| Six-Night Cruises 6 nights on board and 5+ days of sailing |
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| July 19 | $950 |  |
Whale Watching USCG Cutter Eagle visits Rockland |
Sun. night to Sat. morning |
| Aug 23 | $950 | Isle au Haut Sail/Hike | Sun. night to Sat. morning | |
| Sept 27 | $950 | only 3 cabins available | "Old Salts" Season Finale | Sun. night to Sat. morning |
| Four
Night Cruises 4 nights on board and 3+ days of sailing |
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| July 2 | $720 | only 1 cabin available | Fireworks | Thurs. night to Mon. morning |
| July 7 | $780 | only 3 cabins available | North Atlantic Blues
Festival Night Sailing |
Tues. night to Sat. morning |
| July 14 | $720 | only 4 cabins available | 6th Annual Maine Windjammer Parade | Tues. night to Sat. morning |
| July 26 | $720 | |
Lobster Festival | Sun. night to Thurs. morning |
| July 30 | $720 | |
Pirate Adventure Cruise | Thurs. night to Mon. morning |
| Aug 4 | $720 | Knitters Cruise | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| Aug 9 | $780 | only 1 cabin available | Night Sailing | Sun. night to Thurs. morning |
| Aug 14 | $720 | only 1 berth available (single female) |
Perseid Meteor Showers/Stargazing | Fri. night to Tues. Morning |
| Aug 18 | $720 | Pirate Adventure Cruise | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| Aug 30 | $780 | Woodstove Cooking | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| Sept 3 | $720 | Camden Windjammer Weekend | ||
| Sept 8 | $720 | only 1 cabin available | Knitters Cruise | Tues. night to Sat. morning |
| Sept 13 | $780 | Wooden Boat Sail-In Night Sailing |
Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| Sept 18 | $720 | "Talk Like A Pirate" Adventure cruise | Fri. night to Tues. morning | |
| Sept 22 | $720 | only 1 cabin available | Knitters Cruise | Tues. night to Sat. morning |
| Three Night Cruises 3 nights on board and 2+ days of sailing |
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| June 19 | $600 | 1 berth available (female) | Knitters Cruise | Fri. night to Mon. morning |
| July 11 | $600 | only 3 cabins available | Pirate Adventure Cruise | Sat. night to Tues. morning |
| One Night Cruises one night on board and one afternoon of sailing | The perfect introduction to windjamming! | |||
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Each
year we start
our season with a day sail to benefit a local
charity.
On Sunday, May 31, 2009, we raised sails and funds for Steelin'
Thunder. We sailed from 10 AM to 2 PM and lunch was
included. ALL
proceeds
go to the chosen charity and we're happy to report that we raised
over $1,000! A highlight of the sail was returning to the dock while
the band was playing!
Formed in 2001 and based in Rockland, Steelin' Thunder is a steel drum band with 17 members representing 8 different towns from Waldoboro to Belfast. They play many gigs each year at private parties and public events including the Lobster Festival, the Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors Show on Rockland’s waterfront and Belfast’s New Year’s By The Bay. You can even hear them playing their pans in front of Brick’s Restaurant on Main Street in Rockland (a nice place for dinner on boarding night.) Steelin’ Thunder is a non-profit group. With proceeds received from their performances they award scholarships to mid-coast area high school graduates who are furthering their education in the field of music.
Capt. Brenda is a member of Steelin' Thunder and plays tenor pan. The band played at the North End Shipyard last spring for Capt. Brenda and Brian's rehearsal dinner the night before their big day! CDs are available for purchase in our Ship's Store.
Previous
beneficiaries have included:
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62nd Annual Maine
Lobster Festival.
Sailing and lobster. . .lots of lobster!
What more reason
do
you need to come to Maine? After returning from your 4-day adventure
aboard the Evans you'll
be within walking distance of all that the Maine Lobster
Festival
has to offer! Admission to the festival is not included in your fare.
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Whale Watching. We have seen
finback,
humpback, and minke
whales,
and a special sighting of a very lost beluga whale. As the wind and
weather
permits, we'll head out in search of these beautiful creatures. No
guarantees.
