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TRIP TYPES
For the summer of 2012, Chesapeake Adventures gives you
three options for exploring the Chesapeake Bay - sailing trips on the
1768 schooner SULTANA (ages 11-14), kayaking adventures on the National
Park Service’s Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
(ages 11-14), and Canoe Camp day programs for children ages 8 - 11.
Sailing
Trips on the Schooner Sultana (Ages 11-14)
SULTANA is a reproduction of a topsail
schooner used by the British Royal Navy to enforce the infamous “Tea
Taxes” along the North American coast in the years preceding the
American Revolution. Built directly from the Royal Navy’s original 1768
plans, the modern SULTANA is one of the most accurate replicas of an
18th century sailing vessel found anywhere in the world. Chesapeake
Adventures trips on SULTANA are five days in length, and generally see
SULTANA make a port-to-port transit of approximately 100 miles on the
Chesapeake Bay. SULTANA trips accommodate nine students under the
supervision of six crew.
Kayaking Adventures on the
John Smith Trail (Ages 11-14)
Chesapeake Adventures offers five-day
kayaking trips on the National Park Service’s new Captain John Smith
Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Established in 2006, the John Smith
Trail follows the route of Captain John Smith’s 1607-1609 exploration of
the Chesapeake and includes some of the most remote and pristine areas
of the Bay. Each kayaking trip splits its time between the Sassafras and
Chester rivers on Maryland’s upper Eastern Shore, and the Nanticoke
river and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the lower Eastern
Shore. Kayaking trips accommodate ten students under the supervision of
three staff.
Canoe Camp (Ages 8-11)
Chesapeake Adventures’ Canoe Camps introduce young
adventurers to canoeing as a means to explore the great outdoors. In
contrast with other Chesapeake Adventures programs, Canoe Camp features
a day-camp format (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) and is targeted at a younger age
group. Each day begins at Wilmer Park in Chestertown where campers will
meet the program’s experienced guides and then set out to explore a
variety of paddling sites on the upper Eastern Shore. All paddling sites
are located on protected waterways featuring sandy beaches or other
points of interest where participants can get out of their boats to
explore, swim, relax, and have fun.
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