Date/Time
Date(s) - Sat, Jun 23, 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Experience Level
Beginner
Categories
Portland SchoonerFest & Regatta 2018 | ||||||||||||
June 22 – 24 Portland, Maine | ||||||||||||
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Portland SchoonerFest 2018 |
![]() | “You are welcome to Portland. We can’t wait to show you some local knowledge and not just on the race course!” said Michele Thresher, President of Portland Schooner Company |
Groups
If you are looking to sail with a particular group of people, click on these links below to join them. If you would like to form your own group, email janelle@tallshipsmaine.org to set that up.
Participating Schooners
![]() | “We are really excited to join the racing and spend the weekend in Portland,” said Stefan Edick, Captain of Schooner Adventure of Gloucester. “Portland’s sail training community is growing and we look forward to showing Adventure’s transom to the other fine schooners.” |
“I’m so pleased that the Harvey Gamage can support Tall Ships Portland. This effort is a great opportunity and we look forward to participating in SchoonerFest for years to come. There is an economic component that is very important for Portland,” said owner Phin Sprague. | ![]() |
![]() | Schooner Alert, was designed and built by Paul Rollins with strong design influences from John Alden and Bud McIntosh. Launched in 1992 as a yacht, she shares part of her history as a commercial fishing schooner out of Portland. She is now based in Bailey Island, Maine, and is a USCG certified vessel taking 28 passengers. |
Event Schedule
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6/22/18 – 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Welcoming Parade under Sail
6/22/18 – 5:30 p.m.
Official welcome Ceremony (free, no tickets required)
6/22/18 – 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday Evening Cruise-in-Company
6/23/18 – 10:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
Race #1 Morning, Two-hour sail
6/23/18 – 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
Race #1 Morning, Three-hour sail
6/23/18 – 1 to 3 p.m.
Race #2 Early Afternoon
6/23/18 – 3 to 5 p.m.
Race #3 Late Afternoon
6/23/18 – 1 to 5 p.m.
Races 2 and 3 All Afternoon,
two races, Four-hour sail
6/23/18 – 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday Evening Cruise-in-Company
6/24/18 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Race 4 Morning, Two-hour Sail
6/24/18 – 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Race 4 Morning, Three-hour Sail
6/24/18 – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Race 5 Early Afternoon
6/24/18 – 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Race 6 Late Afternoon
6/24/18 – 1 to 5 p.m.
Races 5 and 6, All Afternoon, two races, Four-hour sail
6/24/18 – 6 to 9 p.m.
Sunday Evening Cruise in Company
6/25/18 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Casco Bay Gaffers Race
6/25/18 – 6/27/18 – 10 a.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Wednesday
Portland to Boothbay 48 hours
6/25/18 – 5 to 8 p.m.
Casco Bay Gaffers Race Awards Party (free, no tickets required)
6/26/18 – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Bailey Island to Boothbay (Windjammers Race)
Event Creator Details
- Name : Hildegarde