Sail the Fleet
Wednesday July 30 - Sunday August 3, 2025
Leaders: Arista Holden, Olivia Keene, Dylan Ladds
Cooks: Phoebe Tucker, Nate Lucas
Camp together on Greens Island. Sail, row and enjoy a variety of traditional, distinctively rigged boats; designs from around the globe, with a community of other wooden boat enthusiasts. No prior boating experience necessary! Our fleet will include boats with dipping lug, square, lateen, sprit rigs, and possibly more!
Traditional boat designs have evolved over many centuries to better handle the demands of a specific fishery, or more efficient transport, and to stand against the constant strains of the ocean and coastal weather. Each rig and hull shape is tied to the bodies of water they worked. Each design represents a cultural ethos, too, of folk wisdom rising from initial scarcity, local ingenuity, and resourcefulness. Rowing and sailing these boats over a long weekend will allow us to tap more deeply into a spirit of collaboration, and of the diverse cultural backgrounds belonging to each boat.
Boats Include:
Bantry Bay gigs - 18th century French Naval Admiral's gig, dipping lug rigged yawl, with ten rowing stations
Åsfjord faering - Norwegian square sailed faering
Sognebåt - Norwegian row boat with a sprit rig
Bahama dinghy - Sailing dinghy with a leg o' mutton rig
Newfoundland skiff - Lug rig, design is out of Howard Chapelle's American Small Sailing Craft (1951)
Balancelle d'Espagnole - Mediterranean design, lateen rigged sailboat which was described in an essay, The Tremolino, by Joseph Conrad
Typical Daily Schedule:
Activities will be adjusted in accordance to the weather and needs of the community.
6:30am Gather to stretch
7-7:30am Light Morning Row
7:45-8am Morning Dip (required for all participants on the first day, then will be optional for the following days)
8:30am Breakfast (all are expected to be present at all meal times to check in/stay updated with the plans)
9:30am Clean up, rotating group chores, and personal time.
10:15am Go boating
12:30pm lunch onshore
1:30pm Clean up/personal time
2:30pm Go boating
5pm Put the boats to bed for the night (pump out any water, tie them securely to the dock, stow equipment).
6pm Dinner
7pm Clean up
7:30pm Evening check in, hang out by the fire
9-10pm Folks typically head to their tents.
No prior experience necessary. Instruction, and meals provided. This program is on Greens Island and starts and ends in Rockland, Maine. We will take the ferry to Vinalhaven, and a short power boat ride to Greens.
Detailed logistics to follow.
Have any questions? Please get in touch.
Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
Max group size 28
Wednesday July 30 - Sunday August 3, 2025
Leaders: Arista Holden, Olivia Keene, Dylan Ladds
Cooks: Phoebe Tucker, Nate Lucas
Camp together on Greens Island. Sail, row and enjoy a variety of traditional, distinctively rigged boats; designs from around the globe, with a community of other wooden boat enthusiasts. No prior boating experience necessary! Our fleet will include boats with dipping lug, square, lateen, sprit rigs, and possibly more!
Traditional boat designs have evolved over many centuries to better handle the demands of a specific fishery, or more efficient transport, and to stand against the constant strains of the ocean and coastal weather. Each rig and hull shape is tied to the bodies of water they worked. Each design represents a cultural ethos, too, of folk wisdom rising from initial scarcity, local ingenuity, and resourcefulness. Rowing and sailing these boats over a long weekend will allow us to tap more deeply into a spirit of collaboration, and of the diverse cultural backgrounds belonging to each boat.
Boats Include:
Bantry Bay gigs - 18th century French Naval Admiral's gig, dipping lug rigged yawl, with ten rowing stations
Åsfjord faering - Norwegian square sailed faering
Sognebåt - Norwegian row boat with a sprit rig
Bahama dinghy - Sailing dinghy with a leg o' mutton rig
Newfoundland skiff - Lug rig, design is out of Howard Chapelle's American Small Sailing Craft (1951)
Balancelle d'Espagnole - Mediterranean design, lateen rigged sailboat which was described in an essay, The Tremolino, by Joseph Conrad
Typical Daily Schedule:
Activities will be adjusted in accordance to the weather and needs of the community.
