Peace boat comes to Wilmington to raise awareness about nuclear war

A North Carolina historic anti-nuclear sailboat, the Golden Rule, is set to arrive in Wilmington. The peace boat supports the United Nations' treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

The 34-foot wooden ketch is sailing on a 15-month voyage around the “Great Loop” of the central, southern and eastern United States, making 100 ports-of-call.

The Golden Rule arrival in Wilmington will kick off a series of local events to raise awareness about the growing danger of nuclear war and to build support for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

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In 2010 Golden Rule was found as a sunken, derelict wreck in northern California’s Humboldt Bay. Members of Veterans For Peace, Quakers and wooden boat lovers over the next five years lovingly restored it. Since 2015, the Golden Rule has sailed the waters of the West Coast, in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Mexico, and all the Hawaiian islands.

The Golden Rule will be at the Wilmington docks on 5 N. Water St. in downtown Wilmington for public viewing from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, March 3 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 4. There also will be an open mic session, please bring your guitar.

Follow the boat's progress, by visiting https://share.garmin.com/goldenrule.