New Yorkers know them well, places like the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the fortifications of Governors Island, yet we don’t get to enjoy our hometown sites and that majestic skyline all too often. Then one day, an opportunity arises that can whisk you away from the concrete jungle’s taxi traffic, sirens, and subway crowds to the serenity of a sailboat on the Hudson River.
Manhattan by Sail, New York Harbor’s fleet of historic schooners, is offering a sail for two aboard Clipper City, New York’s only Tall Ship and one of America’s largest sailing boats in commercial operation today. A recent addition to the fleet and an environmentally low-impact way to tour NYC, the sailboat was rebuilt from the National Archives to resemble the same clipper ships that navigated the harbor centuries ago. The term “tall ship” is no exaggeration; Clipper City is 160 feet long, with masts towering as high as 135 feet off the deck.
The winner can choose from a daytime sail ($78 value), twilight sail ($90 value), or the city lights sail ($78 value). The sail is valid any time from the season’s start on April 24th through mid-October. Clipper City sails daily from Pier 17 at South Street Seaport.
1) Follow us on Twitter and tweet this message (if you already follow us, just tweet!):
“Win a sail for two aboard the Clipper City. Just follow @offManhattan and RT! http://bit.ly/freeSail”
OR
2) Sign up for our email list. (If you’re already a subscriber, you are automatically entered for a chance to win the giveaway.)
You can do both to be entered twice, and tweet once a day to be entered multiple times and increase your chance of winning. Deadline is Thursday, April 1st at 11:59pm EST – a winner will be chosen at random and announced the next day. Good luck!
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram