Portland Schooner Co.

09/02/2024

Summer may be coming to a close, but we are still sailing through October!

After today, our fall sailing schedule is as follows⛵️:

Morning Sail: 9:30am - 11:30am
1st Afternoon Sail: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
2nd Afternoon Sail: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Sunset Sail: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Our fall lighthouse cruise schedule is also below🚤:

Morning Cruise: 9:30am - 11:00am
1st Afternoon Cruise: 11:30pm - 1:00pm
2nd Afternoon Cruise: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
3rd Afternoon Cruise: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Sunset Cruise: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

portlandschooner.com

08/14/2024

100 year old schooner Bagheera sailing through the harbor🌊

Thanks to deckhand Makenna for capturing this photo!

08/08/2024

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Join us for the final three sailings of our summer collaboration with ! Experience the stunning coastal views with a refreshing Bard beverage in hand on these dates:

August 9th
August 16th
August 23rd

Grab your tickets at www.portlandschooner.com and set sail with us aboard the Windjammer Sails. We can’t wait to see you there! ☕️

08/07/2024

Share this with someone you want to go sailing with!

Don’t forget, we are sailing daily through October! There’s still plenty of time to get out on the water with us and enjoy the sights and scenes of Casco Bay from a historic sailboat⛵️

07/31/2024

Sunset sailing views from Portland, Maine🌅🌊⚓️

Is Portland on your travel bucket list, a place you’ve visited, or home?

We feel very lucky to call this beautiful place home and would love to hear what you love about Portland!

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https://www.portlandschooner.com

07/29/2024

Check this authentic Maine experience off your bucket list and take your next gathering from ordinary to extraordinary aboard one of our classic Maine schooners!

Whether you are planning a corporate outing, family celebration, or a wedding, we would be happy to help plan/host your event!

FMI please visit: www.portlandschooner.com/charters

07/24/2024

Check out these awesome shots of our captains and crew!

It takes an immense amount of care and attention to maintain our historic sailing vessels. We appreciate the tremendous effort given by our hardworking captains and crew. Feel free to ask any questions you have about maintaining historic wooden boats below⚓️🌊

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07/18/2024

We’re extremely excited that Bard Coffee will be onboard our next 6 Friday morning sails at 10:30am serving complimentary coffee!☕️🌊 Get your Friday morning sail tickets now and join us! https://www.portlandschooner.com/sailing-tickets

We added more dates to our pop-up collab with this summer, bringing you the beauty of the coast with craft-made beverages to boast aboard the iconic Windjammer Sails!

Tickets are available on portlandschooner.com! Our team will be preparing complimentary beverages for the upcoming following 10:30am morning sail dates:

July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23

We can’t wait to see you aboard!

07/15/2024

Our schooner Bagheera is 100 years old this year!

Bagheera was designed by famed yacht designer, John Alden. For construction, Alden turned to the rich shipbuilding heritage of Maine and found able craftsmen at Rice Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay. In the 1920s, Bagheera sailed in the Bermuda Race at least once before being delivered to the Great Lakes, where she won the annual Chicago-Mackinac Race for several years in a row.

In her 100 years of cruising the world’s oceans, Bagheera has crossed the Atlantic, cruised areas of the Pacific, including the Galapagos, and spent many years in the Caribbean Sea. She was transported back home to Maine in 2002 as the first boat in the our fleet!

https://www.portlandschooner.com/history

07/09/2024

Timberwind is a 96’ two-masted schooner that was built in 1931 by Victor Cole at Union Wharf in Portland. For nearly four decades, until 1969, it was named the Portland Pilot and was responsible for meeting incoming vessels outside the harbor and piloting them to their berths. It was also briefly commandeered for service by the Coast Guard during World War II. Timberwind is certified by the US Coast Guard to carry 45 passengers on deck and is on the National Register of Historic Places. She sails daily May-October!

Photo: .pullen

https://www.portlandschooner.com/history

07/07/2024

Wendameen is an 88’ schooner designed by the famed yacht designer, John Alden. She was built in East Boothbay, Maine, and launched in 1912 when she took center stage in the golden era of fast, sleek ocean schooners. Inactive since the 1930s, she was thoroughly restored in the late 1980s and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wendameen is certified by the US Coast Guard to carry 49 passengers on deck. She sails daily May-October from the Maine State Pier and is 112 years old this year!

You can read more about Wendameen here: https://www.portlandschooner.com/history

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07/05/2024

Want to see these beautiful Maine lighthouses up close?

Join us for a lighthouse cruise around Casco Bay!🌊These cruises are 1 1/2 hours long complete with lighthouses, seals, seabirds, and historic forts.

Our lighthouse cruises take place on our motor vessel Ruth, a 39’ long picnic style tour boat that can fit up to 19 people!

These cruises are also perfect for bachelor and bachelorette groups so please feel free to reach out with questions!

https://www.portlandschooner.com/lighthouse-cruise-tickets

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July!🌊🇺🇸

We are following our regular sailing schedule today. There is still room left if you need last minute plans!

10:30am-12:30pm
1:00pm-3:00pm
3:30pm-5:30pm
6:00pm-8:00pm
8:15pm-10:15pm (fireworks sail)

https://www.portlandschooner.com/sailing-tickets

Photo: Capshore Photography

07/04/2024

There is no better way to kick off your morning than sipping coffee on a sailboat. We are extremely excited to partner with Bard Coffee, a local coffee shop in Portland.

Bard has been in Portland for 14 years and they take pride in providing each of their customers with an extraordinary coffee experience.

