BaySail's info
BaySail's Mission
>> To foster environmental stewardship of the Saginaw Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes ecosystem and to provide personal development opportunities for learners of all ages through ship board and land based educational experiences. <<
Donors
- Alden and Vada Dow Foundation
- Bay Area Community Foundation
- Bay City Morning Rotary
- Bay City Noon Rotary
- The Bay City Times
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Consumer's Energy Foundation
- Dow Chemical Foundation
- Gougeon Brothers
- General Motors Powertrain
- Kantzler Foundation
- Michigan Sea Grant
- Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Realtor's Association of Bay County
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Russell & Maxine Smith Foundation
- Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network
- Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
- S.C. Johnson Foundation
- Wienlander Fitzhugh
2010 Voyage Schedule
Voyage #1 - Lake Huron ($550.00) Sold Out
June 7 - 11: Mackinaw City - Detroit
Voyage #2 - Lake Erie ($550.00)
June 13 - 17: Detroit - Detroit
Voyage #3 - Lake Erie ($550.00) (ages 12 - 14)
June 22 - June 26: Detroit - Sandusky
Voyage #4 - Lake Erie ($440.00) (ages 12 - 14)
June 28 - July 1: Sandusky - Sandusky
Voyage #5 - Tall Ships Challenge ($440.00) Sold Out
July 12 - July 15: Cleveland - Bay City
Voyage #6 - Lake Huron ($440.00) Sold Out
July 20 - July 23: Bay City - Mackinaw City
Voyage #7 - Straits of Mackinac ($440.00) Sold Out
July 27 - July 30:Mackinaw City - Mackinaw City
Voyage #8 - Lake Bound Freshwater Ecology - North Channel ($880.00)
Aug 4 - Aug 11: Mackinaw City - Mackinaw City
Voyage #9 - Tall Ships Challenge ($770.00)
Aug 18 - Aug 24: Mackinaw City - Chicago
Voyage #10 - Tall Ships Challenge ($440.00) Sold Out
Aug 30 - Sept 2: Chicago - Traverse City
Booking Policies
Groups - Eight person minimum charge
To book a voyage a 10% non-refundable deposit is required. A second non-refundable payment of 50% of the remaining voyage fee is due by April 1st, and the final balance is due 30 days before departure. All fees are non-refundable except in the event we are able to rebook your voyage with another party.
Individuals
To book a voyage a 50% non-refundable deposit is required. The balance is due seven days before departure. All fees are non-refundable except in the event we are able to rebook your voyage with another party.
Transportation
Round trip van transportation from Bay City to the ships provided on all voyages for a $40 per person fee.
Safety
The Appledore IV and Appledore V are licenced by the U.S. Coast Guard and are crewed by a licenced captain, an experienced first mate, and two youth crew. Windward Bound is licenced by the State of Michigan as a youth travel camp. BaySail is a member of the American Sail Training Association (ASTA) and a past recipient of the ASTA "Sea Education Program of the Year" award.
"I love my new friends!!! Thank you for creating this awesome program..." 2009 Windward Bound Participant
Public Sailing Schedules
- Bay City, MI
- Tawas, MI
- Mackinaw City, MI
- Cleveland, OH
- Michigan City, IN
- Tall Ship Celebration Bay City
