Moonlight Sail

What could be more romantic or relaxing than a cruise on the Schooner Lannon under a full moon?

Grab your main squeeze and join us for a romantic night under moonlit skies. Enjoy a sail and sweet desserts while we sail about Gloucester harbor in the moonlight. Reservations are necessary. Call us at (978) 281-6634 to reserve your places.

One summer we had a moonlight sail under the Blue Moon. (A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a month, and happens about once every two-and-a-half years). It was a warm night and there was a beautiful southwesterly breeze. An extra treat was seeing the fireworks off Stage Fort Park that were part of the Cape Ann Symphony concert.

Another moonlight sail turned out to be an even more amazing night. Four visiting schooners arrived that night as the sun was setting. They anchored up in the outer harbor. Sailing around them with the pink moon visible through their rigging was a real treat for our passengers. The breeze came up as the moon rose and we sailed around the harbor with the schooners backlit by the moon. It was magical!

Newlyweds Becky & Jose in the moonlight.

We scheduled our first 2009 Sunset/Moonlight Sail for Monday, July 6th. There were several Tall Ships in town for SAILGLOUCESTER. After we cruised by the Tall Ships at their berths, we sailed out of the harbor on a nice southwesterly breeze. We saw the sunset over the Magnolia coast, then watched the moon rise big and orange over the water.

It was another magical night.

We have scheduled our 2010 season's next Moonlight Sail for

Wednesday night, August 25th from 9:00-10:30 p.m.

Tickets are $40.00 and include a selection of finger desserts served while we sail.

Call us at (978) 281-6634 to reserve your spots.

Late Night Meteor Shower Sails--We'll watch some shooting stars!

On the nights of Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12th, 2007, we went on two very special meteor shower watching sails. The Perseid Meteors were scheduled to put on a cosmic fireworks show and they came through. We sailed out and away from the city lights to where the sky is big and dark and watched the show. Also, the moon was nearly new, which meant a dark sky and optimum viewing conditions.

Each year the earth, on its path around the sun, passes through a region with a significant amount of solar system debris caused by the comet Swift-Tuttle. This debris (dust, pebbles, rocks, etc.) burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere, thus creating the "shooting stars." The weekend of August 11-13, 2007 was peak viewing time.

This year promises to be another great year for viewing this cosmic light show. But, remember, these are predictions, not certainties. Watching meteor showers is a bit like going fishing. You go, you wait, you enjoy, and sometimes you catch something!

We have scheduled this year's trips on

August 11th and 12th, 2010

from 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m..

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