End your day on a high note by watching the sunset over Mount Desert Island from the sea. As the day winds down, the sea breeze typically subsides, creating a peaceful sailing experience with stunning views of Acadia National Park. Book your sail online!
The afternoon is usually the windiest, providing a brisk sail to take us further afield. Depending on the wind direction, we may head to the Cranberry Islands, out the Western Way, or up Somes Sound. Book online today!
This summer, we’ll be sailing from our home port of Southwest Harbor, Maine. Let us show you why we love this place so much! There is no set route, we sail according to the wind and your interests.
End your day on a high note by watching the sunset over Mount Desert Island from the sea. As the day winds down, the sea breeze typically subsides, creating a peaceful sailing experience with stunning views of Acadia National Park. Book your sail online!
The afternoon is usually the windiest, providing a brisk sail to take us further afield. Depending on the wind direction, we may head to the Cranberry Islands, out the Western Way, or up Somes Sound. Book online today!
This summer, we’ll be sailing from our home port of Southwest Harbor, Maine. Let us show you why we love this place so much! There is no set route, we sail according to the wind and your interests.
We invite you to embark on an unforgettable sailing charter aboard a traditional schooner in the stunning Acadia National Park. Departing from Southwest Harbor, Maine, our sailing tour offers a unique opportunity to explore the pristine waters and breathtaking landscapes of this renowned national park and the Bar Harbor region. Our majestic boat rides in Maine are waiting for you to complete your historic New England experience! Book your Acadia boat tours with us online today.
The Ambergris’ design is based on a Pinky Schooner, a New England boat that was used in the 1800s for fishing and hauling cargo. She’s 60 feet on deck and 80 feet overall. We only take six passengers, so there’s plenty of room on her wide decks to enjoy the sail. Join us for a lovely Maine sailing trip today!
Captain Patrick Reilly was a sailor in search of a ship.
He had grown up sailing in Maine and started working boats as a teenager. By the time he was 18, he had earned his USCG captain’s license and started working as a yacht captain, sailing all over the world. He also had several boats of his own, the latest of which he had recently sold in Central America.
He found the Ambergris in Florida where she had been lying for the past 10 years. She was a bare hull with a half-rotten foremast, but her steel construction was sound and with a lot of work Patrick saw that she would be a fine sea boat.
Patrick, his partner Erin and their friends motored the Ambergris over to the Bahamas for the rest of the winter where they scraped off the barnacles from her bottom, reinforced the rotten mast and built a jury rig to sail her back to Maine.
That summer they worked on new masts and rigging for the Ambergris, making her seaworthy before sailing back to the Caribbean. Since then they have sailed thousands of more miles aboard the Ambergris between the Caribbean and her summer home in Maine.
The Ambergris will be waiting for us on her mooring out in the harbor. To get out to her, we’ll take our ship’s boat, which was originally a lifeboat for a fishing boat from Newfoundland. To get aboard the Ambergris, we’ll climb a short ladder up the ship’s side.
Please let us know if you have mobility issues and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
We’ll meet here. Our office at 172 Clark Point Road
The ship’s boat
The ladder to board the Ambergris
The ship’s boat
The ladder to board the Ambergris
We’ll meet here. Our office at 172 Clark Point Road
Beautiful and relaxing. We went in the fall so the weather was perfect. I also loved the history behind the boat. Highly recommend!
– kold830 ● TripadvisorThe four of us had the boat to ourselves with Patrick, our captain. One of us was an experienced sailor and enjoyed talking "shop" with Patrick. The boat is very stable and no chance of getting seasick. Lots of space to walk around the deck. Great way to spend the afternoon. Thank you Patrick!
– Raybo ● TripadvisorFriendly captain. Good boat. All around fun ride. The weather was beautiful. The views were impressive. Good speed.
– coloradomtnclimber ● TripadvisorWe had an excellent sail though Somes Sound! Captain Patrick was a joy to chat with when the wind was light and the most adept sailing captain when the wind picked up! Highly recommend!
– Kathryn M ● Tripadvisor
