Windjammer Angelique

SPRING 2016
ANGELIQUE
YA N K E E PA C K E T C O M PA N Y
NUMBER 25
On the Horizon
©Waanda Prentice
W
e invite you to unplug from your
hectic life and slow down to the
rhythm of windjamming, where
your days are unscripted and open to
adventure. Let your worries disappear as
we sail the bay, relax with new friends on
deck, and watch a fiery, red sunset cap off
another perfect day.
We have put together a great line up of
fun and exciting cruises for the coming
2016 season. Why not come spend a few
days on the water, moving with the breeze
along the magnificent Maine coast? Soak up
the sun, keep an eye out for wildlife, and
enjoy some of the best food in Maine. This
is windjamming, and we’d love to show you
around!
Join us for this spectacular parade of sail past the historic Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse on the Windjammer Parade Cruise
(July 14-18). Angelique sails in company with other windjammers for a unique photo opportunity!
CRUISE SAMPLER!
Windjammer Parade
(July 14-18)
This is a long weekend cruise
and a fabulous getaway. We set
sail and meet up with the other
windjammers in the fleet to
trade tacks in a pageantry of
sail by the historic Rockland
Breakwater Lighthouse. Wave
to the people on shore who are
hoping to capture an image of
Angelique as she swoops by the
lighthouse. Take your own
photographs of all the majestic
vessels.
Windjammer Race Week
(July 3-9)
An all-time favorite, The Great
Schooner Race is one of the
largest gatherings of traditional
sailing vessels in North
America! You can help
Angelique defend her title as
we race across Penobscot Bay
and end the day with music,
food, and awards.
Yoga & Wellness Cruise
(August 7-10)
Back by popular demand! This
is an all-levels yoga, meditation,
breathwork, and sailing
experience. Enjoy creative,
organic meals to support your
body and soul.
Camden Windjammer
Festival
(August 29-September 3)
Join us for a 5-night adventure,
a parade of sail with the other
windjammers, and a grand
entrance upon our return to
Camden Harbor during the
Camden Windjammer Festival, a
celebration of Camden’s
seafaring heritage. The town
will be abuzz for the Labor Day
weekend, and you will have
front row seats to the festivities
including the talent show and
fireworks over the harbor.
Columbus Day Foliage
Cruise (October 7-10)
We finish up our season as the
leaves are turning their
signature reds, oranges, and
yellows. See this spectacle
from the water! In the evening,
stay cozy in our deckhouse
saloon.
The SUPs were a huge hit last season and many
tried it for the first time.
A peaceful sunset yoga session on board
Angelique during the Yoga & Wellness Cruise
(August 7-10).
How much lobster
can I have?
The honest answer is all you can eat!
As part of your unique Maine
experience sailing aboard Angelique,
we encourage you to have as much
lobster as you want. We are very
fortunate in Maine to have such a
delicacy living off our shores.
Historically, lobster was so plentiful
it was known as a poor man’s meal.
Our guests consume about 1600
pounds of lobster per season! So,
really, have as many lobsters as you
can eat, help the local economy, and
preserve a traditional Maine industry
for our neighbors.
Enjoy fresh, steamed, all-you-can-eat lobster like
you’ve never tasted before on every one of our
cruises!
Publishers
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Printing
Candace Kuchinski
Dennis Gallant
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The 2015 3rd place winner of the Maine Windjammer Association’s annual photo contest.
©Kate Greene-Rackliff
ne of the questions I get asked the
most during the sailing season is
O
“what do you do all winter?” Owning
Captain Dennis and Candace
From the Galley
a windjammer is truly a year round
occupation, and there are always
projects to do and improvements to
make.
This winter, my project was working
on our 16 passenger rowboat Cappy. I
love to see crew and guests bonding as
they learn to row in sync to shore. In
S
trawberry rhubarb pie is
Candace’s favorite pie! Nothing
beats the sweet and tart
combination in late June/July
when the strawberries and
rhubarb are at their peak flavor.
The strawberries are local and the
rhubarb from Candace’s home
garden. This traditional recipe is
from Deb Seip, a long time cook
aboard Angelique, and world’s
best baker!
STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE
Mix and divide into two rounds for a
double-crusted pie. Roll the doughs
out and lay one in the pan.
2 crusts for 9” pie pan
2-3 cups of flour
2/3 cup of shortening
½ TB of sugar
½ egg
½ TB of vinegar
¼ cup of COLD water
Filling for one pie:
Mix flour and sugar. Blend in
shortening with a pastry blender
or knife until mixed. Mix egg and
water together, then add vinegar
and add to the flour mixture.
Wash and cut rhubarb into small
pieces and place in medium
saucepan. Add ¼ cup honey or
sugar and cook until rhubarb is
tender. Rinse and cut strawberries in
halves. Place in large mixing bowl.
