Camden Windjammer Begins 43rd Season Schooner Mary Day Anticipates the Busiest Sailing Season Ever Sailing Vacationers to the Popular Tall Ship
Schooner Mary Day, a Camden windjammer that cruises the Maine coast, kicked off its 43rd season with the Memorial Day Weekend Cruise, traditionally a fundraiser sail, which was fully booked. With advanced bookings ahead of last year, interest in a sailing vacation aboard the Schooner Mary Day indicates a busy 2005 summer season on Maine's coast for the popular windjammer.
(PRWEB) June 8, 2005 -- Owner/operators Captains Barry King and Jennifer
Martin are very optimistic about the upcoming season. "The crew has been working
overtime to get this legendary windjammer in shape for
her Memorial Day Weekend Cruise and the rest of the summer sailing vacation
season," said Captain King. The Mary Day has always had an excellent reputation
for her sailing ability and safety record, and Captain King attributes this
year's thriving numbers to the windjammer's continually improved guest comforts
and its reputation as a wonderful way to get out of your car and see a part of
the Maine coast that is off the beaten path. "We are amazed that fully 60% of
our business is generated through returning guests and 'word of mouth'
bookings," he said of the interest in sailing vacations aboard the Maine tall
ship. "Clearly we are doing something right."
This year, guests on the
first sailing vacation of the season took part in donating 15% of the proceeds
to the Jason Program, a pediatric hospice located in Maine. Last year, the Mary
Day raised $2,000 for the Jason Program and its owners hope to reach that goal
again on Memorial Day 2005. Twenty-one sailing vacations on the
windjammer will follow from relaxing on deck to joining the crew in helping to
sail the schooner through some of the most beautiful sailing grounds in the
world. Other unique getaways include Maine lighthouse tours, natural history
cruises, photography cruises, a folk festival cruise and a windjammer tall ships
celebration cruise.
Characterized as a "soft adventure" similar to
camping, this sailing vacation includes creature comforts and mouth-watering
traditional New England fare cooked on an antique wood cook stove. Award winning
cook Mary Barney is back for her 30th season of cooking and baking on the Maine
coast and her 8th season aboard Mary Day. This season will also feature a newly
installed heating system on the windjammer to help keep the passenger cabins
warm and dry during the early June and late September foliage cruises, ensuring
comfortable sails for what promises to be a busy extended season for windjammer
sailing vacation enthusiasts, and those who love Maine tall ships.
About
Schooner Mary Day
The Schooner Mary Day was launched in 1962 as the first
schooner built specifically to be a windjammer. Sailed by Coast Guard licensed
masters Barry King and Jennifer Martin, sailing vacations aboard the windjammer
range from 3-6 days in length and include coastal Maine sightseeing, Maine
lighthouse tours and sailing courses. The windjammer's cozy cabins feature
skylights, windows, a sink, reading lights and comforters on each bunk, and the
Mary Day's famous "all-you-can-eat" lobster picnic on the beach. A full online
tour of this unique tall ship is available at http://www.schoonermaryday.com/tour.
[schoonermaryday.com/tour
While a number of windjammer cruises are full,
vacationers can still find space available during each month. To learn more
about Maine sailing vacations aboard the Schooner Mary Day visit schoonermaryday.com.
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