Welcome aboard! We are looking forward to a busy sailing season in 2022 featuring more than a dozen guest crew experiences on the Chesapeake, Atlantic, and through the Great Lakes. As guest crew experiences are scheduled, they are added to the schedule below.
Be advised that all guest crew will be required to read and adhere to Pride of Baltimore II‘s COVID-19 policy.
Do you have a passion for sailing or a love of adventure and the great outdoors? Sailing aboard Pride of Baltimore II might be your opportunity to experience the hands-on challenge of sailing a traditional ship. As guest crew, you will work alongside Pride‘s professional crew and participate in all aspects of life aboard the ship — up to your level of interest and ability. You will stand watch, steer the vessel, help with ship’s maintenance, and more.
Pride typically sails with a professional crew of 12 men and women, including the captain, ship’s cook, two mates, bosun, engineer, and six deckhands. There are three passenger cabins with two berths each available for guest crew, allowing up to six guest crew to share co-ed accommodations.
Grab your gear and come aboard Pride of Baltimore II for an overnight sailing adventure! Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Scroll down to view this year’s guest crew experiences (we add to the list as we confirm Pride‘s schedule, so check back periodically).
Considering a Guest Crew Position?
Below are some useful links about our guest crew opportunities aboard Pride:
- Guest Crew Approval Process
- Guest Crew Guidelines
- Tips and Things to Know
- Google 360 of Pride topside and below
What is it like to be guest crew? Check out these resources from folks who came aboard:
- The sail of my dreams on a tall ship (Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 3, 2017)
- Sailing a tall ship across Superior (StarTribune, January 25, 2014)
- Pride II Boston to NYC: Setting Sail on a Tallship (Video by Gale Browning, September 2013)
Cancellation Policy: Guest crew reservations may be canceled up to ten business days or more prior to departure with a full refund. To cancel an existing reservation, please contact Pride of Baltimore, Inc. at 410.539.1151 or pride2@pride2.org. Cancellations made fewer than ten business days prior to a departure will not be refunded. Should the captain or Pride of Baltimore, Inc. cancel the guest crew experience due to weather or extenuating circumstances, a full refund will be given.
Guest Crew Passages
If you are interested in sailing on one of the listed passages, apply by clicking the link in the schedule below for any experiences for which there are still spots available. If there isn’t an active link for a particular experience, that experience is not open for applications. We will notify you by email within seven business days of receipt of your application if you have been approved for a passage. Upon application approval, you will be asked to provide additional information and remit payment within three business days to Pride of Baltimore, Inc. Everyone must complete the application forms, regardless of past guest crew status.
We will post guest crew passages as they become available.
Passage Board Date Deboard Date Price Availability
Stay on the Bay
Call your dog sitter, drop the kids off at the in-laws, and come aboard Pride for an overnight trip on the Northern Chesapeake. You will sail all day Saturday, spend the night at anchor, and then be back in Baltimore in time for Sunday brunch.April 2 April 3 $150 Apply Today
Stay on the Bay
Call your dog sitter, drop the kids off at the in-laws, and come aboard Pride for an overnight trip on the Northern Chesapeake. You will sail all day Saturday, spend the night at anchor, and then be back in Baltimore in time for Sunday brunch.April 9 April 10 $150 Apply Today
Stay on the Bay
Call your dog sitter, drop the kids off at the in-laws, and come aboard Pride for an overnight trip on the Northern Chesapeake. You will sail all day Friday, spend the night at anchor, and then be back in Baltimore Saturday morning.April 15 April 16 $150 Apply Today
2022 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race
Race aboard Pride in one of the longest and most challenging ocean races on the East Coast. The course combines inshore and offshore racing down the Chesapeake Bay, across the Gulfstream, and on to Bermuda. It enables sailors to fulfill a lifelong ambition of a blue water passage to an island known for its soft coral beaches, in an organized event promoting friendly competition with other boats.June 2 June 11 $3,000 SOLD OUT
Bermuda to Lunenburg
Sail from the blue waters of Bermuda to the UNESCO World Heritage site and historic town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. This offshore sailing experience is one for the bucket list. June 12 June 19 $1,100 Apply Today
Lunenburg to Cleveland
Cruise the Canadian Maritimes before entering the wide expanse of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and steaming upriver into one of North America’s most important trade routes, the St. Lawrence Seaway. Highlights of the trip include passing through the Thousand Islands and into the giant locks of the Welland Canal. June 20 July 7 $2,550 Apply Today
Lunenburg to Clayton
Looking for something a little shorter? Sail with us from the historic town of Lunenburg up the St. Lawrence and disembark in the heart of the Thousand Islands in the town of Clayton, New York. June 20 July 2 $1,800 Apply Today
Cleveland to Alpena
Join us for the trip from Cleveland, Ohio, to Alpena, Michigan. You will race across Lake Erie, journey up the Detroit River, and into Lake Saint Clair. Then cruise up the Saint Clair River into Lake Huron & onto Thunder Bay. This passage includes a TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Race. July 10 July 14 $800 Apply Today
Alpena to Midland
Sail from Alpena, Michigan, to Midland, Ontario. The voyage will take you across Lake Huron into the “sixth Great Lake”, the scenic Georgian Bay.
July 19 July 22 $450 Apply Today
Midland to Sault Ste Marie
Sail from the tucked-away town of Midland, Ontario, into the calm sea of Georgian Bay before cruising up the St. Mary’s River to the iconic port of Sault Ste Marie on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
July 25 July 28 $450 Apply Today
Sault Ste Marie to Superior
Join the ship on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a sail across one of America’s most important waterways, Lake Superior. This is a bucket-list-worthy adventure for any sailor.
July 28 August 1 $600 Apply Today
Two Harbors to Marquette
Race from Two Harbors, Minnesota, to the iconic Upper Peninsula town of Marquette, Michigan. This sail is perfect for someone looking to experience the UP like never before. This passage includes a TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Race. August 7 August 11 $800 Apply Today