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“We enjoyed the entire sailing experience and we thank you for that.”
— Eileen & Paul, Trumbull, CT |
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Meet Our Mascot
Every team needs a mascot, and the Maine Windjammer Association is no exception. Meet the M/B Watershed, the latest addition to Maine's historic passenger-carrying fleet. Measuring only 4.5 feet long, this GPS-equipped Mini-Boat is part of an educational project designed to engage students in maritime learning.
This spring the windjammer captains donated an Educational Passages Mini-Boat to the Watershed School in Rockland, Maine. Throughout the boat's voyage which officially began east of the Azores, students are able to monitor the course, position and speed from their computers. Some boats in the program have not only provided information about weather and sailing routes, but have required international negotiations as well, since beach landings can involve contacting foreign communities in an attempt to get the boats rescued or relaunched.
Through this unique partnership with the Maine Windjammer Association, the Watershed School and Educational Passages, young people in Maine and around the world via the internet will have the chance to learn about ocean wind and current patterns, map reading, geography, oceanography, navigation, earth sciences, computer technology and much more. To track the M/B Watershed's progress, please click here and select Watershed in the Vessel Menu.
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