ISLAND EXPLORATION AND SEAMANSHIP

Vela

PATIENCE B—Another traditional sailing vessel for a variety of our Seamanship courses is the William Hand–designed 36′ cruising ketch PATIENCE B, launched in 1988. Harry and Martha Bryan and their two children spent three years lovingly crafting the gaff-rigged boat and then sailed off on a 32,000-mile adventure that most folks only dream about. In 2000–2001, Andy,Madeleine, and Sumi Oldman continued the adventuring on PATIENCE B with a 20,000-mile voyage to France, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic islands, Brazil, Chile, and home to Boston via the Galápagos Islands and Panama Canal. PATIENCE B is not only beautiful to look at, but a great pleasure to sail. She is a proven bluewater sailer, dry, comfortable, handy, able, and reasonably quick if her crew treats her properly. The versatility of her rig gives her the ability to be sailed quite comfortably under any wind or sea condition.

 

Come share Capt. Andy Oldman’s enthusiasm for exploring, gunkholing, and navigating the Maine Island Trail Association islands. The focus of this course will be to balance the skills and demands of island seamanship with the incredible rewards of time spent ashore on these islands. Each day’s voyage will be planned, charted, and navigated by the class to reflect wind and sea conditions, and the particular characteristics of the island selected for exploration. This course is limited to four participants. The family mix will be one parent and one child from each of two unrelated families. Some sailing experience and familiarity with small rowboats is desirable.

Tuition: $690