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Four Day/Three Night Excursion on Bowdoin
- Item Number
- 210
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
Item Description
Want a fun, unique way to spend time on the Maine coast? Enjoy Penobscot Bay and the beautiful Maine coastline on the state of Maine’s official sailing vessel, the Bowdoin. You and ten of your friends or family will depart from Castine for a rustic schooner expedition the weekend of July 14, 2012 (exact departure date/location to be determined by winning bidder and crew). There is a possibility of stopping in Rockland during their annual North Atlantic Blues Festival.
The captain and crew will feed and treat you right and are willing to let you help or even go aloft. Spend the day sailing, hiking on the shores of remote islands, or exploring small coastal villages. Can you think of a better way to spend a long weekend?
“After a successful bid, three generations of the Knapp family spent a week aboard this historic vessel exploring the Maine coastline. From hoisting the sails to a lobster cook-out on a private island, this adventure is still talked about at family gatherings. Captain John Worth and his crew were magnificent in making us feel at home aboard the Bowdoin and provided a deeper understanding of this special vessel and her colorful past.” -- Dave Knapp ’86
Of Special Note: The schooner Bowdoin was designed by William H. Hand, Jr., and built in 1921, in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard now known as Hodgdon Yachts. She was designed for Arctic exploration, under the direction of Donald B. MacMillan, and has made 29 trips above the Arctic Circle in her life, three after she was acquired by the Maine Maritime Academy in 1988. She is the state of Maine’s official sailing vessel, located in Castine, Maine, and used for Maine Maritime Academy’s sail training curriculum.
Item Special Note
If you would like to bid on this fantastic trip but are unable to attend the auction, please contact Karen at (207) 326-2177 or karen.cukierski@mma.edu to place an absentee bid.
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