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SCHOONER SULTANA TRIPS
The moment
you set foot on SULTANA, you know that you are about to begin an
adventure that you will never forget. Onboard SULTANA you will be
immersed in a forgotten way of life where sailors live in close harmony
with the environment and daily routines are largely determined by the
wind and weather. A total of 15 people will be onboard SULTANA during
any given trip, including nine student participants and up to six
professional instructors. During your trip you will work alongside your
fellow crew to learn how to handle, navigate, and sail SULTANA.
Not only will you be a sailor on SULTANA, you will also be a scientist,
working to understand the multiple ecosystems that compose the
Chesapeake Bay. There are also plenty of opportunities to go ashore,
swim, play games, fish, and have fun! Healthy
meals are prepared by the vessel’s cook and eaten family-style in a
communal setting. At night, students sleep under the stars or down below
in the vessel’s main hold. In the middle of every trip, Sultana visits a
port such as Oxford or Annapolis, where participants have an opportunity
to explore historic sites and take advantage of modern conveniences such
as flushing toilets and showers. Young sailors in Sultana’s summer
programs should be prepared for life in a shipboard environment where
the accommodations are basic, space is limited, electronic devices are
forbidden, and teamwork is essential!
TRIP #1 -
CHESTERTOWN TO ST. MICHAELS Departing
from her home port of Chestertown, SULTANA will spend the first three
days of this trip exploring the historic and beautiful Chester River.
The Chester is home to some of the Chesapeake’s last productive oyster
reefs and is a renowned area for the famous Chesapeake blue crab. Expect
to be awakened each morning by the sounds of commercial watermen setting
their lines, and don’t be surprised if you go to bed to the sounds of
hundreds of cownosed rays splashing on the surface of the river. week,
SULTANA will sail under the Bay Bridge and overnight in Annapolis where
you will have a chance to explore “America’s Sailing Capital.” On
Thursday morning SULTANA will sail south from Annapolis, up “Eastern
Bay,” and into the scenic Wye River where you will go ashore to explore
historic Wye Island. The trip will conclude Friday with a sail up the
Miles River to St. Michaels and a tour (time permitting) of the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Departure Info: 11:00am, The
Foot of Cannon Street in Chestertown
This trip begins at one of the premier maritime destinations in the country, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. You will spend your first afternoon learning about the Museum’s incredible collection of historic boats before setting out to navigate the waters of Eastern Bay and the Wye River, stopping along the way to explore the undeveloped shorelines of Wye Island. A mid-week stop in the quaint 18th century town of Oxford will give you a chance to explore one of the last great strongholds for working watermen on the Chesapeake Bay, and the nearby sandy beaches of the Choptank River provide great opportunities for beachcombing and pulling seine nets to sample marine life. On Thursday, you will continue to explore the Choptank and Tred Avon rivers before sailing into the historic port of Cambridge, Maryland, on Friday to conclude your trip. Departure
Info: 11:00am, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland
Please Note: The GPS address above is for the Cambridge House Bed & Breakfast. Continue on High Street past this bed and breakfast to the roundabout at the end of High Street. Look for SULTANA on your right. You can also follow signs for the skipjack, “Nathan of Dorchester.”
Beginning in Cambridge and ending in Annapolis, this trip offers some incredible opportunities for open-water sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Your trip will begin at the Long Wharf in Cambridge where you will be introduced to your fellow crew and quickly set out on a sail down the Choptank River. For the next two days you will explore the Choptank and its tributaries - some of the most interesting and diverse waters found anywhere on the Chesapeake Bay. Following an overnight stop at the 18th century of Oxford on Wednesday, SULTANA will sail out of the Choptank River on Thursday and make her way north past Poplar Island towards Annapolis. You will spend the final day of your trip sailing into and exploring one of the most famous sailing destinations in the world - Annapolis, Maryland.
Departure Info: 11:00am,
Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, Maryland
SULTANA’s final trip of the summer will see her voyage from Annapolis, “America’s Sailing Capital,” back to her home port of Chestertown on the historic Chester River. Your trip begins with a brief tour of Annapolis followed by an introductory sail training session in Annapolis Harbor - one of the world’s premier sailing locations. On the first evening SULTANA will make her way north under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge before anchoring for the evening near Gibson Island in the Magothy River. Mid-week SULTANA will voyage across the Chesapeake Bay and into the historic Chester River where you will overnight on Wednesday at a working 18th century farm on Langford Creek. The second half of the trip will leave ample time to explore the Chester River’s mostly undeveloped shoreline and sail on her open waters before making the final trip upriver to Chestertown on Friday.
Departure Info: 11:00am,
City Dock/ National Sailing Hall of Fame/Downtown Annapolis
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