• A section of the bowsprint and figurehead on the bow of BALCLUTHA.

    San Francisco Maritime

    National Historical Park California

23rd Annual Sea Music Concert Series: Maritime History Comes Alive Through Concerts Featuring Leading Performers

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Date: September 28, 2011
Contact: John Cunnane, 415-561-7049

Experience the driving rhythms of chanteys and the beauty of seafaring ballads from the wooden decks of the historic sailing ship Balclutha, berthed at Hyde Street Pier on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Join the park in its 23rd year of presenting sea music's outstanding performers.

All concerts begin 8pm. Tickets: $14 general, $12 members. $24 for both concerts. Tickets available at www.maritime.org, or by calling 415-561-6662, or in person at The Maritime Store, 2905 Hyde Street, at the entrance to Hyde Street Pier.

Saturday, October 15, 8pm. DAVID COFFIN.

Saturday, November 19, 8pm. HOLDSTOCK AND MACLEOD.

More information.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is located at the west end of Fisherman's Wharf, in San Francisco. The park includes a magnificent fleet of historic ships, visitor center, Aquatic Park Historic District, and library. For more information about the park, or its public programs, please call 415-447-5000 or visit the park's website at http://www.nps.gov/safr.


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Did You Know?

Historic photo of a baby girl, Inda-Francis, who was born on the Balclutha.

See the captain’s quarters on the square-rigged ship Balclutha where Inda-Francis Durkee was born at sea, during a voyage from Calcutta, India, to San Francisco. She was the daughter of Captain and Mrs. Alice Durkee. Alfred Durkee was master of the Balclutha from 1894-1899. More...