2008 Festival of Sail

During the week of August 18 - 24, Flotilla 16-05 members volunteered many hours onboard the USCGC barque Eagle. Our members, along with members from other flotillas, met and talked with many thousands of visitors who came to see the "tall ships". The Eagle, built in 1936 as a training vessel, sailed through the Panama Canal from its homeport of New London, Connecticut to visit San Diego, San Pedro and San Fransisco. She continues to train USCG and OCS cadets. Flotilla 16-05 extends a huge "Thank You" to Captain Joseph Sinnett and his crew for welcoming our volunteers onto their beautiful ship!
Eagle Data	Motorized capstan	Main steering
Emergency steering	Inscription	Randy Houk
Motorized anchor gear	Foremast, with baggywrinkle	Looking forward
Brett Bigelow from 10-8	Free handouts	Exiting the ship
Belaying Pins	Cable preservation	Main mast

Photos by Randy Houk

Why use a sailing ship to train cadets?

USCG information on the Eagle

Video of a cannon duel between two small ships (10MB)

There were several other sailing ships present in San Diego during the festival. Here are some of them, including the Eagle entering the harbor. Photos by Larry Sammons
Eagle	Eagle	Rebel Pride
Colombian barque Gloria	Colombian barque Gloria	Lynx
Navy seal attack boat	Spirit of Dana Point	Amphibious car

This page last updated on 28 August 2008
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