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TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE ® Great Lakes 2013
Class Afloat All Ages Program
| Sailing | Depart | Arrive | Length* | Fee** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast, St Lawrence River & Seaway |
Lunenburg, NS
June 4, 2013 |
Brockville, ON
June 15, 2013 |
11 days | $1650 |
| Lake Ontario Includes one extra night at the Toronto festival |
Brockville, ON
June 16, 2013 |
Toronto, ON
June 20, 2013 |
5 days | $750 |
| Lake Ontario |
Toronto, ON
June 22, 2013 |
Hamilton, ON
June 29, 2013 |
7 days | $1050 |
| Lake Ontario, Welland Canal, Lake Erie |
Hamilton, ON
June 30, 2013 |
Cleveland, OH
July 4, 2013 |
4 days | $600 |
| Lake Erie, St Clair, Lake Huron |
Cleveland, OH
July 7, 2013 |
Bay City, MI
July 12, 2013 |
6 days | $900 |
| Lake Huron, Lake Superior |
Bay City, MI
July 14, 2013 |
Duluth, MN
July 26, 2013 |
12 days | $1800 |
| Lake Superior, Lake Michigan |
Duluth, MN
July 28, 2013 |
Chicago, IL
August 09, 2013 |
12 days | $1800 |
| Lake Michigan |
Chicago, IL August 11, 2013 |
Green Bay, WI
August 16, 2013 |
5 days | $750 |
* Length includes time in port
** Private single and multiple bunk cabins available for a surcharge
*** Alumni and group discounts available
Class Afloat Youth Leadership Programs Summer 2013
| Depart | Arrive | Length* | Fee** |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bay City, MI
July 14, 2013 |
Duluth, MN
July 26, 2013 |
12 days | $1500 |
|
Duluth, MN
July 28, 2013 |
Chicago, IL
August 09, 2013 |
12 days | $1500 |
* Length includes time in port
** Private single and multiple bunk cabins available for a surcharge
*** Alumni and group discountsavailable
Program fee includes:
All costs while on the ship (3 meals a day), sail training, all shipboard programming
Program fee - not included:
Transportation to/from departure and arrival ports, spending money, medical insurance
Group rates are available
Sailing and life onboard:
The Sørlandet will sail around the clock between ports depending on wind and weather conditions and route.
All sail activity is overseen by our team of professional tall ship mariners:
- Learn the ropes – all 220 of them!
- Stand watch – rotating watch duties include sail changes, climbing aloft to stow or to set sails, lookout, steering at the helm, handling lines as the ship puts to sea or comes alongside at dock
- Join for ‘all hands calls” to work the lines while tacking and changing sails
- Learn to navigate
- Explore the rigging and mechanics of an authentic square rigged tall ship
Life Aboard:
All participants sleep in the ships ‘Banjer’. Fully renovated in summer 2012, the (air conditioned) banjer is an open area midships with a combination of fixed bunks and canvas sea hammocks (also new in summer 2012). Participants may select gender segregated areas of the banjer.
Head (toilet and washing) and shower facilities are gender segregated.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served each day in the banjer, galley duty is encouraged