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle visits
Rockland. Built in 1936 and now a Coast Guard
goodwill and training vessel, the 295' 1,824 ton steel hull Eagle
is coming to Rockland! With 21,350 square feet of sail and over six
miles of rigging, she is going to be an impressive presence in Rockland
harbor and we'll get to sail right next to her!
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Perseid Meteor Shower. The
Perseid meteor
shower is the most famous
of all meteor showers. It never fails to provide an
impressive display and, due to its summertime appearance, it tends to
provide
the majority of meteors seen by non-astronomy enthusiasts.
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Fireworks. Sail
with us over July 4th weekend and experience fireworks from the water.
Many coastal towns prepare displays and where we end up will depend on
the weather. We can't predict our itinerary but ideally we will enjoy a
lobster bake on Saturday the 4th followed by fireworks that evening.
Red lobsters, white sails, and the blue ocean...a perfect way to
celebrate Independence Day! back
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Pirate Adventure Cruise. Arggghh, Mateys!
Sail away into the legendary world of friendly
swashbucklers, spirited pirates, scallywags, and undesirables. But
beware . . . you may be called upon to defend the ship by
fighting with swords, firing the cannon, or
shooting the
sling-shot with our environmentally-friendly ammo (marshmallows and
bread balls). Perhaps you'll be made to
walk the plank. Discover treasure and take your share of the loot.
Scarf down worm sandwiches and pirate punch but . . . bring
your own grog.
Are you a swashbuckler at heart? Then a Pirate
Adventure Cruise is definitely the trip for you. Pirate costumes, a
scavenger hunt, pirate
booty, chanteys, chasing other schooners, cannon firing, and lots of
fun for all ages! It won't be "all pirate,
all the time" but you can fulfill your fantasy to act like a pirate as
much or as little as you like. "Yo, ho, yo ho, it's the pirate's life
for me!"
Our
August 18th
Pirate Adventure Cruise returns just in time for the start of Down East Pirate
Days.
Visit the event on land after joining a scurvy bunch for
four days of pirate fun on the water!
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WoodenBoat Magazine welcomes
us ashore for an
informal get
together
of the windjammers at their editorial offices in Brooklin, Maine. Enjoy
a
walk
ashore with passengers from the other vessels to tour the
WoodenBoat
School plus music by
Flash
in the
Pans
and steamed mussels for an appetizer before dinner! This trip is one of
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Night Sailing! Enjoy the
unique
opportunity to sail past sunset on our exclusive night sailing
adventures.
Although this takes additional
planning,
it is an experience not to be missed! We'll spend a relaxing day on an
island
where you can enjoy our famous lobster bake, hike, swim, visit with
your new friends, or find a secluded spot to relax on your own. We will
get underway mid-afternoon, sail through
dinner
and past sunset. When we drop the anchor depends on the wind and
weather
but is typically sometime between 9 pm and 11 pm. There is nothing
quite
as romantic or personally moving as sailing at night!
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Camden Windjammer Weekend
is a lot of fun for
all of the
schooners
involved. We tie up in the inner harbor for events ashore including a
Schooner
Crew and Guests Talent Contest (so come prepared!) and fireworks. It’s
Labor Day Weekend, and it will be a great festive way to celebrate. back to the top
11th Annual
Knitters Cruises.
Beth Collins, owner of UniqueOne
yarn shop in Camden, Maine, has been knitting for nearly forty years
and
will be on board again to provide informal instruction.
Beth has
designed
a gansey sock, a nautical "Isaac
H. Evans" sweater, a hat, and other
patterns
especially for these trips and there are some pretty fantastic prizes,
too.
Due to popular demand this trip has grown from one trip a season to
three or four!
Also due to popular demand (especially from teachers that simply cannot
join us in September), we have again added another Knitters Cruise in
June.
AND . . . because of the overwhelming response to an article
in Cooking
Light magazine, we have a long list of interested knitters. Book now
because cabins will fill quickly!
