COASTAL CRUISING SEAMANSHIP
A week’s cruising on the coast of Maine aboard two classics.
ON BOARD CHARLOTTE
NAT BENJAMIN — SEPTEMBER 14–20
ON BOARD ABIGAIL
HANS VIERTHALER — JULY 27-AUGUST 2, AUGUST 17–23
Over the years we’ve learned that the best way to discover the pleasures and develop the skills of cruising under sail is to sail off in the right boat with the right skipper. This season we’re proud to offer three liveaboard courses on board two classic vessels. Students can choose between the 39' John Alden–designed cruising ketch ABIGAIL, with Hans Vierthaler as your instructor, and the 50' Nat Benjamin–designed gaff schooner CHARLOTTE, skippered by Nat. Both are beautiful examples of a bluewater yacht, and a great vessel on which to learn about sailing. Each is designed to provide the maximum of comfort and seaworthiness and can accommodate students in a safe, spacious manner.
Hans Vierthaler and Nat Benjamin are both seasoned, proven, and enthusiastic sailors who have spent a good portion of their lives sailing and living aboard boats. Each instructor will create a custom-tailored course in which you will be patiently coached toward the next level in your sailing career—whether it be skippering a vessel on your own, or crewing with increased confidence, competence, and enjoyment. Everyone shares in the responsibilities of the cruise, including skippering, navigating, and cooking. There’s time, too, to savor the pleasures that cruising is all about—feeling a well-found vessel moving through a seaway, experiencing the peace and freedom of life at sea, and slipping into quiet anchorages each night. This is a rare opportunity to learn anything and everything you wish to about the complex subject of big-boat cruising, and we’re very pleased to have the chance to offer it to you.
Tuition: $1050
Note: ABIGAIL is also available for private charter. Contact the School office for more information.