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On board the Bill of Rights

Zac Butko runs flags up the masts on the Bill of Rights tall ship before taking out a group of students from Channel Islands High School.

Zac Butko runs flags up the masts on the Bill of Rights tall ship before taking out a group of students from Channel Islands High School.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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The Bill of Rights is an aging tall ship whose operator sees it as an educational vessel not just for the high school students who join it on trips, but for the crew as well.
Read more: Aboard the Bill of Rights, an amended life

Bringing down the sails

Students from Channel Islands High School help fold a sail aboard the Bill of Rights.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Boom work

Maya Sertic and Sumanta Chatterjee draw a boom into place aboard the Bill of Rights.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Teamwork

Zac Butko shouts orders as Donna Reed helps stow a sail.   (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Down time

Maureen Maloney plays the harmonica as the ship dog looks for handouts after an excursion with students from Channel Islands High School.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Sewing up the sails

Philip Taylor and Maya Sertic sew up small rips in the sails.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Securing the ship

Crew members secure the Bill of Rights, a tall ship that is based in Oxnard and staffed by professionals, academics or artists seeking an adventure or, at least, a change of pace.   (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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