Come Boating! will offer a community sailing program for the second year in addition to its community rowing program. Experienced skippers will take up to four people on free two-hour sails on Belfast Harbor and Penobscot Bay on a Drascombe Lugger 18' 9" open sailboat. No previous sailing experience is required.
Sails, which will l begin June 1, will be scheduled several times a week. Participants must sign up in advance on the registration forms that are in the black mail box at the Come Boating! boat shed near the boat launch. Monthly schedules will be posted at the boat shed before the first of each month.
Sails are weather dependent, and may be cancelled or shortened by the skipper. Participants should wear flat rubber-soled shoes and bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, water, and a wind/rain jacket. Come Boating! will provide life jackets. Alcohol and smoking are not permitted on the sailboat.
Come Boating! offers community rowing in its 32-foot pilot gigs, “Belle Fast” and “Selkie,” several mornings and afternoons each week. No experience is required. Participants must sign up in advance at the boat shed.
As a community boating organization, Come Boating!’s programs are intended to preserve and broaden the maritime heritage shared by the Belfast area community and strengthen its connection to the sea.
For more information on the sailing program, contact Cecile McKenzie, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 930-3603 or Jeff Smith, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 930-3627. For information on all of Come Boating!’s activities, visit www.comeboating.org.
