Experience a different vacation this year: A Windjammer Sailing Vacation! Sail the Maine Coast aboard historic, Maine Windjammer Tall Ships. These historic Maine schooners are majestic, beautiful, and one of a kind. Browse the descriptions of the different Windjammer Schooners below, visit their web sites, and contact the captains for a Maine sailing vacation aboard a Windjammer Schooner you won't soon forget.
Angelique

Angelique
Captain Mike & Lynne McHenry
Homeport: Camden, Maine
1-800-282-9989
windjam@sailangelique.com

The 95' ketch-rigged Angelique was built specifically for the windjamming trade in 1980. Patterned after the 19th century sailing ships that fished off the coast of England, the Angelique was built for safety, and offers the unique feature of a deckhouse salon. Guests: 29.

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Stephen Taber

Stephen Taber
Captain Noah & Jane Barnes
Homeport: Rockland, Maine
1-800-999-7352
info@stephentaber.com

The Stephen Taber was built as a coasting schooner in 1871 on Long Island, New York. The 68' schooner is the oldest documented sailing vessel in continuous service in the United States, and she was recently designated as a National Historic Landmark. Guests: 22.

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Lewis R. French

Lewis R. French
Captains Garth Wells and Jenny Tobin
Homeport: Camden, Maine
1-800-469-4635
captain@schoonerfrench.com

Launched in 1871 in Christmas Cove, Maine, the 64' Lewis R. French is the oldest vessel in the the fleet and the oldest commercial sailing vessel in the USA. After 100 years of carrying cargo, she was rebuilt for windjamming in the early 1970's . She is pure sail and was designated a National Historic Landmark. Guests: 21

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Timberwind

Timberwind
Captain Bob Tassi
Homeport: Rockport, Maine
1-800-759-9250
info@schoonerwtimberwind.com

The Timberwind served as a pilot boat before being converted to a cruise schooner in 1969. As both a pilot boat and windjammer, she has never left Maine waters. National Historic Landmark. Guests: 20.

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Mercantile

Mercantile
Captain Ray & Ann Williamson
Homeport: Camden, Maine
1-800-736-7981
info@mainewindjammercruises.com

The 78' Mercantile was built in Little Deer Isle, Maine in 1916 to carry salt fish, barrel staves, and firewood. The Mercantile became a cruise schooner in 1942 under the ownership of Frank Swift, the founder of the Maine windjammer trade. Guests: 29.

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Mistress

Mistress
Captain Ray & Ann Williamson
Homeport: Camden, Maine
1-800-736-7981
info@mainewindjammercruises.com

A miniature version of the grander ships, the Mistress was built with a loyalty to traditional lines and materials coupled with an attention to modern amenities. Forty-six feet long, with just three double cabins (each with private head), she offers an intimate sailing experience. Guests: 6.

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Heritage

Heritage
Captains Doug & Linda Lee
Homeport: Rockland, Maine
1-800-648-4544
info@schoonerheritage.com

The Heritage was built in 1983 by her owners at the North End Shipyard in Rockland, Maine. Designed for the comfort of her passengers, the vessel was built in the tradition of a 19th century coaster. Guests: 30.

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Mary Day

Mary Day
Captains Barry King & Jen Martin
Homeport: Camden, Maine
1-800-992-2218
captains@schoonermaryday.com

Launched in 1962, the 90' Mary Day was the first windjammer to be built specifically with comfort, safety, and performance in mind. Carrying on the Maine shipbuilding tradition, she is the first pure sailing schooner built in Maine since 1930. Guests: 29.

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Grace Bailey

Grace Bailey
Captain Ray & Ann Williamson
Homeport: Camden, Maine
1-800-736-7981
info@mainewindjammercruises.com

Built in Patchogue, New York in 1882, the Grace Bailey was engaged in the West Indian trade, and hauling timber and granite until 1940, when she started carrying passengers. This 80' coaster was the flagship for the original Maine Windjammer Cruise fleet. Guests: 29.

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Nathaniel Bowditch

Nathaniel Bowditch
Captain Owen & Cathie Dorr
Homeport: Rockland, Maine
1-800-288-4098
sailbowditch@myfairpoint.net

The Nathaniel Bowditch was built as a racing yacht in 1922 in East Boothbay, Maine. The 82' schooner won special class honors in the Bermuda Race in 1923, and served in the Coast Guard during World War II. She was rebuilt for the windjamming trade in the early 1970's. Guests: 24.

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Isaac H. Evans

Isaac H. Evans
Captains Brenda and Brian Thomas
Homeport: Rockland, Maine
1-877-238-1325
info@isaacevans.com

The Isaac H. Evans was built in Mauricetown, New Jersey in 1886 and spent many years oystering on the Delaware Bay. In 1973 she was completely rebuilt for the windjamming trade. National Historic Landmark. Guests: 22.

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American Eagle

American Eagle
Captain John Foss
Homeport: Rockland, Maine
1-800-648-4544
info@schooneramericaneagle.com

The 92' schooner American Eagle was built in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1930. For 53 years she was a working member of the famed Gloucester fishing fleet. She is also a National Historic Landmark. Guests: 26.

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Victory Chimes

Victory Chimes
Captains Kip Files & Paul DeGaeta
Homeport: Rockland, Maine
1-800-745-5651
kipfiles@gwi.net

Built in 1900 in Bethel, Delaware to carry lumber up and down the shallow bays and rivers of the Chesapeake, the 132' schooner Victory Chimes is the last three masted schooner on the East coast, and the largest passenger sailing vessel under U.S. flag. Guests: 40.

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