5 Day Mid-Summer Break Yoga Holiday and Sailing Experience in Camden, USA
USA Sailing Yoga Holiday
Cruise the coast of Maine aboard a 130' traditional-rigged sailboat. The boat meets all US Coast Guard regulations. This is an all-level yoga, breathwork, and sailing experience with creative, healthy meals provided.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Daily yoga practice
- Meditation or breathwork practice
- Workshops on various wellness topics
- Sailing experience in Maine
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily healthy meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
4 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Free parking
Angelique can accommodate 29 guests. Amenities were included in her design to make life aboard more comfortable and enjoyable than they would have been on the boats she is modeled after in the late 19th century. One such amenity is the deckhouse saloon - a lounge above deck. The deckhouse is completely protected from the weather with lots of windows and seating.
All available cabins are double occupancy. Most have upper and lower bunk beds, and a few have double beds. There is an option to guarantee a cabin for yourself with a single supplement.
In addition to the bed(s), each cabin has a private sink, mirror, cabin light, reading lights, standing headroom, and natural light. There are sheets, blankets, pillows, and towels provided.
The bathroom, or "heads" as they are called on a boat, is shared and also located below decks. There are three "heads" with three hot water showers. Heads will be cleaned and disinfected 3 times a day. There is one hot water deck shower, too, for rinsing off after a swim in the ocean or rinsing sand from feet after being ashore.
Program
Take a mid-summer break for a restorative and relaxing 4-night sail. This is an all-level yoga, meditation, breathwork, and sailing experience led by two onboard instructors. Enjoy creative, healthy meals to support your body and soul.
While Windjammer Angelique doesn't have a set itinerary because they are a sailboat and direction is dependent on wind and weather, you will have at least one yoga session per day (often two) either on the boat, in the park, or on the beach, depending on where we anchor each evening. The yoga and wellness activities are always optional.
Board the boat anytime after 17:00 on the first date of the cruise. You will leave Camden Harbor the next morning and return to Camden by mid-late morning on the last day of the cruise. The hosts will drop anchor in a new and beautiful harbor or cove every night and sail during the day.
Because the retreat will take place on a sailboat, where you go is dependent on the wind, weather, and tides. There will be shore excursions every day for a chance to walk and see a fishing village, small town, or deserted island.
Coffee will be available by 07:00, and breakfast is at 08:00. Lunch is served underway at noon. Appetizers are served at cocktail hour, followed by dinner at 18:00. All meals are served family-style. One evening, you will anchor off a deserted island for a traditional lobster bake.
There will be daily yoga sessions on the boat or onshore, and wellness workshops offered at different times during the day. A daily itinerary will be presented each morning of the cruise with plenty of free time to enjoy the sailing and scenery.
Included excursions
Shore excursions will happen daily, though where they will be is dependent on wind and tides. Sometimes you will anchor off a small town, a fishing village, a park, or a deserted island. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended as walking surfaces are varied (gravel, grass, dirt, paved, etc.).
Instructors
Rose Russo
Rose is a yogini, fine artist, Reiki Master, a graphic designer and energy healer in Newburyport, MA. She has been teaching alignment based yoga for over 20 years and teaches a monthly class in self-healing to cancer patients. Currently she has been designing and leading yoga retreats with an emphasis on universal energy and connecting to the earth.
Pamela Marshall
Pamela Marshall has been practicing yoga since 1997 and after declaring herself a "recovered runner" started teaching in 2005. She received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification with Todd Norian in 2006 in the alignment based yoga method of Anusara Yoga. Since then she has spent countless hours continuing her yoga studies, honing her practice and teaching skills. Pamela prides her classes to be accessible to all levels of student and her teaching style is approachable and conversational. She is forever a student of yoga and continues her studies with Christina Sell and Marc St.Pierre.
Retreat location
Camden, Maine, is a beautiful, quintessential seaside New England town. It is welcoming to tourists with many inns and B and B's and places to eat. Walk downtown for shopping and art galleries. Camden also boasts a state park for hiking, driving, and million-dollar views from the summit.
