Hi Joey… Some visitors may not be aware of the opportunity to sail in the Gloucester Schooner Race. To do so is an unforgettable experience. Besides Gloucester’s THOMAS E LANNON there are other schooners with sites available for paying passengers. In these tough times participation for some schooners is dependent on passenger bookings. Here are two historic schooners in that category.
Mystic Seaport’s BRILLIANT (1932) is one of the world’s most beautiful wooden boats. There is an opportunity to sail the round trip from Mystic to Gloucester. Info on this website http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FF10EA76-B0D0-D05E-1A1360424E13F653
TYRONE (1939) designed by Manchester’s Sam Crocker sails out of Chatham and has a few berths available. This includes a sail to the Block Island Schooner Rendezvous prior to the Gloucester Festival and the race to Provincetown that follows.
http://www.chathamclassicyachtcharters.com/
http://www.blockislandschoonerrendezvous.net/
http://www.provincetownschoonerrace.com/
Al Bezanson
Good Morning Gloucester 
Great tip on participating in the Schooner Race . . .. another schooner that takes passengers for the race is the ROSEWAY . .a teaching vessel out of Boston with an energetic staff. I spent a memorable Labor Day with them during the race last year — enjoyment was key to the experience, as well as competition. Their charge to participate was somewhat lower than other schooners.
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