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LUNA'S OPERATING PLAN
LUNA IS A REPRODUCTION OF AN 18TH CENTURY SLOOP. SLOOPS WERE THE EIGHTEEN WHEELERS OF COLONIAL AMERICA AND ANYONE LIVING ON THE COAST OF THE NEW WORLD WOULD HAVE READILY RECOGNIZED LUNA AS A COASTAL WORK HORSE – HAULING GOODS FROM ONE PORT TO THE NEXT AND SPREADING THE NEWS OF THE DAY.
WE ARE BRINGING THAT IMAGE BACK TO THE MID-ATLANTIC.
WORKING OUT OF A CENTRAL HOME PORT ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, LUNA VISITS HISTORIC PORTS OF CALL, WATERFRONT MUSEUMS, AND RELEVANT MARITIME FESTIVALS TO SHARE THE STORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA’S MARITIME HERITAGE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION THROUGH TRADE AND COMMERCE. LUNA IS ALSO A WORKING CARGO VESSEL, MOVING GOODS UP AND DOWN THE BAY BY SAIL.
LUNA IS A HANDS ON, EXPERENTIAL FLOATING S.T.E.M. (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS) CLASSROOM BEING AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS, HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL TO HISTORIC SITES.
FOCUSSING ON SAFETY, LUNA HAS TWO COAST GUARD CERTIFICATIONS FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS. SHE CAN CARRY SIX UNDER SAIL AND 18 FOR DOCKSIDE PROGRAMS.
STAYING TRUE TO THE USE OF COLONIAL SLOOPS, LUNA HAULS HER OWN CARGO OF CUSTOM ROASTED COFFEES AND BLENDED CHOCOLATES, DEPENDING ON THE SEASONS, AS WELL AS LUNA SHIRTS, HATS AND NON-PERISHABLE COMMODITIES IN A LOW-CARBON-FOOTPRINT, ECOLOGICALLY SOUND AND HISTORIC TRADITION. THESE ITEMS ARE FOR SALE ABOARD AND ONLINE WITH THE PROCEEDS OFSETTING OPERATION AND EDUCATION EXPENSES.
LUNA IS OPERATED BY A LICENSED CREW OF ROTATING VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING MARITIME ENTHUSIASTS, HISTORICAL REENACTORS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND ADVENTURE SEEKERS. WHILE A PORT MAY BE DAYS AWAY BY WATER, OUR PROXIMITY TO THE REGION WILL RARELY HAVE ANY OF THE CREW MORE THAN A DAY TRIP AWAY FROM HOME BY CAR.
