Ernestina Sailing Forward!
The Ernestina Sailing Forward Committee is asking for your donations and community support as we raise $50,000 for the purchase of the main sail for the Ernestina-Morrissey. Over the past 40 years the Ernestina, gifted to the US from the newly independent Republic of Cabo Verde, has sailed as an educator and made a home in New Bedford Harbor often visiting other New England ports. Now with her restoration nearing completion, Ernestina will again sail open waters in the fall of 2021. She will be operated by Massachusetts Maritime Academy and be an opportunity for future generations to explore her amazing history and learn the craft of sailing, while being immersed in her cultural connections.
Please consider donating. You can donate as an individual, a family, an organization, a club, or anonymously. 100% of your donation will go directly to Ernestina-Morrissey's sails. Any donation amount makes a difference in Raising the Sails on Our Tallest of Tall Ships as we get underway on a fully restored Ernestina-Morrissey impacting many generations to come and honoring our beloved Cape Verdean heritage.
