Bark Endeavour Whitby
About
A replica of Cook's Endeavour running pleasure trips out of Whitby harbour, and an unashamedly touristy thing to do that happens to make a real point: the original was a Whitby-built collier, a blunt, deep-hulled coal carrier chosen precisely because it could take the ground and survive a reef. Seeing the hull shape up close explains the choice better than a label in a museum does. Trips leave from the harbourside on Pier Road. Sailings are seasonal and weather-dependent, so check with the operator on the day rather than planning a trip around it.
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Highlights
- ✓A replica of the Whitby-built ship Cook took to the Pacific
- ✓The collier hull shape that made Endeavour the right ship for uncharted water
- ✓Harbour and coastal sailings from the town's own quayside
- ✓A good pairing with the Captain Cook Memorial Museum on Grape Lane
Tips
- →Sailings are seasonal and weather-dependent. Check with the operator on the day.
- →It is a replica running pleasure trips, not a sail-training vessel or a historic ship on display.
- →Do the Grape Lane museum first and the boat second; the sequence makes more sense that way.
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