Food
All meals (except the night of boarding), snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks are included. Bring your own soda and alcoholic beverages. On the night of boarding, you can go to any number of restaurants within walking distance of the boat. Their favorites are Sea Dog Pub, Waterfront Restaurant, and Long Grain Thai.
While on board, enjoy fresh fish, soups, stews, homemade baked goods, salads, lobster, chicken, noodles, and, in general, creative, healthful food. Meals aboard Angelique are served family style and include roasts, soups, stews, shipboard-baked pastry, salad, and Maine’s seafood.
Fresh fruit and vegetables, Maine-grown, are brought aboard Angelique before she sets sail for your cruise. Special diets are easily accommodated when notice is given. The best description of Angelique’s meals was voiced by a native of the Pine Tree state, “Good food, plenty of it.”
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Pescatarian
Things to do (optional)
The town of Camden has parks, shopping, dining, and art galleries within walking distance of the boat. While sailing, you can help with the sailing of the boat or choose to relax and read, play games, knit, nap, converse, etc. While at anchor, paddle a SUP or rowboat, swim from the boat, and go ashore to explore. All this for no extra charge.
What's included
- 3.5 days of sailing the coast of Maine, departing from Camden, Maine
- Daily all-level yoga sessions with two certified yoga instructors
- A traditional all-you-can-eat lobster bake
- Shore excursions to small fishing villages, islands, or quaint towns
- Workshops on various wellness topics such as self-massage, sleep, mindfulness, breathwork, etc.
- 4 nights accommodations aboard Windjammer Angelique with full linens provided
- All meals (except the night of boarding), snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks
- Use of a rowboat and/or SUPs while at anchor in a harbor
What's not included
- Transportation to and from the boat in Camden
- Dinner on the first date of the cruise - boarding day
- If possible, guests should bring a yoga mat and any small props they like to use in their practice
- Limited mats on the boat are available to use for the entire trip.
- Alcoholic drinks, soda, or specialty drinks (BYO, and they have cold storage for them)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Logan International Airport
258 km away from your destination
Transfer not provided
Bangor International Airport
68 km away from your destination
Transfer not provided
Portland International Jetport
117 km away from your destination
Driving directions from the Boston area
- If you drive, take I-95 north from the Boston area to Exit 44-I-295
- Take I-295 to Exit 28–Bath Brunswick, Rte. 1
- This coastal route will take you to Camden. Drive time is about 4 hours
- An alternate inland Route avoids heavy seasonal Rte. 1 traffic: I-295 north to exit 49–Gardiner/Randolph
- Take Rte. 201 to Gardiner
- Cross the Kennebec River bridge to Randolph
- Take Route 226 to Route 17 east to Route 90, West Rockport
- Go east on 90 to US Route 1, Rockport
- Take US Route 1 north to Camden. They provide free parking
Arrival by car
Both major airports offer car rentals, or a car service can pick you up at either airport and deliver you to the boat. Car service arrangements from Portland can be made with Sterling Elite. Taxi service from Bangor can be made with Dick’s Taxi. If you do bring your car, the all-inclusive price of your cruise includes free parking.
Arrival by airplane
From the Portland International Jetport (PWM), you can rent a car, take a taxi to catch a bus going up the coast, or schedule a shuttle pick-up that will bring you directly from the airport to the boat. They are approximately 1.5 hours from the airport. The bus is Concord Coach Lines. The shuttle service is Sterling Elite. Windjammer Angelique has free parking while you are on the cruise.
Arrival by bus
Bus service to Camden is provided by Concord Coach Lines from Boston’s Logan airport and Portland, Maine. The bus stop in Camden is about 1 mile from the boat. You can walk the mile downhill to the boat, or a taxi service between the bus stop and the boat can be arranged with Schooner Bay Taxi.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 35% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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