6:30am Gather to stretch
7-7:30am Light Morning Row
7:45-8am Morning Dip (required for all participants on the first day, then will be optional for the following days)
8:30am Breakfast (all are expected to be present at all meal times to check in/stay updated with the plans)
9:30am Clean up, rotating group chores, and personal time.
10:15am Go boating
12:30pm lunch onshore
1:30pm Clean up/personal time
2:30pm Go boating
5pm Put the boats to bed for the night (pump out any water, tie them securely to the dock, stow equipment).
6pm Dinner
7pm Clean up
7:30pm Evening check in, hang out by the fire
9-10pm Folks typically head to their tents.
No prior experience necessary. Instruction, and meals provided. This program is on Greens Island and starts and ends in Rockland, Maine. We will take the ferry to Vinalhaven, and a short power boat ride to Greens.
Detailed logistics to follow.
Have any questions? Please get in touch.
Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
Max group size 28
Sign up and Payment Information
Atlantic Challenge USA Sliding Scale:
The sliding scale represents the idea that financial resources, including income, are not and should not be the only determining factor in whether or not someone can access our program. If you have greater financial means and are able to contribute more, you will be allowing greater accessibility to other participants to join our program.
If you need financial assistance beyond what is reflected in our sliding scale, please fill out the Financial Aid Form as part of your Registration Packet.
Atlantic Challenge USA Sliding Scale:
The sliding scale represents the idea that financial resources, including income, are not and should not be the only determining factor in whether or not someone can access our program. If you have greater financial means and are able to contribute more, you will be allowing greater accessibility to other participants to join our program.
If you need financial assistance beyond what is reflected in our sliding scale, please fill out the Financial Aid Form as part of your Registration Packet.
Total Annual Household Income(s) |
Program Cost |
Up to $49,000 |
$450 |
$50,000 - $69,000 |
$560 |
$70,000 - $89,000 |
$750 |
$90,000 - $119,000 |
$863 |
$120,000 - $184,000 |
$940 |
$185,000 or more |
$1050 |
To Sign Up:
Payment questions: Please email Erin Ferree to discuss payment plans or financial aid questions.
Cancellation:
In the event that you must cancel, please do so by sending an email no later than 1 month before your program starts. Cancellations received on or before 1 month prior to your start date will be refunded the cost of tuition minus the $100 deposit. Cancellations received within 1 month of the start date will be refunded 50% of tuition minus the $100 deposit.
Atlantic Challenge USA reserves the right to cancel programs in cases of emergency, insufficient number of registrations, or other situations. In the event of program cancellation, all tuition and deposits will be refunded.
All program participants are responsible for finding their way to the Rockland Ferry Terminal at 12:00pm on July 30, 2024 and home again from the Rockland Ferry Terminal at 4:00pm at the end of the program on August 3, 2024.
- Use the Sliding Scale Table above to calculate your tuition. We offer financial aid and work-trade opportunities for anyone who would like to attend our programs but the cost of tuition would prevent them from doing so.
- Fill out a Registration Packet HERE (includes a registration form, waivers, pickup list for minors, and the financial aid form). To hold your place in the program you will need to make a $100 deposit or have the deposit fee waived.
- You will be notified by email once your application and deposit have been received and to confirm your place in the program. If a program is already full, you will be put on the waiting list and subsequently notified when there is an opening.
- Final payments must be received 1 month before your program start date, example: If your program starts on June 23rd, you need to have paid in full by May 23rd, 2025.
Payment questions: Please email Erin Ferree to discuss payment plans or financial aid questions.
Cancellation:
In the event that you must cancel, please do so by sending an email no later than 1 month before your program starts. Cancellations received on or before 1 month prior to your start date will be refunded the cost of tuition minus the $100 deposit. Cancellations received within 1 month of the start date will be refunded 50% of tuition minus the $100 deposit.
Atlantic Challenge USA reserves the right to cancel programs in cases of emergency, insufficient number of registrations, or other situations. In the event of program cancellation, all tuition and deposits will be refunded.
All program participants are responsible for finding their way to the Rockland Ferry Terminal at 12:00pm on July 30, 2024 and home again from the Rockland Ferry Terminal at 4:00pm at the end of the program on August 3, 2024.