Alcyone Sail Training

Thank you for your interest in sailing on the Alcyone. This is
our 23rd year of getting youth, families, and adults out on the
water in a hands-on, fun-while-you-learn sailing experience.
This year we will be sailing from Port Townsend, Washington,
offering six and twelve-day trips as well as custom trips. The
six-day trips will be spent exploring the San Juan Islands. On
our twelve-day trips we cross the border into Canada with a
destination of either Desolation Sound or Barkley Sound.
While not a luxury yacht, the Alcyone is roomy and
comfortable. She offers a group of up to six people a
memorable sailing experience in some of the best cruising
grounds in the world.

Our sail-training trips are for youth ages 12-18. For youth,
sail-training aboard the Alcyone includes sailing, navigation,
marlin spike seamanship, chart reading, standing watches,
small boat handling, knot tying and rigging: student crew are
exposed to all this as well as swimming, exploring and
adventure.

We also offer a special rate that makes it easier for families
with children to sail with us. Any combination of parents and
children, that does not exceed six, can charter the boat at a
special "family" rate. We have raised our daughters aboard the
Alcyone, and are accustomed to and enjoy sailing with other
families. Our definition of "children" goes through college aged
young adults, since we hope that our college aged daughter will
still accompany us on family vacations.

For adults we offer two types of trips: full boat charter by a
single group (Alcyone sails with at most six guests aboard), or
rent-a -bunk where you reserve a spot aboard and we supply
the other sailors.

We are just starting to work on our 2010 schedule. From now
untill January we are booking full group adult or family trips.
You can book a week in 2010 for 2009 prices, if you let us
know before the end of January. Our 6-day trips to the San
Juan Islands board on Saturday and return on Thursday. We
start sailing in May. Or if you are interested in a fall trip, we
sail through September/October and can be more flexible with
the schedule during this season. It is a beautiful time of year,
with the colors changing and the crowds of summer gone - a
great time to experience the islands and enjoy some great
sailing.

Enjoy exploring the web site. There are slide shows on the
Cruising Destination, Sail Training, Adult and Family Trips
and Layout pages.

If you have any question, e-mail or give us a call. We hope to
have the opportunity to sail with you sometime.

Fair winds,
Captains John "Sugar" Flanagan and Leslie McNish

This website was designed by Leslie. If there are any problems, please let me know.
Updated 10/01/2009