Holiday Greetings
HAPPY HOLIDAYS We wish you and your family many special moments together as you celebrate the season and the hope for a peaceful new year ahead ! We are hunkered down for the Maine winter after completing a new post and beam barn for Surprise behind our house in...Curtis Island at last!
On a beautiful Wednesday, the day after the elections, we finally launched our dinghy and rowed out to Curtis Island. This year it became even more important that we visit the island and the lighthouse since we had recently attended a memorial service for...Windjammer Festival and Hurricane Earl
Despite the clear threat posed by Hurricane Earl, the Camden Windjammer Festival took place on Labor Day weekend. Friday festivities were cancelled since Earl was expected to hit Friday night into Saturday morning. We brought Surprise to our mooring in the outer...Fitting Out
In the sailing world the rites of spring always include lots of scraping, sanding and painting as the weather warms and day lengthens. This is especially true for wooden boats owners like ourselves. Since Surprise is proudly celebrating her 92nd year we are vigilant...A Michael Salmon Feast
After our recent success during this Christmas holiday feast, which was inspired by Michael Salmon’s cookbook (In the Kitchen with Michael Salmon), we celebrated the arrival of spring this week with another one of Michael’s delicious recipes. This time it...Sails for Haiti
Several sailors in Southern Maine organized a collection of used sails to be sent to Haiti to help supply temporary shelter for the many thousands who lost their homes in the earthquake. We were able to donate four used sails which we brought to Pope Sailmakers in...Safe Anchorage for the Winter
Although much of the heavy snow has hit south of us (poor New York and D.C.), the Maine coast has received many winter gales so we have been quite happy to be hauled out at Rockport Marine only a few feet from the shoreline but happily “high and dry”....Christmas Eve at the Harbor
We stopped late Thursday afternoon on Bay Road to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate before going home to wrap the last presents. The sun was low in the sky and cast some great shadows on the windjammer fleet and Mount Battie. Merry Christmas to everybody. We hope your...All day sails are two hours.
Maximum 18 passengers for Schooner Surprise, 6 passengers for Sloop Anjacaa.
All cruises non-smoking.
