Public Sails • Private Charters • Youth Education

A Delaware River Sailing Experience With a Purpose

A memorable river sailing experience with a deeper mission: public sails, private celebrations, and hands-on youth education programs aboard the North Wind, a tall ship owned and operated by the non-profit Gloucester City Sail.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Sail, Gather & Celebrate With North Wind

Join us for special events, community gatherings, seasonal sails, and memorable experiences on the water. From dockside celebrations to nonprofit events and public sailing opportunities, each event helps bring people together while supporting the mission of North Wind.

Fireworks Cruise - departing from Penn's Landing, PA

Best Fireworks seats EVER! Experience the fireworks display with the Ben Franklin Bridge in the background. BYOB.

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Choose Your Way to Come Aboard

Whether you are buying tickets, planning a private charter, organizing a youth program, or looking for a meaningful way to support the mission, the North Wind makes it easy to find your next step.

Public Sails

Skyline sails, fireworks sails, wine and cheese sails, history sails, holiday sails, and destination sails on the Delaware River.

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Private Charters

Birthdays, graduations, company gatherings, nonprofit events, friend groups, and special celebrations aboard a private sail.

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Youth Programs

Hands-on science, history, teamwork, navigation, weather, water quality, and river ecology aboard a working schooner.

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Support the Mission

Donate, volunteer, sponsor, join the newsletter, explore planned giving, or support youth programs through partnership.

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SAILING WITH A PURPOSE.

A Community Mission on the Delaware River

Since 1993, Gloucester City Sail has connected passengers, students, volunteers, and community partners to the Delaware River through schooner sailing, youth education, and nonprofit programming aboard the North Wind.

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U.S. Coast Guard

Registered and inspected vessel

Since
1995

Schooner sailing on the Delaware River

Sailing Points

Freedom Pier, Fort Mifflin, and Penns Landing

2023–
2025

Philly Faves Best Boat Cruise

A group of people enjoying a gathering on a boat, with food and drinks, near a city waterfront, with a bridge and buildings in the background.

Group of five people standing on a rocky shoreline with a city skyline and water in the background, participating in a cleanup event, wearing gloves and hats.

People on a dock watching a large sailboat on the water with blue sky and a few clouds.

Sailboat with white sails, a green four-leaf clover symbol, and people on deck, sailing on a river with green trees and industrial buildings in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

A sailboat on the water with a bridge in the background.

A sailboat with white sails and a green four-leaf clover emblem on its sail, sailing near a large battleship with a bridge in the background, under a clear blue sky.

A large gray battleship sailing on water with a smaller white sailboat nearby, under a clear blue sky.

A sailboat with two sails sailing on a body of water, with an American flag on the mast and a green shamrock on one sail. There are people on the boat and industrial buildings on the shoreline in the background.

Group of people smiling and holding drinks on a boat at sunset.

A group of people enjoying a gathering on a sailboat on the water, with some preparing food and others socializing, under an overcast sky.

Group of women enjoying a meal together on a boat during sunset, with water and city skyline in the background.

GENEROUS FRIENDS OF THE NORTH WIND

Help Keep the North Wind Sailing

Every sail depends on community support. Donations, sponsorships, planned gifts, newsletter subscribers, and volunteer time help make hands-on youth programs possible for local students.

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READY TO COME ABOARD?

Sail, Support, or Get Involved

Whether you are booking your first sail, planning a private event, bringing students aboard, buying a gift certificate, or helping support the mission, the North Wind is ready to welcome you.