After arriving in Rockland, official Coast Guard City, the Maine Lobster Festival held a welcoming ceremony where Barque Eagle was formally welcomed. City leaders, police chief, acting fire chief, Coast Guard top brass were among those who attended the ceremony held on the main stage at 4pm. Chuck Kruger, Maine Lobster Festival president, was the lead speaker with others such as the admiral of the Barque Eagle, the Rockland mayor and Chris Rector speaking on behalf of Angus King who couldn't be there.
This was a great ceremony welcoming the Coast Guard's Barque Eagle to the city and festival. You can tour this beautiful sailing, training tall ship on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The location of the tours are at the Coast Guard base at the end of Tilson Avenue in downtown Rockland, Maine. Please come on down to meet the cadets and tour the vessel.
Eagle serves as a seagoing classroom for approximately 175 cadets and instructors from the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy. It is on the decks and rigging of the Eagle that the young men and women of the Academy get their first taste of salt air and life at sea. From this experience they develop a respect for the elements that will be with them throughout their lifetime. They are tested and challenged, often to the limits of their endurance. Working aloft they meet fear and learn to overcome it. The training cadets receive under sail has proven to be an invaluable asset during their subsequent Coast Guard careers.
You learn the history of this Coast Guard vessel by clicking here.
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