Grays harbor ship.
Grays harbor ship It arrived in Ocean Shores in 1962 and operated as a charter fishing base, hotel, and restaurant on the north side of Damon Point. She is a replica of the 18th century vessel of the same name which was the first American ship to make landfall on the West Coast. Joel is the author and photographer of "The Hidden Coast, Kayak Explorations" from Alaska to Mexico, which won the Washington Writers Award in 1992, "Watertrail, the Hidden Path through Puget Sound, British Columbia: Vancouver and Victoria, and Seattle. Your next adventure can be a weekend sail, hands-on history for kids, or starting your maritime career. For nearly 50 years the Port of Grays Harbor owned and operated its own suction dredge to maintain depth in the Grays Harbor Navigation Channel. Visit our website for a full schedule of sailings! Experience an unforgettable sail aboard our tall ship, Lady Washington! Our ship travels up and down the West Coast visiting 40-50 ports a year. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. It is a ria , which formed at the end of the last ice age, when sea levels flooded the Chehalis River . Lady Washington opened the black pearl and sandalwood trade between Hawaii and Asia when King Kamehameha became a partner in the ship. Port of Grays Harbor’s electric suction dredge the “Robert Gray”.