Setting Sail: Star of India Goes to Sea

Imagine you're a crew member on a great tall ship, bending to muscle-burning work, hauling with all your strength on lines that swing the giant yards, working aloft 125 feet above the deck without any safety harness. Are you thrilled, inspired or just plain scared? Be part of the adventure. See and feel what it's really like. Join Walter Cronkite to share the excitement in this event of a lifetime. Experience majesty, romance and beauty of sails and the open seas. Meet some of the fascinating volunteers who accept the risks and share the joys of crewing on a giant windjammers as they take the magnificent "Star of India" to sea.