6 rhubarb stalks
3 pints of fresh strawberries
¾ cups sugar or honey
3 TB of tapioca
2-3 pats of butter
egg white wash
a sense, this simple act of rowing is
a metaphor for our windjammer
cruises. In the beginning, we come
as individuals and may look a bit
out of step trying to row together.
Then, as the cruise progresses, we
become a close-knit group,
working together seamlessly
towards one goal - making
memories that will last forever.
I hope you can join us this season
and make some memories of your
own!
Add remaining sugar or honey and
the tapioca and mix. Add the tender
rhubarb mixture to the strawberries.
Mix well and pour into your pie
shell. Dot the top of the filling with
the butter. Brush edges of pie crust
with egg white wash. Lay the other
dough over filling. Crimp to seal
edges. Collar with foil and bake at
425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Decrease temperature to 375 degrees
F and bake for an additional 45 to 50
minutes, or until the filling starts
bubbling. Cool and enjoy!
Letters & Log . . .
Lyn and I had a wonderful week with
your crew. It remains as the first and
only time I’ve ever heard the words “eat
all the lobster you can stand.” What a
wonderful world.
- Tim S. Florida ‘15
Our trip in September was AWESOME!!
First trip I’ve ever been on that I didn’t
need to come home and unwind. Looking
forward to our next trip next season!
- Karen D. Massachusetts ‘15
ANGELIQUE
©Ben Magro
Captain’s Note
Gaff Topsail Ketch
Length of deck: 95 feet
Beam: 23 feet, 7 1/2 inches
Draft: 11 feet
Sail Area: 5269 square feet
Displacement: 142 tons
Passengers: 31
Crew: 7
Deck House
Accommodation Plan
A – Crew Quarters
B – Forward Passenger
Compartment
C – Dining Room
D – Midship Passenger
Compartment
E – Engine Room
F – Aft Passenger
Compartment
G – Captain’s Cabin
H – Deck House
I – Galley
Cabins 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
7 - 8 - 11 - 12:
1 Lower, 1 Upper Berth
Cabins 9 - 10:
1 Double Berth
Cabin 15:
1 Single Berth
Cabins 14 - 16:
1 Double Upper Berth
ANGELIQUE –2016 SAILING SCHEDULE
3, 4, 5, & 6-Night Cruises
Join us Down East for exciting sailing and exploring, fantastic food,
Maine islands and sunsets, and relaxation with new friends aboard Angelique!
Captain Dennis Gallant & Candace Kuchinski
Yankee Packet Company
PO Box 736
Camden, Maine 04843-0736
1.800.282.9989
e-mail: [email protected]
www.sailangelique.com
Photography &
Nature Cruise
June 19-25
June is a great time to view coastal wildlife:
osprey, eagles, porpoise, and seal pups.
Pro photographer Neal Parent will be
offering his 35th photography workshop
aboard windjammers! Explore an island and
its inhabitants, capture the feeling of coastal
Maine and its people, get professional daily
critiques and enjoy a slide show of all work
at the end. This is an all-levels workshop.
Windjammer
Race Week
July 3-9
An all-time favorite, The Great Schooner
Race is one of the largest gatherings of
traditional sailing vessels in North America!
Angelique and crew will be defending her
title as we race across Penobscot Bay and
end the day with music, food, and visiting
among the vessels.
Yoga & Wellness
Cruise
August 7-10
Take a mid-summer break for a
restorative and relaxing 3-night sail!
This is an all-levels yoga, meditation,
breathwork, and sailing experience. Enjoy
creative organic meals to support your body
and soul.
May 27-30
June 1-4
June 5-11
June 12-18
June 19-25
3 Night – Friday through Monday – Memorial Day Weekend
$595
3 Night – Wednesday through Saturday – Wildlife Cruise – Seal Pups! 595
999
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Tour Acadia National Park
975
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – “Gam” (raft up of the fleet)
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Photography & Nature Cruise
Digital photo workshop with Neal Parent – nealparent.com
975
$250 additional charge for workshop if interested
June 26-July 2 6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Historian & naturalist aboard 1035
1050
July 3-9
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Windjammer Race Week
July 10-14
4 Night – Sunday through Thursday – Explore Acadia National Park 850
810
July 14-18
4 Night – Thursday through Monday – Windjammer Parade!
810
July 19-23
4 Night – Tuesday through Saturday – Naturalist aboard
705
July 24-27
3 Night – Sunday through Wednesday – Island Hopping!
705
July 27-30
3 Night – Wednesday through Saturday – Lighthouses Cruise
July 31-Aug 6 6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Acadia National Park
1100
Centennial Celebration
750
Aug 7-10
3 Night – Sunday through Wednesday – Yoga & Wellness Cruise
810
Aug 11-15
4 Night – Thursday through Monday – Perseids Meteor Showers!
Aug 16-20
4 Night – Tuesday through Saturday – Explore Acadia National Park 850
705
Aug 21-24
3 Night – Sunday through Wednesday – Lighthouses Cruise
Aug 25-29
4 Night – Thursday through Monday – Historian & naturalist aboard 810
Aug 29-Sept 3 5 Night – Monday through Saturday – Camden Windjammer Festival
!