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That's
right . . . grab the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Cooking Light and turn
to page 66 to read an article for the Enlightened Traveler in the
Healthy Living section. The article is titled "Vacations with art;
Jump-start your creative spirit with five hands-on getaways." by Pam
Grout. You'll find the Evans
featured under "Knitting" on page 76. The
issue had only been on the stands for a few days and the response was
overwhelming! If you are a regular on either of our knitting
trips, you'd be wise to consider reserving your spot for
next summer!
Knitting and sailing? Absolutely! Beth taught me to knit many
years ago and suggested the idea of a sailing and knitting cruise when
I bought the schooner. We offered the first knitting trip in September
of 1999 and attendance was less than I would have liked. Thankfully,
the trip grew in popularity and became so popular that we had to add a
second knitting trip four seasons ago.
Beth
brings a variety of items from her shop (UniqueOne)
and I throw in a few items from the Evans' Ship's Store
for daily
"porthole prizes." Everyone's name goes into a hat and we draw names
before meals. Of course, the earlier your name is drawn the more
choices you have as to which prize you'd like. There are usually skeins
of yarn, books, knitting kits, and organizers as well as Evans hats,
t-shirts, and sweatshirts. Everyone gets something and there is always
more to choose from than guests so that last person still has a choice
and isn't just stuck with the last thing that no one else wanted! Beth
is very generous as these prizes are in addition to a 20% store
discount and lots of free patterns. It's fun and many of the same
people keep coming back year after year!
Great Schooner Race. A day of
racing with over a dozen
schooners
participating and you're the crew! You can handle the sheets while we
tack
the course and try to be the first to cross the finish line. The Evans
was built to carry lots of oysters and is not a fast boat so if
crossing the finish line first is high on your list you should consider
a different boat. But if you love to have fun and want a chance to get
some great photos we're the boat for you. They let us start first so
you'll get pictures of the other schooners behind us, then as they
approach, and then as they are in front of us!
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North Atlantic Blues Festival. This
trip returns to
Rockland
on the morning of the North
Atlantic Blues Festival. Some of the top names in blues music
will
be featured on the Main Stage overlooking picturesque Rockland Harbor.
What could be better than enjoying a sailing trip along the coast and
then
enjoying some of the best blues music around? The festival is within a
mile from the
shipyard
so leave your car in the lot and stroll along Main Street without
worrying about driving or parking. Admission
to the festival is not included in your fare. back to
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6th Annual Maine
Windjammer Parade. Our parade will take us
by the Rockland
Breakwater
Lighthouse where we will anchor so you can take a tour.
Volunteers
will be on hand to answer questions and to admit you into the light
tower! Sometimes many of the schooners move after dinner to another
anchorage
where everyone rafts up for an informal music show.
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Isle au Haut Sail/Hike. Enjoy
the opportunity to
stretch your
legs on one of Maine’s most beautiful islands; home to the most
secluded
part of Acadia National Park. One day during the week we’ll anchor near
Isle au Haut and venture ashore with a brown-bag lunch and plenty of
water.
Whether you choose to stroll the island roads or trek up a park trail,
you’ll find the scenery stunning and peaceful.back
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| The
scenery from Isle au Haut is stunning! photo
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Maine Boats,
Homes,
and Harbors Show. Whether you join us for the
trip that
returns on
Saturday morning, or the one that boards on Sunday evening, you don't
want to miss
the Maine
Boats, Homes, and Harbors Show. Not just your
run-of-the-mill boat show, this show features hundreds of
exhibitors, with boats of all kinds in the water and on land, plus fine
art, furniture, food, music, and fun! It's also the place to see the
annual World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials. Admission
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International Coastal Clean-Up. In September every year, thousands of ocean stewards from nearly 100 countries volunteer for the International Coastal Clean-Up, the world's largest volunteer effort for the marine environment. But the Clean-Up doesn't just last for one day. After the beaches have been cleaned and volunteers return home, the Ocean Conservancy compiles and analyzes the marine debris data for a variety of uses in the public and scientific fields. This information becomes the foundation for additional efforts such as new legislation, heightened public awareness, and greater scientific understanding. When we visit Maine islands during this trip we will be armed with special Coastal Clean-Up bags and we will record our findings on data sheets that will be forwarded to the Ocean Conservancy. Every day is Coastal Clean-Up day for us so by September it may be hard to find a lot of trash but we'll do our best. As with all of our activities on board, you simply get involved as much or as little as you would like.back to the top |  |
Celebrate "Great Outdoors Month"
and
receive Leave No Trace Certification. Leave
No Trace (LNT) is a national and international program designed to
assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce
their impacts when they hike, camp, picnic, snowshoe, run, bike, hunt,
paddle, ride horses, fish, ski or climb. The program strives to educate
all those who enjoy the outdoors about the nature of their recreational
impacts and also teaches techniques to prevent and minimize such
impacts.
