“These programs take you out of the context of your regular life, changing all the conditions and enabling time to slow and presence to crystallize around being together in an incredibly vital and beautiful world of water, wind, wood, sails, sound, sun, land…Each moment and each day is an invitation to deepen our relationship with ourselves, each other, and our surroundings.” –Mia, AC USA staff
Summer 2025 Programs in Penobscot Bay, Maine
June Community Week - Island Service and Boating on Greens Island
June 22 - 28
We invite parents, their children, and members of the community to camp together on Greens Island and to help with a variety of island projects while also learning to row in our Bantry Bay gigs, and smaller wooden boats. All ages.
June 22 - 28
We invite parents, their children, and members of the community to camp together on Greens Island and to help with a variety of island projects while also learning to row in our Bantry Bay gigs, and smaller wooden boats. All ages.
Music on the Water
July 6 - 13
We will camp together on Greens Island, learn songs on land and on the water, including learning three-part harmonies, and hone our rhythm while rowing together in our Bantry Bay gigs. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
July 6 - 13
We will camp together on Greens Island, learn songs on land and on the water, including learning three-part harmonies, and hone our rhythm while rowing together in our Bantry Bay gigs. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
Atlantic Challenge International Contest of Seamanship Team Training
July 17 - 27
This is a team training on Greens Island for the Contest events as part of Team USA and the International crew. The next Contest will be in Eure, France in July 2026. Ages 14 - 20s and all experience levels.
July 17 - 27
This is a team training on Greens Island for the Contest events as part of Team USA and the International crew. The next Contest will be in Eure, France in July 2026. Ages 14 - 20s and all experience levels.
Sail the Fleet
July 30 - August 3
Camp together on Greens Island. Sail and row a variety of traditional, distinctively rigged boats; designs from around the globe–– including dipping lug, square, lateen, sprit, and more. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
July 30 - August 3
Camp together on Greens Island. Sail and row a variety of traditional, distinctively rigged boats; designs from around the globe–– including dipping lug, square, lateen, sprit, and more. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
Sloyd Handcraft & Boating
August 10 - 16
Camp on Greens Island. Spend the mornings learning the art of practical, functional, and beautiful Swedish handcraft (Sloyd) and the afternoons rowing and sailing our Bantry Bay gigs. We will make birch bark boxes, and canvas bags (there will be a variety of design options to choose from to meet your needs), including marlinspike ropework for the straps and decor. Crafts led by Peter Lamb. Knots and boating led by Arista Holden and Dylan Ladds. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
August 10 - 16
Camp on Greens Island. Spend the mornings learning the art of practical, functional, and beautiful Swedish handcraft (Sloyd) and the afternoons rowing and sailing our Bantry Bay gigs. We will make birch bark boxes, and canvas bags (there will be a variety of design options to choose from to meet your needs), including marlinspike ropework for the straps and decor. Crafts led by Peter Lamb. Knots and boating led by Arista Holden and Dylan Ladds. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
August Community Expedition
August 17 - 24
Start by camping on Greens Island and getting familiar with our Bantry Bay gigs. Then, as weather allows, we will venture to camp on other islands in Penobscot Bay in the Vinalhaven/Isle Au Haut regions by way of our Bantry Bay gigs.
We will bring all of our food, water, and camping equipment with us as we explore new islands. We will circle back to Greens Island at the end of the trip. You will take the Ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven and take short power boat ride to get to Greens Island and back at the beginning and end of the trip.
Learn navigation, anchorage assessment, passage planning, wind awareness, tides and currents, among other valuable seamanship skills throughout the journey. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
August 17 - 24
Start by camping on Greens Island and getting familiar with our Bantry Bay gigs. Then, as weather allows, we will venture to camp on other islands in Penobscot Bay in the Vinalhaven/Isle Au Haut regions by way of our Bantry Bay gigs.
We will bring all of our food, water, and camping equipment with us as we explore new islands. We will circle back to Greens Island at the end of the trip. You will take the Ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven and take short power boat ride to get to Greens Island and back at the beginning and end of the trip.
Learn navigation, anchorage assessment, passage planning, wind awareness, tides and currents, among other valuable seamanship skills throughout the journey. Ages 15 - 70+ and all experience levels.
