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Day sailing and charter in Portland, ME USA
06/19/2026
Today!!! Day & sunset sailing tickets live thru mid August!
mainesailingadventures.net
06/17/2026
Day sailing. Lets.
Looking towards summer, our public offerings are emerging daily. Afternoon public sails, sails for picnics and sunset, wine sails, music nights.
Our calendar is plump and bright. Visit us at mainesailingadventures.net/calendar
06/14/2026
Public sailing season opens next week. Join for 2-hour trips mid afternoon and evening. Picnic, relax, and make new friends aboard Frances.
Full sail menu for June and July at mainesailingadventures.net
06/13/2026
Charter this past Thursday evening. Lovely canapés and light dinner from Lake and Co. Sailing out past the cliffs on Cushing with Whitten Architects
Join us for classic sailing out of Portland, Maine. Our experience offered onboard is unmatched, spacious and relaxed. Charter for a special occasion, join a public sailing for picnics and new friends. Feel welcome to explore our website for short films, a gallery of photography, and a calendar of our summer offerings.
Link in bio.
06/08/2026
Frances is a working British cutter, she is currently available for charter in Portland, Maine. Lounge, picnic, chat with us about our story, our sailing, Maine’s maritime history.
Full offerings on our calendar, with a link in our bio.
An evening with friends shot by
Whitehead Pass on Frances, last August. Our charter and daysailing books are now open. We offer 5 months of sailing on the coast of Maine, sailing 5 days a week. Two hour offerings and private charter.
Link to all in bio.
06/01/2026
A lovely photograph taken by a friend as we headed out the river this morning.
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Sun soak. For the better part of a decade I did half of my year living away from land and on a wooden sailboat built in 1928. We were primarily between Antigua Barbuda and the island of Grenada. The West Indies. I learned many life lessons during those years, and one that has influenced me the most: slow down. Don’t rush through this life, take it in at the pace of an old wooden ship.
At home in the summer in Maine I get to offer an experience on Frances that I too still dream of having. Pack a bag, bring some snacks, a towel, a layer, a friend, a more than a friend, and plan a bit of your summer to come sailing. Afternoon and evening trips in Portland, Maine. Inquiry online at a link in our bio. All inquiry welcome.
05/29/2026
I’m tired in the good kind of way as I write this. We will get underway and head for Portland Monday.
When we get to these moments when we feel as though we have arrived I find I mostly look back upon the journey. This is where to find the heart. In seeing this boat come into it’s beautiful form today, it was with profound humility I realize I am only here now because of everyone who has been helpful, loyal, kind, who has helped me in the keeping of this boat and who has come before.
I do this part of my year with my whole heart. The spring. Sam and Luke, we have done good work and I look forward to sailing her with you this summer. 18 years on my own with her. My adult life. Raised by a metal ship, I think if I had had the words I would not have had the language < 3
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56 Commercial Street
Portland, ME
04101
Opening Hours
| Wednesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 8pm |
| Friday | 8am - 8pm |
| Saturday | 8am - 8pm |
| Sunday | 8am - 8pm |