How often do you get the chance to learn nautical skills aboard a majestic tall ship? The opportunity to do just that is docked until Monday in Ventura Harbor Village.
She looks like a 19th century sailing ship—with wooden paneling and two 83-foot-tall masts—but the Mystic Whaler is actually a lot younger than that.
“She was built in 1967,” explained the ship’s Captain Christine Healy. “We do get a lot of, ‘she looks like a pirate ship’, although we’re not. Our lines are based off a cargo schooner.”
Run by a nonprofit organization with a passion for preserving maritime heritage, the Mystic Whaler is more than just a ship—it’s a floating classroom and an environmental advocate…