Down East Wants to Send you Sailing
Are you ready for a weekend getaway for two, sailing aboard a historic schooner in Penobscot Bay?
Win a trip on the windjammer Grace Bailey
The flagship of Maine Windjammer Cruises, the Grace Bailey was built in 1882 and fully restored in 1990. The 19th-century windjammer is listed as a National Landmark and is the same ship that sailed to the West Indies in the Fruit Trade and carried granite to New York City to help build Grand Central Station. The Grace Bailey is 123-feet long overall (81 feet on deck) and has accommodations for 29 passengers.
The weekend cruise is designed for those with limited spare time, those able to climb aboard on a Friday afternoon for a weekend adventure. All weekend cruises include a lobster feast. The date for the cruise will be set by Maine Windjammer Cruises and the winner of the drawing. Passengers board promptly at 2 p.m.; return is 10 a.m. Sunday.
The contest ends June 30, 2008; enter only at Down East.com — one entry per day, per person, please. No purchase necessary.
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Reader Comments:
When the rain is settling in, I have an ache in my right hand that never fails to remind me of schooners and that crystal blue sparkle by a dock. My freshmen year in college at UMO, a long, long time ago in 1974, I was very lucky to spend a day on the coast, helping friends plane old decking during the reconstruction of the Lewis R. French. By the end of the day I was in the local ER with a small fracture in my hand after a vise slipped. However, the nuisance of the hand was far outweighed by the beauty of that vessel and the richness of my understanding of what it means to lovingly care for an old wooden schooner on the coast of Maine. Ever since then, when I've spied one of these Maine coast treasures, I've longed for a chance to sail on one. After UMO and then nursing school, I lived away from Maine for fifteen years and finally moved back with my family 12 years ago. I still haven't gotten on a schooner but maybe this will be my chance.