Sail Like a Local!
Daytime Sails
Portsmouth Harbor Sails (afternoons) & Wood Island Sails
Portsmouth Harbor Sail
1.5 Hours
These sails offer a relaxing sail through Portsmouth’s historic harbor. Spend 1.5 hours along the Piscataqua River sailing past forts, lighthouses, the Naval Shipyard and prison and learn about the cultural and natural history of the region from the best vantage point the city has to offer! You are welcome to bring a picnic and beverages of your choice on this sail.
Wood Island Life Saving Station & Museum
A 3-Hour experience! A round trip sail from our dock in Prescott Park to Wood Island with an hour to visit the Wood Island Museum.
Evening Sails
Sunset Sail (evening)
Sunset Sail
Two Hours
Unwind at the end of the day with a relaxing sunset sail. The Piscataqua River is beautiful in the evening, and guests may wish to bring along a picnic dinner or beverages on their evening cruise. On these public sails you’ll be invited to join the crew in raising the sail and steering the ship. Our crew and Onboard Educators will share their knowledge of the Piscataqua maritime region, and you can ask them more about the cultural and natural history of the area, or just relax and take in the sights.
Concert Cruise (evening)
Concert Cruise
Thurs & Sundays
Two Hours
Join us for our unique concert series aboard the Gundalow! From foot-stomping bluegrass to elegant jazz trios, sunset concerts feature a variety of local musicians to enhance your sailing experience. You may wish to bring a picnic dinner or beverages on these entertaining cruises. Find the full Concert Cruise schedule here.
Tuesday Speaker Series (evenings)
Tuesday Speaker Series
Two Hours
Join us for a lively discussion series on featuring expert guest speakers from around the region. Fun and informative topics that range from local maritime and naval history to ecological and scientific issue. Special price of $35 per person. See the full Speaker Series schedule here.
Special Events & Offers
Gift Cards
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Other Sailing Locations
Other Sailing Locations
Ask us about sails on other nearby rivers!
The Great Bay, often too shallow for traditional sailboats, is perfect for a flat-bottomed gundalow to set sail along the serene shores. For 2025, we’ll be back on the Great Bay for June 27th and June 28th, July 27th and September 6th & 7th Stay tuned for updates and ticket availability or email us for more information.
The Cochecho offers quiet passage through the river once used extensively for transporting brick by gundalow. We were happy to join in celebrating Dover NH’s 400th Anniversary as we led a parade on the Cocheco on June 24, 2023. We sailed the Cochecho previously in 2016 & 2017. We look forward to the completion of the Dover Waterfront project with the hope of returning to the Cocheco.
We sailed from Newmarket’s Mill district in 2014 & May 2018 along the Lamprey River.
The Merrimack River in Newburyport/Amesbury saw a gundalow sailing upriver of the bridges in 2022 and 2019. The Gundalow Piscataqua first sailed the Merrimack in 2017, which was the first time a gundalow sailed there since 1899! We plan to return again in September 2025.
The gundalow has also traveled up the Bellamy River in Dover in the fall of 2017-2019.
Homeschool Sail
Homeschool Sail
Step aboard the Gundalow and head out on the Piscataqua River for an exciting 2 hour sail. While on board, participants will set the sail, steer the vessel, learn to navigate, tow for plankton, and explore the human impact on our watershed. This educational program is geared towards students ages 7 and up.
Please email education@gundalow.org if you would like to plan a homeschool sailing group for this season!
