patriot Paul Cuffe, who is remembered for evading the British blockade by using a shallop to move supplies along the coast.
Over an 11-day period, the Plimoth Patuxet Museum’s Fuller Shallop, crewed by sailors in colonial garb, will make four ports of call: Westport Point, Padanaram, Cuttyhunk, and Nantucket. The voyage recreates the kind of small-boat seamanship that made figures like Cuffe legendary in the region's Revolutionary-era history.
The Shallop Tour will remind us of the daring exploits of the legendary captain and patriot Paul Cuffe, who evaded the British blockade by using a Shallop to transport supplies.
The Mayflower II’s Fuller Shallop, manned with a crew outfitted in colonial garb, will visit four (4) ports over an 11-day period. Ports of call include Westport Point, Padanaram, Cuttyhunk, and Nantucket.
Updated schedule of events:
Thursday, August 20th: 6:00 pm: Viewing of the Mayflower Shallop at Great Harbor Yacht Club - for Great Harbor Yacht Club members only. Please reach out to Christine Bell at GHYC Foundation to learn more.
Friday, August 21st: 10 am - 1 pm: Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum.
Join us at the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum to learn about the maritime figure Paul Cuffe with Egan Maritime & the Nantucket Historical Association. Programming included in price of admission.
Friday, August 21st: 2:30 pm: Viewing of the Mayflower Shallop at Nantucket Yacht Club - for Nantucket Yacht Club members only. Please reach out to Grace McIntyre, Events Manager, to learn more.
This two-day event would not be possible without the support of the following individuals and organizations: Nathaniel Philbrick; Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation; Town of Nantucket Office of Culture & Tourism; Nantucket Historical Association; Museum of African American History; and Sheila Lucey, Town of Nantucket Harbor Master.