Return to Camden Friday for the festival. Stay on board ‘til
FOLKMUSICRKS ! Saturday morning.
925
FIREWO
975
Sept 4-10
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Labor Day
975
Sept 11-17
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Windjammer Rendezvous
Sept 18-24
6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Historian & naturalist aboard 975
Sept 25-Oct 1 6 Night – Sunday through Saturday – Historian & naturalist aboard 975
785
Oct 2-6
4 Night – Sunday through Thursday – Wine & Foliage Cruise
Oct 7-10
3 Night – Friday through Monday – Columbus Day Foliage Cruise 595
Board after 5pm date of cruise and spend the night dockside to explore beautiful
Camden harbor. Angelique returns to Camden mid-morning last day of cruise.
RESERVE NOW!
Every trip aboard Angelique is special; it doesn’t have to be a themed cruise
to create good times. Please look over our enclosed brochure and give us a call toll
free 1.800.282.9989 or fill out and mail the Reservation Form below!
Acadia National
Park Centennial
Celebration
July 31-August 6
In honor of Acadia National Park’s 100th
Anniversary, the windjammer fleet will sail in
company through Somes Sound - the body of
water running deep into Mount Desert Island
where dramatic 600 foot cliffs form the
backdrop for this parade of sail. The next day,
take a guided bus tour of the park! If you can’t
join us for this cruise, we have two other
cruises with tours of Acadia on July 10-14 and
August 16-20.
Camden
Windjammer
Festival
Aug. 29-Sept. 3
The windjammer fleet gathers in Camden
Harbor reminiscent of the days when
hundreds of coastal schooners lined the
waterfront. Angelique returns to Camden
Friday afternoon for festivities that include a
parade of sail, a talent show, and fireworks.
Stay on board until Saturday AM!
Windjammer
Rendezvous
September 11-17
A last gathering of the fleet to
celebrate the season at one of
Penobscot Bay’s most beautiful places,
Eggemoggin Reach, east of Deer Isle. A
Photographer's Dream! Live music and
refreshments on shore.
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DESTINATIONS: ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
The view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain on the eastern seaboard.
A bus tour of Acadia National Park is included on the Centennial Cruise (July 31-August 6),
Road Scholar Cruise (June 5-11) and Explore Acadia Cruises (July 10-14 & August 16-20).
T
his summer marks the centennial
celebration of one of the nation’s most
visited parks, Acadia National Park. We are
honored to be part of the festivities in a parade
of sail up Somes Sound! Guests on our
designated Acadia National Park cruises are
among the approximately 2 million people who
visit Acadia each year. Most of the park’s land is
on Mount Desert Island, which is the
easternmost boundary of our cruising grounds.
In total, the park consists of 47,000 acres
including acreage on nearby Isle au Haut and
the Schoodic Peninsula.
Mount Desert Island gets it’s name from the
French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who
sailed there in 1604 and wrote “The tops of
them [mountains] are bare of trees because
there is nothing there but rocks.” He named it
“Isles des Monts Desert”. Champlain’s visit to
the island 16 years before the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth Rock destined
this land to become known
as New France before it became New England.
The island settlers thrived with little
fanfare until, in the late 1800, artists known as
“rusticators” came and painted the island’s
unique beauty. The rush to experience Mount
Desert Island, and the desire to protect its lands,
began. The island became a retreat for
prominent people of the times. The
Rockefellers, Morgans, Fords, Vanderbilts,
Carnegies, and Astors chose to spend their
summers there.
One such wealthy summer resident, George
Dorr, convinced his friends that the unspoiled
lands on Mount Desert were worth preserving.
They donated 6,000 acres of land to the federal
government; and, in 1916, President Wilson
announced the creation of Sieur de Monts
National Monument. Dorr continued to acquire
Angelique guests overlook another park
attraction, Thunder Hole.
One stop on the tour is Jordan Pond House with
this view of Jordan Pond and “The Bubbles”.
property and pushed for full national park
status, which was granted by President Wilson
in 1919. It was named Lafayette National Park
until 1929 when it was changed to Acadia
National Park.
Wildlife in the park today include red and
gray squirrels, chipmunks, white-tailed deer,
moose, beaver, porcupine, muskrats, foxes,
coyote, bobcats, peregrine falcons and black
bears. Beavers on the island were trapped to
extinction until George Dorr released two pairs
of beaver into the park in 1920. They have
repopulated with the help of the large fire in
1947 that permitted the growth of deciduous
trees allowing the beavers to thrive.