| Six-Night Cruises 6 nights on board and 5+ days of sailing |
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| July 18 | $950 | Isle au Haut Sail/Hike Cruise | Sun. night to Sat. morning | |
| Aug 29 | $950 | "Old Salts"/Captain's Favorites cruise | Sun. night to Sat. morning | |
| Sept 12 | $950 | Wooden Boat Gathering | Sun. night to Sat. morning | |
| Four-Night
Cruises 4 nights on board and 3+ days of sailing |
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| June 1 | $720 | Season Premiere | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| June 6 | $720 | Photography Cruise | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| June 13 | $720 | Schooner Gam | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| June 22 | $720 | Celebrate Maine Lighthouse Week | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| June 27 | $720 | Knitting Cruise | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| July 5 | $720 | Geology/Astronomy Cruise | Mon. night to Fri. morning | |
| July 13 | $720 | 7th Annual Maine Windjammer Parade | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| July 25 | $780 | Night Sailing/Delta Aquarids | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| July 29 | $780 | Knitting Cruise | Thurs. night to Mon. morning | |
| Aug 3 |
$720 | Tues. night to Sat. morning | ||
| Aug 8 | $720 | Pirate Adventure Cruise | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| Aug 15 | $720 | Pirate Adventure Cruise | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| Aug 20 | $780 | Chocolate Lovers Cruise | Fri. night to Tues. morning | |
| Aug 24 | $780 | Night Sailing | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| Sept 7 | $720 | Knitting Cruise | Tues. night to Sat. morning | |
| Sept 19 | $720 | Drawing/Painting Cruise | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| Sept 26 | $720 | Lighthouse Cruise | Sun. night to Thurs. morning | |
| Three-Night Cruises 3 nights on board and 2+ days of sailing |
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| June 18 | $600 | Father's Day Weekend | Fri. night to Mon. morning | |
| Sept 30 | $600 | Season Finale | Thurs. night to Sun. morning | |
| One-Night
Cruises one night on board and one afternoon of sailing |
The
perfect introduction to windjamming! Board at 1:30 PM, return at 9:00 AM |
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| June 11 | $225 | Fri. afternoon to Sat. morning | ||
| June 12 | $225 | New Moon/Stargazing | Sat. afternoon to Sun. morning | |
| July 2 | $225 | Fri. afternoon to Sat. morning | ||
| July 3 | $225 | Enjoy fireworks
ashore after your windjammer adventure! |
Sat. afternoon to Sun. morning | |
| July 10 | $225 | New Moon/Stargazing | Sat. afternoon to Sun. morning | |
| July 11 | $225 | New Moon/Stargazing | Sun. afternoon to Mon. morning | |
| Aug 13 | $225 | Perseid Meteor Shower | Fri. afternoon to Sat. morning | |
| Sept 5 | $225 | Labor Day/New Moon/Stargazing | Sun. afternoon to Mon. morning | |
| Sept 24 | $225 | Captain's Birthday | Fri. afternoon to Sat. morning | |
| We'll be happy to put you on a waiting list. |
The
fares listed
are per person and include a full crew and captain, |
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| Dates
and
rates subject to change |
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Each
year we start
our season with a day sail to benefit a local
charity.
On Sunday, May 30, 2010, we will raise sails and funds for St. George
Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Association. We will sail from 10
AM to 2 PM and lunch is
included. ALL
proceeds
go to the chosen charity.
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Others
boats are starting to offer knitting trips because they've seen our
success with this unique idea. We offered our first knitting trip
in 1999 and have developed a trip that really works well for
everyone on board...knitter or not! Due to popular demand this
trip has grown from one trip a season to
three and sometimes even four!
Also due to popular demand (especially from teachers that simply cannot
join us in September), we have again added another Knitters Cruise in
July. 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 fill quickly!
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Grab a copy of Cooking Light magazine and read about the Schooner Isaac H. Evans!
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 any of our knitting
trips, you'd be wise to consider reserving your spot now 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 has grown in popularity and has become so popular that we now
do more than one every year. 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
after 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 are always
more items than guests so that last person still has several to choose
from! 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!
Fireworks. Sail
with us on this one-night adventure and be back ashore
for fireworks. Thomaston,
just south of Rockland, is the most popular local display and you'll be
back ashore in time to enjoy a parade and other day-time festivities
before the fireworks that night.
Red lobsters, white sails, and the blue ocean...a perfect way to
celebrate Independence Day!
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7th 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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| The scenery from Isle au Haut is stunning! photo credit: Russ Kinaman |

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, 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!"
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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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"Old Salts"/Captain's Favorites. Lots of guests that have sailed with us before know that the best way to experience a windjammer is on a 6-night cruise. Several guests that join us on these longer adventures have sailed with us before....and you'll be amazed at how many times! It can be a challenge to take them to someplace new but I'm happy to report that we found two new places during the 2009 "Old Salts" cruise. One year we even sailed into The Basin...something no other schooner in the current Maine windjammer fleet has done! Join us and let's explore together...my old favorites and maybe even some new ones!
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, cheese, and crackers for an appetizer before
dinner! This trip is one of
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63rd 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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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
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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
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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, 2010, 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 topFall 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
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