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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
  • Dow Corning Foundation
  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
  • 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

Windjammer Voyages

Windjammer weekend of the Appledore

Come aboard as guest crew and experience the challenge of a voyage on a traditional sailing ship. Our schedule for 2012 will include voyages on the East Coast from Baltimore to Gloucester. Some voayges will include sailing in company with the Tall Ships fleet as the schooner sails between Tall Ships and OpSail events. Click on the links below for voyage specific information.

Download an application here.

 

2012 Voyage Schedule

WJ # 1 June 21 - June 27

Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay to New York Harbor

WJ# 2 June 30 - July 6

New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, OpSail Connecticut

WJ# 3 July 10 - 15

OpSail Connecticut, Tall Ships Challenge Race from Newport

 

Booking a Voyage

Individuals

To join the crew for 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.

Download an application here.

Groups

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. Please contact us at 989-895-5193 if you wish to book a group.

 

 

Speciality Voyages

Pilotage and Seamanship
Sail the open lake on these learning voyages: Ideal for sailors interested in developing the skills necessary for making extended passages under sail. Topics covered will include: passage planning, pilotage and navigation, safety underway, anchoring, overnight passage making, weather forecasting, intermediate seamanship, and craft of traditional sail.

 

Nature Photography Cruise with Kent Miller
Join Central Michigan University photography instructor Kent Miller for a sail on beautiful Northern Lake Huron. On board you will learn the basics of photography and shoot daily assignments. Topics will include wildlife/landscape photography, portraiture composition, light, camera controls, exposure, Photoshop, flash and more. Your work will be critiqued. A digital camera is required. A digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) is highly recommended.

 

The Appledore IV and Appledore V are certified by the U.S. Coast Guard and are camanded by licenced captains. 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.

Public Sailing Schedules

Public Sailing Schedule
  • Fort Myers Beach, FL
  • Bay City, MI
  • Mackinaw City, MI
  • Baltimore, MD

Events

Star-Spangled Sailabration, MD

Tall Ships at Cape Charles, VA

 

Tall Ship Challenge

Making the Great Lakes Great Facebook Page

Youth Programs

Winward Bound Youth Tall Ship Voyages

Windward Bound Youth Tall Ship Voyages

Science Under Sail K-12

Science Under Sail K-12

BaySail - Appledore Tallships | 107 5th Street | Bay City | MI 48708 | 989 895-5193; Ft Myers, Florida 239 245-9265