Meeting your shipboard community, learning how to live aboard the historic schooner Adventuress, setting sail for the first time.

Afternoon: 1:30 pm Participants arrive & board Adventuress Group introductions, bunk sign-up, participants stow gear Participants are organized into 3 watch groups (8-10 individuals) and meet their watch leaders for the week. 2pm: Adventuress leaves the dock and participants help to set sail towards the first anchorage of the trip. Participants work in orientation stations, 3 hands-on introductions to life aboard ship (how to use the heads, below decks layout, daily schedule flow, etc), deck orientation (learn new terminology & deck layout), and line handling safety (how to secure a line to a belaying pin, secure a line to a cleat, and general safety procedures on deck). As time allows, participants may have the opportunity to learn sailing skills, take part in an informal class about marine ecology of Puget Sound, or have some personal down time.

Dinner: Dinner 6pm - Meals all week are vegetarian and are plentiful, nutritious and served family style.

Evening: 7 pm Watch groups muster to plan their evening program entertainment. 8 pm Evening program: a chance for all participants and crew to gather in the ship’s main cabin for 1-1.5 hours of songs, stories, and interactive skits. The Program Coordinator will introduce the evening program as a chance to share some stories, laughs, and ultimately build community which is so critical to a successful voyage. The program concludes as the First Mate orients participants to anchor watch, in which 1-4 participants stand watch on deck for one hour during the night, to ensure that Adventuress is secure at anchor. 10 pm Participants stand anchor watch in one hour increments until 7 am. One crew member stands with 2-3 participants. Duties include checking and recording anchor bearings every 20 minutes, below decks bilge checks, and waking the next watch.

Lodging: Aboard Adventuress

Meals Included: Dinner

Setting sails, rotating through several engaging educational stations that could include learning about plankton, microplastics, navigation, and more. Going ashore to explore one of the San Juan Islands.

Breakfast: Breakfast 7:30am

Morning: 8 am, Participants and crew begin morning chores (one watch washes dishes, one watch cleans below decks, and one watch prepares the deck for sailing). 9 am, All hands on deck to set sail and haul back anchor. Adventuress underway. 10 am, Daily rotations begin, including deck watch (sail handling, navigation, steering the ship, etc), educational programs, and optional down-time. This cycle continues throughout the morning and afternoon.

Lunch: Lunch

Afternoon: Between 4 and 6 pm, Participants strike sail, Adventuress drops anchor, Deck is tidied up, When conditions allow, participants may climb aloft using safety climbing gear, spend time on deck, or sail or row small skiff along with a crew member. One watch begins dinner.

Dinner: Dinner 6pm

Evening: 7 pm Watches prepare for evening program 8 pm Evening program, including resource report, presented by a different watch each night. 10 pm Participants stand anchor watch in one hour increments until 7 am.

Lodging: Aboard Adventuress

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Continued sailing and education stations. Opportunities to climb aloft, sail or row our small dinghy, and participate in other fun shipboard games and activities.

Breakfast: Breakfast 7:30am

Morning: 8 am, Participants and crew begin morning chores (one watch washes dishes, one watch cleans below decks, and one watch prepares the deck for sailing). 9 am, All hands on deck to set sail and haul back anchor. Adventuress underway. 10 am, Daily rotations begin, including deck watch (sail handling, navigation, steering the ship, etc), educational programs, and optional down-time. This cycle continues throughout the morning and afternoon.

Lunch:

Afternoon: Between 4 and 6 pm, Participants strike sail, Adventuress drops anchor, Deck is tidied up, When conditions allow, participants may climb aloft using safety climbing gear, spend time on deck, or sail or row small skiff along with a crew member. One watch begins dinner.

Dinner:

Evening: 7pm, Watches prepare for evening program 8 pm, Evening program, including resource report, presented by a different watch each night. 10 pm, Participants stand anchor watch in one hour increments until 7 am.

Lodging: Aboard Adventuress

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

More exploration of the San Juan Islands under sail, another opportunity to head ashore, continued sailing and educational stations.

Breakfast: Breakfast 7:30am

Morning: 8 am, Participants and crew begin morning chores (one watch washes dishes, one watch cleans below decks, and one watch prepares the deck for sailing). 9 am, All hands on deck to set sail and haul back anchor. Adventuress underway. 10 am, Daily rotations begin, including deck watch (sail handling, navigation, steering the ship, etc), educational programs, and optional down-time. This cycle continues throughout the morning and afternoon.

Lunch:

Afternoon: Between 4 and 6 pm, Participants strike sail, Adventuress drops anchor, Deck is tidied up, When conditions allow, participants may climb aloft using safety climbing gear, spend time on deck, or sail or row small skiff along with a crew member. One watch begins dinner.

Dinner:

Evening: 7pm, Watches prepare for evening program 8 pm, Evening program, including resource report, presented by a different watch each night. 10 pm, Participants stand anchor watch in one hour increments until 7 am.

Lodging: Aboard Adventuress

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

On the last full day of sailing and learning, more opportunities to share and create stories that develop a tight-knit community.

Breakfast: Breakfast 7:30am

Morning: 8 am, Participants and crew begin morning chores (one watch washes dishes, one watch cleans below decks, and one watch prepares the deck for sailing). 9 am, All hands on deck to set sail and haul back anchor. Adventuress underway. 10 am, Daily rotations begin, including deck watch (sail handling, navigation, steering the ship, etc), educational programs, and optional down-time. This cycle continues throughout the morning and afternoon.

Lunch:

Afternoon: Between 4 and 6 pm, Participants strike sail, Adventuress drops anchor, Deck is tidied up, When conditions allow, participants may climb aloft using safety climbing gear, spend time on deck, or sail or row small skiff along with a crew member. One watch begins dinner.

Dinner:

Evening: 7pm, Watches prepare for evening program 8 pm, Evening program, including resource report, presented by a different watch each night. 10 pm, Participants stand anchor watch in one hour increments until 7 am.

Lodging: Aboard Adventuress

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Closing circle in which everyone has the opportunity to share closing thoughts with the group. As we come into the dock we will take time to take a group photo.

Breakfast: Breakfast 7:30am

Morning: 8 am, Participants and crew begin morning chores (one watch washes dishes, one watch cleans below decks, and one watch prepares the deck for sailing). The final day entails a thorough cleaning of each cabin. After sailing a bit in Bellingham Bay, participants will have the opportunity to set sail and participate in a closing circle. The trip will end at 12noon.

Meals Included: Breakfast