LNT is best understood as an educational and ethical
program, not as a set of rules and regulations. Captain Thomas attended
a day-long extended training workshop in 2000 and set up a half-day
training session for all of the captains in the Maine Windjammer
Association in 2004. Our trainer told us that we "wrote the book" on
minimizing impact as we have been acting as stewards to the environment
for longer than LNT has been trying to spread the word. We
teach
the practices and
ideals of LNT ethics on all of our trips and if you sail
with us any time in June you will also receive a LNT
certificate showing that you completed the LNT Outdoor Ethics training.
To read more about this celebration and how you can participate, read
this press
release!
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World Ocean Day. June 8, 2009, World Ocean Day is a day to recognize our personal connection to the sea. Sail with us this trip and you will be given the opportunity to celebrate our world ocean, reflect on the ocean's importance in your own life, and take time to do something good for our blue planet. You will have a chance to learn more about how we all can help protect and conserve the ocean through positive changes in our daily lives. We will discover the wealth of diverse and beautiful ocean creatures and habitats, how our daily actions affect them, and how we are all interconnected. Whether you live inland or on the coast we are all connected to the ocean!
back to the topCookbook Celebration Gam. We're excited about the new Windjammer Cooking cookbook and we want to share the excitement (and the cookbook!) with you! Windjammer Cooking: Great Recipes from Maine's Windjammer Fleet, available in soft-cover, is a "must have" for anyone who loves the sea and the proud, time-honored traditions of historic sailing vessels. The captains of the twelve vessels in the Maine Windjammer Fleet contributed histories, photographs, recipes, and stories in collaboration with Smith/Kerr Associates, LLC, to produce a 154-page volume that features chapters about each schooner, 200 breathtaking, full-color photographs, and more than 50 recipes. Many of the recipes are typical of down-home, Down East, schooner-style comfort food, and several are upscale gourmet delights. An introductory chapter describes the windjamming experience and the various islands in the Penobscot Bay area and, of course, a section of the cookbook is devoted to our traditional Down East Lobster Bake. Each cookbook includes an 8-minute DVD of the Windjammer Fleet.
Join
us for this trip and experience a gam (all the vessels raft up) where
you will be welcomed
aboard all the other vessels where you'll meet other
passengers, crew, and captains. The captains and cooks will be
available to sign your complimentary cookbook and our menu will include
delectable treats from the book.
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Fall Foliage. Many of the islands that we sail near are spruce covered so we only catch a rare glimpse of color here and there as the leaves start to change late in our season. It would be unfair to even suggest that you will come sailing and see anything like the traditional New England peak-season foliage photos everyone is familiar with. What we suggest is that you enjoy a relaxing adventure aboard the Evans and then take a day or two (or more if you have the time!) to drive downeast (Acadia National Park) or inland (Moosehead Lake Region or Baxter State Park) for the spectacular foliage; a perfect combination of land and sea. Visit this site for a current foliage report. back to the top
"Old Salts" Season Finale. Bundle up and join us for the last trip of the season. The weather in late September can be glorious or challenging and we never know what we're going to get until the time comes. Almost always, though, this trip is full of people that have sailed with us before and who love the crisp, breezy days of September. When we get back to the dock on Saturday, stay with us a little longer and help us carry the mainsail off the boat and into our sail bin for winter storage. It will be a fun week full of great sailing during the day and gathering around the pot belly stove in the evening. We may even catch the first glimpses fall color.
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