Boats

Selecting and chartering a suitable boat is the first task of the dedicated trip sponsor. This information has been provided by the boat owners and/or captain.Owners of boats available for charter are invited to advertise their boats and services on this list. There is no charge. Contact the webmaster. Emmalee Tarry (603)891 -0983.

Web site with listing of charter boats by states.http://www.maineharbors.com/ri/rilnk.htm

Newburyport Whale Watch Newburyport, MA

Boat Name	Prince of Whales
Port	Newburyport, MA
Contact	Capt. Paul Hodgdon p_hodgdon@conknet.com (978 465 9885) http://www.newburyportwhalewatch.com/
Boat Description	Two decks, 95 foot, 20 Knots Licensed for 150, but 120 recomended for birders on long trips. Excellent PA system with cordless microphone for trip leader. Full galley. Two restrooms. Heated cabin, comfortable seats and plenty of rail space. Plenty of free parking available.
Time To Locations (All times approximate and do not include stops)	Western edge of Jeffreys - 1 hour Isles of Shoals - 1 hour NNE Jeffreys - 2hrs. 15min. NW corner of Stellwagen - 1hr. 40 min. BE Buoy - 2hrs. 15min. Circle Stellwagen - 7hrs. Cashes Ledge - 4 hours
Services	Chum provided and crew to do the chumming ($50/ trip) Our staff will take telephone reservations and charge participants with credit cards. Custom menu for all day trips.
Available for Charters	Any day of the week in May, June, Septembers, and early October July and August, we prefer chartering on weekdays (Monday being favored) due to the high whale watching demand on the weekends, but will do weekend days at extra cost. For full day trips we prefer early departures - 8:00am - so we can do a dinner trip in the evenings, requiring us to be back in port by 6:00pm.

The people at Newburyport Whale Watch are very happy to accommodate birding groups, and are known for going out of their way take the dedicated birding trips to new levels. The food on these dedicated trips is the best.

Capt. Paul Hodgdon has a BA in Zoology from UNH, spent three summers at the Shoals Marine Lab off the NH-Maine coast, and seven years in Southeast Alaska as captain of small coastal cruise ships. He is interested in photography and is experienced at positioning the boat for nature study.

Webmaster Note: This was the boat used in August 2000 for the BBC Cashes Ledge trip.

Cape Ann Whale Watch Gloucester, MA

Yankee Capts - Gloucester, MA

Boat Name	Yankee Capts
Port	Gloucester, MA
Contact	Greg Mercurio - Owner, Captain (508)224-2478 (305) 293-1188 Cell Phone: (508)397-9576 http://www.yankeecapts.com ycapts@aol.com
Boat Description	Party fishing boat designed for extended, overnight trips. Sleeping accomodations for 48 persons in bunks of stretched canvas in heated and air conditioned lower cabin. One Shower and 2 heads on main deck. One bunk on main deck for person with limited mobility. Upper observation deck with benches. Inside cabin with seating for 22 people. Cruises at 14 knots ( on trips longer than 150 miles cruise speed is 12 knots.)
Suggested Trips	3 day Day 1-Platts Bank to Grand Manaan Island Day 2- Grand Manan to Bay of Fundy to Brier Island Day 3 - Cashes Ledge to Gloucester 2- Day Day1 - Northern edge of Georges Bank Day 2- Great South Channel 3- Day Southern edge of George's Bank to canyons of the continental shelf edge including: Gilbert's, Oceanographers, Hydrographers Canyon and back through the Great South Channel to Gloucester
Services	Excellent meals with provisions for special dietary needs. Chumming can be provided. Area in front of pilot house for naturalist. Good microphone.
Available for Charters	May 20 to October 25 for bird/ whale nature trips. Got an idea for a trip, bring it to the captain.

Boat Name	R/V Gulf Challenger
Port	Portsmouth, NH
Contact	Jackson Estuarine Laboratory University of New Hampshire 85 Adams Point Road Durham, NH (603)862-2175 (603)862-1101 (FAX) Captain Paul Pelletier PePell@aol.com http://marine.unh.edu/GCHomePage.html Rates:http://marine.unh.edu/GC_rate_page.htm
Boat Description	Crew: Captain and one deckhand Passengers: 30 ( day trips) 7 (overnight) Berths: 9 Endurance: 5 days Length 50 ft. Beam 16 ft Cruising speed: 19 kt. Range at 18 kt 460 nautical miles
Services	No food service. Kitchen with microwave.
Available for Charters	All year

Frances Fleet - Judith Rhode Island