New York to Cape Cod

Arrive to Wonder at 1600, move into your bunk, complete a short scavenger hunt to familiarize yourself with the ship, and then gather for a full ship meeting at 1630 to review the weather and voyage plan.

Around 1700 we will get underway for a sunset sail on the way to our anchorage. We will anchor for the first night of the voyage, allowing Guest Crew to acclimate to sleeping aboard a ship.

Cape Cod
We will enjoy the sunset from Buzzard’s Bay before sailing through Quick’s Hole and anchoring off of Martha’s Vineyard.

Key West
We will do a classic Key West sunset sail and fire our cannons at the other ships. But when they return to port, we will turn to the sea. We will anchor amongst lemon sharks in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.

Start the day with a delicious breakfast, endless coffee, and a morning swim (weather permitting) before getting underway for our first full day of voyaging. Tonight, we keep sailing.

You will begin to settle into the routine of the vessel as you rotate through standing watch. We will conduct our first science deployment of the voyage and have an afternoon class on marine biology.

Night sailing takes the magic of the ocean to a new level. We will have an evening stargazing class so you can look for constellations as you steer using the stars. The final reward is watching the sun rise with the sails up and feeling that you just had the most exhilarating night of your life while the rest of the world slept.

Cape Cod
We will sail across Nantucket Sound and have an afternoon port stop on Nantucket. Then it is back to the ship for our second sunset sail and night voyaging leg.

Key West
We will sail to an afternoon snorkeling anchorage, perhaps stopping at two. Then we will voyage towards the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, where we will search for wildlife.

Breakfast will happen underway as we continue our watch standing and voyaging through sunrise and into the morning. We will have a bit of light competition in the late morning—Deckhand Olympics—before pulling into port in the early afternoon.

Before departing, we will sing a few sea shanties and celebrate your initiation into the world of voyage sailing. After saying final goodbyes, Guest Crew will depart the ship by 1500. While you’re time aboard was just 48 hours, you will feel like you were with us for several days as you disconnected from the digital world, immersed in the ship, and focused on yourself and being present with the ocean.

Cape Cod
Night sailing through Nantucket Sound and across Buzzard’s Bay to watch the sunrise over the uninterrupted horizon of the vast Atlantic Ocean.

Key West
Night sailing across the Gulf of Mexico, providing partial protection from the large swells of the prevailing wind. Depending on conditions, we may head to a final snorkeling anchorage in the morning before returning to the dock.