Star of India
Launched in 1863 on the Isle of Man, the Star of India is the world’s oldest active sailing ship — an iron-hulled survivor of mutiny, cyclone, and twenty-one circumnavigations hauling immigrants to New Zealand.
Why Star of India Matters
Launched in 1863 on the Isle of Man, the Star of India is the world’s oldest active sailing ship — an iron-hulled survivor of mutiny, cyclone, and twenty-one circumnavigations hauling immigrants to New Zealand.
She still sails San Diego Bay at least once a year, crewed by volunteers. From the Embarcadero you can read a century and a half of ocean history in her rigging.
This is stop 07 of ten on our Free Walking Tour through downtown — English daily at 10 AM, Español at 10:30 AM, about two hours from the Gaslamp Arch to Seaport Village, always pay-what-you-wish.
See Star of India With a Local Guide
Meet at 222 Fifth Ave next to the Gaslamp Quarter Arch — look for the blue umbrella.