We want to share that experience with our customers, so we’ve teamed up with them for the next 5 Friday mornings to bring their amazing coffee onboard! If you purchase a regular morning sail ticket for a 10:30am sail on any of the next 5 Fridays, you will be served FREE coffee onboard the sail! (this only applies to the first 45 tickets sold)

The following dates this applies will be:
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2

There will be iced lattes, cold brew, hot coffee, and milk options on these 10:30am sails. Hurry and buy your tickets now before space runs out!

https://www.portlandschooner.com/sailing-tickets

06/30/2024

Heart’s Desire, designed by famed yacht designer - John Alden, measures 53’ feet and features some of his trademark design elements including a long bowsprit and dramatic, raked transom. Built in 1925 by T.S. Soule in South Freeport, Maine, she was originally commissioned for Sandy Neilson of Marblehead but was run by a coalition out of the Camden Cruising Club in Camden, ME.

Heart’s Desire has been used mainly for chartering along the Eastern seaboard in New York, New Jersey, and, most recently, Massachusetts before coming back to Maine. The heart on her sail is a representation of her name. We are pleased to have her in our fleet of historic, Maine-made, wooden schooners!

06/27/2024

There’s nothing better than taking your morning coffee or your picnic dinner and evening wine out on a boat and exploring Portland and the surrounding areas from the water

All of our sails and cruises are BYOB! You can bring your favorite food, beer, and wine to enjoy as you relax out on the water while taking in the sights

Photos: Capshore Photography and

Tickets are available on our website www.portlandschooner.com

06/25/2024

Do you have 4th of July plans yet?

Join us for an unforgettable night aboard our schooners or our classic motor vessel Ruth, complete with dazzling fireworks and mouth watering pie! What’s your favorite way to celebrate Independence Day? Let us know in the comments! Don’t miss out—grab your tickets now and make this 4th of July one to remember!

Tickets: https://www.portlandschooner.com/shop/special-events/193?page=1&limit=180&sort_by=name&sort_order=asc

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06/24/2024

There’s nothing better than getting out on the water in the summer, especially in Maine.

Something we love about Maine is the beautiful coastline which we are lucky to have so much of. Fun fact: the general coastline of Maine only measures to be 228 miles, but the tide coastline (which includes all of the inlets and bays) measures to be 3,478 miles. This means Maine has a longer tidal coastline than California whose tidal coastline measures 3,427 miles.

What’s your favorite fun fact about Maine?

Photos: Capshore Photography

06/21/2024

Introducing our fleet!

We are extremely proud of this fleet and the history it comes with. It takes an immense amount of work to maintain these historic boats and we could not do it without our amazing captains and crew. Each of these wooden boats were handcrafted in Maine, and some are even on the National Register of Historic Places! We look forward to welcoming you aboard and sharing our history with you as another summer kicks off!

Read more about the history of these boats on our website here
https://www.portlandschooner.com/history

(Thanks to Andrew Petlock for the photo of Vela and Maine Drone Photography for the rest)

06/14/2024

Father’s Day is this weekend!

Gift your dad a once in a lifetime experience with one of our sails. Pack a meal, bring your favorite drinks, and sit back and relax as you slip through the pristine waters of Casco Bay.

Gift cards for sails and lighthouse cruises also available here

https://squareup.com/gift/DEVE881J4H8S1/order

Photo: Capshore Photography

06/13/2024

Sail with us for a two-hour windjammer cruise on Casco Bay in Portland, ME — the perfect way to experience the beauty of the rugged coastline, complete with lighthouses, seals, and seabirds.

Sailing daily
10:30am - 12:30pm
1:00pm - 3:00pm
3:30pm - 5:30pm
6:00pm - 8:00pm

All ages are welcome! Whether you’re nine years old or 99, sailing aboard one of our Maine schooners is a unique adventure. All of our wooden windjammers were built in Maine and three are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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06/12/2024

Summer in Maine is without a doubt the best season, bringing in millions of tourists to the state as a whole. Whether you are visiting, thinking of relocating, or have just moved to Portland, this beloved city has a little something for everyone. Between the Old Port, the food scene, and public parks, there is much to explore. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

⛵ Set Sail on Casco Bay with Portland Schooner Co.
✔ Take Walking Tour with
⚾ Go to a Portland Sea Dogs game.
🛥 Explore Casco Bay's Islands with Casco Bay Lines lines
🌊 Visit the Yarmouth Clam Festival
Ready to see the full list? Click the link below to visit my blog for your complete summer itinerary.

https://www.hannahfinegoldrealestate.com/blog/portland-maine-summer-guide

06/10/2024

It’s all in the details⚓️🌊

Thanks Capshore Photography for capturing these close ups

We are currently running sails and lighthouse cruises daily from 10:30am-8pm. Visit the link in our bio or go to www.portlandschooner.com to purchase tickets. The weather this week couldn’t be better for a day out on the water so we hope to see you out there! (don’t forget to tag us in your posts)

06/09/2024

Where is your favorite place in Portland to watch the sunset?

Ours is from Casco Bay!

The weather this week is looking perfect for a sunset picnic on the water. Pack a meal, bring your favorite wine or beer, and come relax on a sunset sail - the perfect ending to a summer day!

https://www.portlandschooner.com

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06/06/2024

Did you know we are offering lighthouse cruises?

Passengers can join us as we cruise along the rugged coastline, complete with lighthouses, seals, seabirds, and historic forts. Ruth, a 39’ long classic, picnic style tour boat was built in 1935 at Handy Boat in Falmouth, Maine.

These cruises are also perfect for bachelor and bachelorette groups so please feel free to reach out with questions!

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