Skipjack Sail Training: Deal Island

Skipjack Sail Training: Deal Island

Friday, Sept. 4, Monday, Sept. 7, & Tuesday, Sept. 8

(Sept. 4 update: Registration for the Deal Island Sail Training has closed. We still have opportunities ahead in conjunction with the Annapolis and Cambridge races.)

Welcome aboard the historic skipjack Rosie Parks for sail to Deal Island for the annual Deal Island Skipjack Race and race day alongside CBMM’s Shipyard staff and volunteers. Along the way, you’ll learn helmsmanship, sail handling, rules of the road, basic navigation using physical and digital charts, sail evolutions and theory, engine operations, vessel anatomy and terminology, skipjack historical developments, and history of the vessel and its builder.

The sail to Deal Island includes van transport back to CBMM’s campus. The vessel is capped at six students per sail.

For this event, the sails have specific dates/times and rain dates. Please note that in signing up you agree to the date and rain date. Refunds will only be provided should we cancel the event or plan our departure outside of our rain date.

Physical demands: Participants must be able to endure weather exposure for the entire duration. The vessel has a below decks aft cabin where rest can be had and shelter can be taken from wind and rain, however participants are required to assist and participate in sailing for the entirety of the transit.

Food: Snacks, assorted sodas, water, and coffee will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch and breakfast.  

Clothing: Bring layers, rain gear, and a full change of clothes. 

Communications: A week before the trip, the captain will email the entire crew with a weather update, further transit details, and additional information.

Skipjack Sail Training: Deal Island
St. Michaels to Deal Island:  Friday, Sept. 4, 6:30am-6:30pm with 7-8:45pm van transit (Rain date: Sept. 3)
Deal Island Race Day: Monday, Sept. 7, 8am-1pm
Deal Island to St. Michaels: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 7am-7pm; Van transit to Deal Island from 7-8:45am & sailing 9am-7pm (Rain date: Sept. 9)
Cost: $150, with a 20% discount for CBMM members

Registration for the Deal Island Sail Training has closed. We still have opportunities ahead in conjunction with the Annapolis and Cambridge races.

St. Michaels to Deal Island: Friday, Sept. 4

Deal Island Race Day: Monday, Sept. 7

Deal Island to St. Michaels: Tuesday, Sept. 8