DATES
Our embarkation date will be August 1, 2020. Everyone must be onboard by 4 pm. We will have dinner and have an orientation onboard that night. We will also sleep aboard the schooner that night.
On August 2, we will sail away after breakfast. There will be writing lessons, handouts, and prompts on this day.
August 3, will include breakfast, lessons, handouts, prompts and writing.
August 4, breakfast, lessons, handouts, prompts and writing.
August 5, we will disembark the Schooner at approximately 11 am. That is the day we will return home.
Each afternoon there will be time for writing, enjoying the scenery, sailing, sharing and conversation after dinner. There will be a lobster cookout but we are not sure which day this will take place yet. In the evening there will be stargazing.
ABOUT THE SCHOONER
The schooner is US Coast Guard inspected. There are radar, Marine Radio, and GPS onboard. The captain, Doug, and his wife, Linda, are renowned maritime historians.
There are electric lights in every cabin with reading lights over the pillows. Receptacles for charging cameras, phones, laptops, etc., are available in each room. Meals will be home cooked on a wood burning stove by the cook. There are 3 modern toilets located conveniently on the deck. There is hot, fresh water for showering. There are stairs instead of ladders. There are 3 rowboats for exploring harbors, one has a sail.
The Heritage's cabins (14 doubles, 6 with double bunks, 2
with private heads (toilets), and 2 singles) not only have standing
headroom and electric lights, but sinks with hot and cold running water.
Sheets and blankets are provided and passengers may refresh themselves
with a hot shower in the forward deck house. Heads (toilets) are
conveniently located on deck.
Here is the internet link for the schooner so you can get information about it, see pictures, and view an overhead of the sleeping quarters to decide where you want to sleep. Here is the internet link for the schooner so you can get information about it, see pictures, and view an overhead of the sleeping quarters to decide where you want to sleep.
COSTS
It is possible the cost of the Schooner will go up to $900 from $800 due to a rise in schooner costs. But this is not yet certain. Our workshop fees will stay the same: $150 for all 4 days.
Each person is responsible for getting to Rockland, Maine. If coming by plane or bus combo, there is a bus from Portland or Boston. Carol will do pickups at the bus only.
There are small additional cabin costs in the cases of a single cabin and a double cabin with a private toilet.
It is possible the cost of the Schooner will go up to $900 from $800 due to a rise in schooner costs. But this is not yet certain. Our workshop fees will stay the same: $150 for all 4 days.
Each person is responsible for getting to Rockland, Maine. If coming by plane or bus combo, there is a bus from Portland or Boston. Carol will do pickups at the bus only.
There are small additional cabin costs in the cases of a single cabin and a double cabin with a private toilet.
A deposit of $350 is due at the time of booking (all
monies will be handled through Carol). Book no later than February 1,
2020. Contact Carol when you are ready to book.
The balance is due June 20.
The balance is due June 20.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Until 6 weeks from sail away all money except $50 can be refunded. After that date, there will be no refund from the schooner company. BUT, if another person can take your spot the replacement person can pay Carol and she will refund your money.
Until 6 weeks from sail away all money except $50 can be refunded. After that date, there will be no refund from the schooner company. BUT, if another person can take your spot the replacement person can pay Carol and she will refund your money.
All arrangements and money transactions will take place through Carol Bachofner, who is organizing the trip and who will pay the schooner. She will also be teaching the poetry leg of the event. Carol holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the poet Laureate Emerita of Rockland, Maine. Contact Carol at:
mainepoetATmeDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Visit her website.
Carolyn Walker will be teaching the prose section. She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a Krege Fellow in the Literary Arts.
TO BRING
One duffle bag, shorts, jeans, capris, tee shirts, sweatshirt or light jacket, rainwear, bathing suit, two pairs of tennis shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, soap, shampoo, etc., camera or phone, binoculars.
Note: You can bring wine, beer, snacks as there is a cooler on deck.
[bed linens, blankets, towels are provided]
So! We hope you will join us on what is certain to be a wonderful adventure of travel, writing, and friend-making. If you have questions, please let either Carol Bachofner at:
One duffle bag, shorts, jeans, capris, tee shirts, sweatshirt or light jacket, rainwear, bathing suit, two pairs of tennis shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, soap, shampoo, etc., camera or phone, binoculars.
Note: You can bring wine, beer, snacks as there is a cooler on deck.
[bed linens, blankets, towels are provided]
So! We hope you will join us on what is certain to be a wonderful adventure of travel, writing, and friend-making. If you have questions, please let either Carol Bachofner at:
mainepoetATmeDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
or Carolyn Walker at:
crlynwalkerATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Please share this information with any writers you know. Writers of all levels are welcome.
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