Skipjack Sail Training: Solomons Island (FULL)

Skipjack Sail Training: Solomons Island

Thursday, April 30 & Monday, May 4

(Feb. 10 update: The April 30 and May 4 Skipjack Sail Trainings are now full. Please use the links below to join the waitlist. Click here to explore more Shipyard programming.)

Welcome aboard the historic skipjack Rosie Parks for the sails to and from the Solomons Maritime Festival, 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 Solomons Island includes van transport back from the Calvert Marine Museum, while the return trip includes a van trip to Solomons Island to begin the day. The vessel is capped at six students per sail.

For the Solomons Maritime Festival sails, you pick between two travel legs with specific sailing 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: Solomons Island
St. Michaels to Solomons Island: Thursday, April 30 – 6:30am-3pm followed by an approximately 2-hour and 15-minute van transit from Calvert Marine Museum to CBMM (Rain date: April 29)
Solomons Island to St. Michaels: Monday, May 4 – 7:30am-4pm – Transport van leaves CBMM at 6am for trip to Calvert Marine Museum (Rain date: May 5)
Cost: $150, with a 20% discount for CBMM members

CBMM MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR ST. MICHAELS TO SOLOMONS ISLAND

NON-MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR ST. MICHAELS TO SOLOMONS ISLAND

CBMM MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR SOLOMONS ISLAND TO ST. MICHAELS

NON-MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR SOLOMONS ISLAND TO ST. MICHAELS