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STEPHEN TABER 2010 Sailing Schedule
The Taber offers 3-, 4-, and 6-day trips.
The 2011 schedule is now available.
How to book: Please call 1-800-999-7352 or email us to find out about availability. A $350 deposit is required to save your space. We accept checks (payable to the Schooner Stephen Taber) or a MasterCard/Visa number. The balance is due 6 weeks before the sail date.
Cancellations: You may cancel up to 6 weeks before sailing and receive your deposit back, less a 10% handling charge of the full cost of the sail.
All trips board in the evening. The ship sets sail the next morning.
First meal served is breakfast, the morning we leave.
Optional Inn Package:
2 Consecutive days, before or after all trips, at Captain Lindsey House Inn with breakfasts and one dinner.
(Inn package prices do not include mandatory 7% Maine state hotel tax.)
There is a $100 inn surcharge for single occupancy. |
Boarding
46pm |
Return
by 11am |
Description |
Price |
Inn Package |
May 27 |
May 31 |
4-Day Memorial Day
Wine, Dine & Chocolate** |
$558 |
$733 |
June 1 |
June 4 |
3-Day Music & Storytelling Trip
w/Capts. Ken & Ellen Barnes |
$528 |
$703 |
June 5 |
June 9 |
4-Day Trip |
$638 |
$813 |
June 9 |
June 12 |
3-Day Wine Trip* |
$688 |
$863 |
June 12 |
June 16 |
4-Day Music & Schooner Gam
longest days of the year |
$688 |
$863 |
June 16 |
June 19 |
3-Day Trip |
$608 |
$783 |
June 20 |
June 26 |
6-Day Homecoming Week
longest days of the year |
$918 |
$1,093 |
June 26 |
June 29 |
3-Day Trip |
$608 |
$783 |
June 29 |
July 3 |
4-Day Trip |
$708 |
$898 |
July 4 |
July 10 |
6-Day Race Week |
$1,018 |
$1,208 |
July 11 |
July 17 |
6-Day Rockland Windjammer Parade
Solar Eclipse, New Moon |
$1,018 |
$1,208 |
July 18 |
July 24 |
6-Day Wine Week* |
$1,138 |
$1,328 |
July 25 |
July 28 |
3-Day Trip New Moon |
$658 |
$848 |
July 28 |
Aug. 1 |
4-Day Trip Meteor Showers |
$758 |
$948 |
Aug. 1 |
Aug. 7 |
6-Day Captain's Choice
& Swans Island Music Festival |
$1,018 |
$1,208 |
Aug. 11 |
Aug. 15 |
4-Day Trip |
$758 |
$948 |
Aug. 16 |
Aug. 20 |
4-Day Trip |
$758 |
$948 |
Aug. 21 |
Aug. 25 |
4-Day Wine Trip*
Full Moon |
$858 |
$1,048 |
Aug. 26 |
Aug. 30 |
4-Day Wine Trip* |
$858 |
$1,048 |
Aug. 31 |
Sept. 4 |
4-Day Camden Schooner Celebration |
$738 |
$928 |
Sept. 5 |
Sept. 11 |
6-Day Photo & Lighthouse Cruise with John Shipman New Moon |
$948 |
$1,138 |
Sept. 12 |
Sept. 18 |
6-Day Wooden Boat Sail-In |
$948 |
$1,138 |
Sept. 19 |
Sept. 25 |
6-Day Wine Week* Full Moon |
$1,118 |
$1,308 |
Sept. 26 |
Sept. 30 |
4-Day Fall Colors |
$668 |
$858 |
Oct. 1 |
Oct. 5 |
4-Day Fall Colors - Wine, Dine & Chocolate ** |
$618 |
$808 |
Oct. 7 |
Oct. 11 |
4-Day Columbus Day Weekend Fall Colors Sail |
$598 |
$788 |
*Includes expert-led wine tastings **Includes daily wine selections
All prices listed are per person.
Call 1-800-999-7352 for Reservations
We are happy to accommodate special charters on any of our cruises.
Special events are listed on the schedules. They take up one day of the week
and usually involve sailing with the entire fleet in company for that day.
If you're looking for more information on the inn for our inn packages, click here.
Wine Tasting Cruises 3-Day Sail June 912; 4-Day Sails August 2125 and August 2630; and 6-Day Sails July 1824 and September 1925, 2010
Led by the charming and talented Jane Barrett Barnes, each evening aboard the Taber we will visit a different country, tasting and discussing that country's varietals and viticultural history. Meals will include paired wines, with Jane and our Chef working together to craft a menu to show off the wines perfectly.
