Whaleship Is Welcomed to Vineyard Waters
The Charles W. Morgan and the Cangarda (a steam-powered yacht) sail in on Vineyard Sound.
The Charles W. Morgan and the Cangarda (a steam-powered yacht) sail in on Vineyard Sound.
Flotilla of welcoming boats accompany the Morgan as she sails past West Chop.
Flotilla of welcoming boats accompany the Morgan as she sails past West Chop.
Steamship ferry passes the Morgan on her Vineyard Haven route.
Steamship ferry passes the Morgan on her Vineyard Haven route.
Water salute for visit of whaleship to Vineyard waters.
Water salute for visit of whaleship to Vineyard waters.
Aase Jones observes her entry into the outer harbor.
Aase Jones observes her entry into the outer harbor.
Nudging the Morgan closer to the Tisbury Wharf.
Nudging the Morgan closer to the Tisbury Wharf.
Onlookers with cameras line the Vineyard Haven jetty.
Onlookers with cameras line the Vineyard Haven jetty.
The whaleship with her old sailing contemporary Shenandoah.
The whaleship with her old sailing contemporary Shenandoah.
Ben Mendlowitz and Melinda Loberg watch her entrance.
Ben Mendlowitz and Melinda Loberg watch her entrance.
Crew members toss lines to volunteers onshore.
Crew members toss lines to volunteers onshore.
The Morgan prepares to dock at Tisbury Wharf.
The Morgan prepares to dock at Tisbury Wharf.
Fishing boat Charlotte Anne is dwarfed by Charles W. Morgan.
Fishing boat Charlotte Anne is dwarfed by Charles W. Morgan.
Crowds on onlookers packed the shorelines along the north shore and Vineyard Haven harbor and cheered the arrival of the Charles W. Morgan with water salutes, tears of joy, and thousands of photographs taken.