| Tall ships - the sailing ships of the 1800s - originally plied | | | | On Maine windjammer cruises you'll enjoy delicious |
| the seven seas in order to transport cargo. Now these | | | | home cooked meals that are prepared on wood |
| tall-masted ships take travelers instead of cargo on | | | | burning stoves. Nothing beats fresh-baked bread, fresh |
| adventures where they experience a time when tall | | | | greens and some hot chowder after a sail to - and a |
| ships were the kings of the sea. | | | | relaxing walk on - a deserted beach. |
| The coast of Maine. | | | | A brief history of windjammers. |
| And one of the best places to be aboard one of | | | | Windjammers of the past were enormous. These |
| these windjammers is off the coast of Maine. Over | | | | schooners boasted three, four, or five gigantic masts |
| 3,000 wild and unspoiled islands dot the coast of Maine. | | | | and square sails. These ships could dislodge many |
| Take one of the Maine windjammer cruises off the | | | | thousands tons of water. In the 19th century no other |
| coast of Maine and you'll sail in what's considered to | | | | cargo sailing ships were bigger than the windjammers. |
| be one of the most beautiful sailing destinations in the | | | | During the second half of the 1900s, numerous |
| world. | | | | time-honored schooners with wooden hulls were |
| Most windjammers sail without any inboard bower, just | | | | constructed in the Northeastern U.S., for the |
| like they did a hundred years ago. The wind and the | | | | windjammers industry. Instead of transporting products |
| canvas provides the propulsion, so every sailing | | | | such as wood, fish, and oysters, windjammers now |
| adventure is unique. | | | | host travelers who want to experience traveling like it |
| Several Maine windjammer cruises companies will | | | | was when sailing ships were the kings of the sea. |
| take you off the beaten path to these places where | | | | For the romantic adventure of a lifetime and a brief |
| big ships just cannot go. | | | | step into the past you owe it to yourself to enjoy one |
| Wildlife adventures and more. | | | | of the Maine windjammer cruises. |
| If you're looking for a wildlife adventure these tall ship | | | | Affordable fun. |
| cruises will take you where you want to go. Get ready | | | | They're affordable and fun sailing adventures that will |
| to see seals, porpoises, seabirds, whales and bald | | | | give you a boatload of pleasant memories that you'll |
| eagles on these cruises that embody the golden age | | | | be talking about for a long, long time to come. |
| of sailing off the coast of Maine. | | | | |