The boat is the destination
Four nights aboard makes the voyage the whole trip, with no daily rush back to a hotel.
MAINE / THE WOODEN-SHIP ESCAPE
A crew.
A schooner.
Open water.
Help raise the sails. Step ashore on an island. Come back to a meal on deck and a night aboard. For four nights, this wooden schooner is your crew’s whole world.
Let the wind write the itinerary.A real wooden schoonerJune 2–6, 2027Four nights aboard
TRIP / PERSON · ESTIMATE$1,400–1,650Flights & hotels excluded
FLIGHTS / PERSON · ESTIMATE$450–750June 2–6 · return economy
ABOARD4 nights
OUR WINDOWJune 2–6, 2027
WHY THE TALL SHIP COULD WIN
For once, the journey
is the whole point.
Canvas above you, an island on the horizon and a job to learn on deck. This is the contender for the crew who want to come back with a story that begins, “So we got on this wooden ship…”
Everyone can join in
Learn a little of the rig and help on deck under the crew’s direction.
A concrete June contender
June 2–6 is a published sailing-and-hiking departure. The next step is securing six places.
THE IDEA / THE TALL SHIP
Your crew. A wooden schooner. Four nights aboard.
Board Lewis R. French in Camden for its June 2–6 sailing-and-hiking voyage. Learn the ropes, explore an island on foot and let meals on deck set the pace. Four nights aboard gives the crew a shared world of its own.
Choose this when the ship itself is the reason to go. Sleeping aboard and sharing the work on deck makes the crew part of the voyage.
THE REASONS YOU CAME
Find your kind of sailing.
What it involves. How it fits.
Direct links for the next step.
01The signature voyage
Four nights under sail
June 2–6, 2027: four-night sailing-and-hiking voyage on Lewis R. French, $1,175 per person. A published departure with six places still to confirm.
Operator & details ↗
02Hands-on sailing
Learn the ropes
Help with the sails, learn the rig and take a turn at the helm as the crew allows. No sailing experience is needed to enjoy the voyage.
Operator & details ↗03Sailing & hiking
An island to explore
Explore an island on the sailing-and-hiking trip, then regroup around the next meal. The captain chooses landings for the conditions.
Operator & details ↗THE CASE FOR UNDER SAIL
The ship becomes your shared world.
A little work on deck. A long conversation with nowhere else to be. Another island in view. This trip gives all six of you the same adventure from the moment the lines come off.
Morning 01
Help the day get moving
Coffee on deck, a look at the weather and a chance to join in as the crew gets under sail.
Afternoon 02
Give the island a closer look
On this sailing-and-hiking departure, shore time adds another way into the Maine landscape. The captain selects the landing.
Evening 03
Stay inside the story
Share dinner, watch the light change over the anchorage and settle in aboard. Tomorrow starts right here.
A suggested rhythm aboard, not a fixed daily schedule. The June 2–6 sailing returns to Camden; route and landings follow conditions.
MAKE IT YOUR TRIP
A few more
reasons to go.
Choose a favorite extra.
Paid additions are separate.
THE CREW EXPERIENCE
Get your hands on the adventure.
Ask the crew to show you the work: sails, anchor and helm. Learning a small part of the ship together is the kind of thing you will still be talking about over dinner.
Part of life aboard · participation follows crew guidance
Experience & booking details ↗JUNE SHORE REFERENCE
Portland, Maine · NOAA 1991–2020 June shore normalsAverage daily high74°F / 23°C
Average daily low55°F / 13°C
June precipitation4.15 in / 105 mm
Portland is a regional shore reference, not a Camden marine forecast. Wind, fog and wet decks can feel much cooler. Seasonal guidance, not a forecast. Source ↗
THE WEATHER PLAN
A strong fit.
With a real-world plan.
Early June on the Maine coast calls for layers, a waterproof shell and a willingness to follow the wind. Expect cool mornings and evenings, with fog or rain possible. Shore temperatures do not describe the chill on a moving deck.
Build around
The published four-night voyage and life aboard.
Pack for
Cool decks, showers and changing wind: layers and a waterproof shell.
Let the captain decide
The route and island landings; keep the adventure flexible.
WHEN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
The right window.
The best version.
June 2–6, 2027
The sailing-and-hiking pick
Four nights, a wooden schooner and time to explore ashore. Published voyage fare: $1,175 per person.
The classic sailing alternative
The next four-night Classic Windjamming Adventure is also listed at $1,175 per person. Ask which departure can take all six.
THE PRICE OF THE STORY
The adventure.
Then the airfare.
Trip spend per person for 4 nights: the core activities, meals and ground transport. Flights and separately booked accommodation are excluded. Published rates are marked; everything labeled allowance is an estimate.
- June 2–6 voyage · published fare
- $1,175
- Airport transfers · allowance / six sharing
- $100–200
- Meals ashore · allowance
- $50–100
- Crew gratuity + incidentals · allowance
- $100–175
The operator sells one indivisible overnight voyage fare, including onboard meals and a berth; it does not publish an activity-only split. No separate hotel or cabin rate is added. Transfers, shore meals and gratuity are estimates. Six berths are not confirmed. Rounded trip budget; flights and separately booked accommodation are excluded.
A SUGGESTED RHYTHM
Give the adventure room.
An editorial itinerary.
Activity order can move.
- DAY 01
June 2: reach Camden and board after 6 p.m. Dinner ashore; first night at the dock.
- DAY 02
June 3: leave the harbor, settle into life aboard and learn the ropes.
- DAY 03
June 4: sailing and a possible island hike, following the captain’s plan.
- DAY 04
June 5: another day of islands, sails and meals together.
- DAY 05
June 6: return to Camden by 11 a.m.; leave a generous onward travel buffer.
Sources & booking links 5 references ＋
Published operator rates checked October 31, 2026. Confirm the selected departure, current prices and six places before booking. Domestic travel. Price Seattle–Portland (PWM), then arrange one group transfer to Camden. Keep enough buffer before boarding and after the return.