There is also a small back-up motor for docking, which can be pressed into service when there is no wind. The ship sails with the captain and a crew of four, many of whom are volunteers from the Jacksonville Sailing Club. It sets sail from Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island most weekends in the spring and almost every day in the summer. You don't have to sit and just watch, though. Passengers interested in helping with the rigging are often allowed to participate.
Interested guests can take a turn steering the vessel with the old, wooden wheel.
Passengers are given free run of the ship and can visit or sit below. The aft cabin is currently under renovation and will be an expanded captain's quarters. The Voyager is a beautiful ship and definitely attracts the attention of those ashore. While you are pointing at the sights on shore, those on shore are pointing back at the ship. The cruise lasts about two hours and crosses Cumberland Sound into Georgia.