Sea and Sail Adventure campers head to Deer Island

It was a beautiful day to go sailing and that’s just what a group of South Mississippi youngsters did today.

It was a beautiful day to go- sailing, and that's just what - a group of south mississippi- youngsters did today.

- seven weeks and going strong- - and on this day, it was smooth- sailing for campers with the se- and sail adventure camp - put on each year by the maritim- & seafood industry museum - in biloxi as they headed out to- a popular coast barrier island.- news 25's toni miles takes us - there.- - all aboard!

- south mississippi youngsters -- and their instructors-- - - - could barely contain their- excitement as they boarded- the biloxi schooner - the mike- sekul - to venture out into - the sparkling and mysterious- waters of the mississippi sound- - - - friday... - destination - deer island.- corey christy, maritime & - seafood indstury museum outreac- coordinator:- - - - "it's just one of the things- they get to do through the week- they go on field trips- all over the coast.

They get to- go to mobile one day.

Lots of - fishing and sailing,- so they get a really good - introduction to the maritime- life."- it's outreach coordinator, core- christy's, second year- with the sea-and-sail weeks-- long summer camp-designed to- - - - provide local youngsters with a- first-hand look at the coast's- rich maritime history.- the camp has been a far-- reaching educational- adventure by land and sea to sa- the least, despite covid- - restrictions this year.

- corey christy, maritime & - seafood indstury museum outreac- coordinator: "this year's been - little challenging with the - - - - covid-19 outbreak, so we only - have about half the kids each - week that we would normally - have, so we're filled - up for summer, but we're hoping- next year we can go full- throttle again."- toni miles, news 25: "and you - don't need to be knee-high to - take a tour on one of the two - schooners you see docked her at- the biloxi schooner pier.

Tours- are up-and- - running and at full-throttle- once again."- corey christy, maritime & - seafood indstury museum outreac- coordinator: "the schooners run- most of the year, but we really- crank it up for summer time.

We- run most days of the week, twic- on most weekend days.

You can - come out for $30 for an adult o- $15 dollars for a child, and- ride the schooner for two-and-a- half hours and get a really nea- ride back into the history of - biloxi."

But on this day, it's- the kids-the future leaders of- tomorrow who get to taste the - salt air and walk in the shoes- - - - of the very explorers and - adventureres who laid the - foundation