Hale ‘Sail Trainer of the year’

  • Ben Hale, captain of the Inland Seas Education Association schooner bearing the organization’s name, stands on the deck of his tall ship. Hale was recently honored as “sail trainer of the year” 2023 by Tall Ships America. Courtesy photo
    Ben Hale, captain of the Inland Seas Education Association schooner bearing the organization’s name, stands on the deck of his tall ship. Hale was recently honored as “sail trainer of the year” 2023 by Tall Ships America. Courtesy photo
Tall Ships America, a national sail training organization, recently honored Northport resident Ben Hale as the “sail trainer of the year” for 2023. Hale was recognized for his work as senior captain for the Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) in Suttons Bay, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hands-on experience aboard their two tall ship schooners. According to the Tall Ships…

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