"Jane Barrett's knowledge of wine is deep, her enthusiasm infectious, and her approach disarmingly simple her tastings are a joy." Michael Green, Wine Consultant, Gourmet Magazine
Since 1992, Jane Barrett Barnes has been sniffing, sipping and enjoying wines with top industry leaders. She has worked with the Four Seasons, Champagne Veuve Clicquot, the International Wine Center, restaurateur Joseph Bastianich, the American Institute of Wine and Food and most recently Paterno Wines International. No armchair connoisseur, Jane has visited the vineyards of Tuscany, Piedmont, Campania, Chile, Burgundy, the Rhone, Greece and the Napa Valley. She is passionate about the history, culture and enjoyment of wine and loves to share her knowledge and experience with others in a relaxed, fun setting.
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Guest comments: 2005 Wine Week
"This is our third trip on the Stephen Taber and each one has been terrific and different from the last. The wine tasting this year was fantastic. Jane's enthusiasm for her subject is infectious. May you always have as much fun as we did this year. By the way, this is the "perfect" vacation- rain, cold, sun, heat, whatever it's still perfect." Sue & Dave from Owings, MD
"This has been a great week! The wine tastings have been great! Jane arranged themes that covered a lot of ground with many, very high quality wines. The stories, the friendships and the ever perfect wit of Captain Noah made the days even more delightful." Mark & Katherine from Seattle, WA
"Thank you so much for all you do to make it fun to be on the wonderful Stephen Taber she's the best. The wine tasting week was soooo much fun. Jane's expertise was great....and the meals and good humor; just everything is so 'Taber'." Bonnie & Bob from Fairview Park, OH
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Wine, Dine & Chocolate Trips 4-Day Sail May 2731; October 15.
Our wine trips are filling up fast, so to keep everyone happy, we're
offering Wine Dine & Chocolate cruises! Included in the regularly posted
price:
- $40.00 per couple Rockland Bucks for dinner on the night we board
- A box of local handmade chocolates from Safe Harbor Confections
- A selection of wonderful wines hand picked by Jane to enjoy each
night of the cruise. It's like a mini-wine trip!
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Taber Music & Story Telling Cruise with Capts. Ken and Ellen Barnes 3-Day Sail June 14, 2010
This trip is just like every other wonderful cruise on the Taber, except we'll be joined by none other than Capts. Ken and Ellen Barnes, who will headline evening performances. Special appearances by Jan and Evelyn Kok, and others. |
 Music and Schooner Gam 4-Day Sail June 1216, 2010
A windjammer gathering of the entire fleet! Relive the age of sail during this quiet rendezvous of more than a dozen 19th-century-style sailing ships.
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Great Schooner Race 6-Day Sail July 410, 2010
More than two dozen tall ships gather for an exciting all-day race in which guests may participate. This year marks the 34th anniversary of the Great Schooner Race, North America's largest annual gathering of tall ships! |
Rockland Windjammer Parade 6-Day Sail July 1117, 2010
The entire windjammer fleet participates in an afternoon Parade of Sail past the mile-long Rockland Breakwater, providing spectators with stunning, close-up views of Maine's fleet of Tall Ships. Festivities also include tours of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse. |
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Captain's Favorites 6-Day Sail August 17, 2010
This one's easy. Captain Noah's birthday is August 8th, so this week, you guessed it, we eat all his favorite things and sail to all his favorite places. And then we get to throw him in the harbor. A tradition as old as the sea, and not even the captain can avoid it. Swan's Island Music Festival coincides with Noah's week this year. |
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Camden Schooner Celebration 4-Day Sail August 31September 4, 2010
The fleet gathers in picturesque Camden Harbor for festivities reminiscent of the days when hundreds of coastal schooners lined the waterfront. Festivities include a parade of sail, flag-raising ceremonies, live music, dancing and fireworks. This weekend trip will feature the Schooner Crew Talent Show not to be missed and a relaxing morning spent in beautiful Camden Harbor. |
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Photo and Lighthouse Cruise 6-Day Sail September 511, 2010
We are proud to have as our special guest, award winning photographer John L. Shipman. John will be teaching informal classes on digital photography. We will also make a special effort to visit as many of Maine's beautiful lighthouses as possible. |
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WoodenBoat Sail-In 6-Day Sail September 1218, 2010
The fall gathering of the fleet takes place in Brooklin, Maine, headquarters of WoodenBoat Magazine and WoodenBoat School. Now in its 24th year, the event includes refreshments, live music, tours and a harbor full of historic schooners. |
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Fall Foliage Trips 4-Day Sails September 2630, October 15, and October 711, 2010
For those of you who have never seen the fiery hills and islands of Maine from the water, you are in for a treat. The typical weather is crisp and cool, the breeze is strong and steady, and we have the whole bay to ourselves. Coastal hardwoods begin to show in late September, and by our last cruise, the hillsides are crimson, yellow, and orange truly a sight to behold. |
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