• Get behind the wheel of a 110-foot tall ship
  • Climb the rigging of a 96-foot mast
  • Jump off the bowsprit of a topsail schooner for a swim
  • Taste salt water on your lips and feel the wind in your hair
  • See whales come up for air in the morning sun
  • Watch dolphin play in the spray of a sailing tall ship
  • See night stars so bright and close you can almost touch them
  • Make friends with girls from all over the United States and Canada
  • Impress no one but yourself and your shipmates
  • Find your voice
  • Stretch yourself beyond what you think is capable
Girl with American Flag

Salute to our U.S. Military!

Daughters of deployed U.S. military, ages 13 – 18, have been invited to sail onboard Tall Ship Unicorn this summer to honor their parents’ service for our country. Sisters Under Sail, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching teen girls leadership skills and life lessons through sail training aboard Unicorn, is the only all-female crewed tall ship in the world. Sisters Under Sail and its sponsorship partners will award several scholarships to eligible teens for a six-day passage and the adventure of a lifetime.

Download student application

Application deadline for 2012 season: March 30, 2012


Please support this leadership opportunity for
teens of our US Military
  Summer 2012 Sisters Under Sail will sail New England and Nova Scotia from New York Harbor to Boston to Halifax. Jump aboard as we participate in Tall Ship Festivals in Newport, Halifax, Lunenburg and Yarmouth. Dock with us at West Point Military Academy, Perth Amboy, New London and Mystic Seaport. Anchor off Cape Cod and Block Island where you’ll be escorted into town to souvenir shop and scout out the nearest ice cream parlor. Shorter distances between ports allows for lots of sailing, gunk-hole anchoring and swimming. More than 450 other teenage girls just like you from all over the United States and Canada decided to climb aboard over the past seven sold out summers. The 2012 season offers 8 programs. Space is limited to only six girls per passage and we fill up quickly.
 
DATE LEG FEE
June
Jun 17 - Jun 22West Point to Perth AmboyFULL
Jun 24 - Jun 29Perth Amboy to New LondonFULL
July
Jul 1 - Jul 13New London to BostonFULL
Jul 14 - Aug 3Tall Ships Nova Scotia 2012® TourFULL
August
Aug 5 - Aug 10Boston to BostonFULL
Aug 12 - Aug 17Boston to ProvincetownFULL
Aug 19 - Aug 24Provincetown to Mystic Seaport1160
Aug 26 - Aug 31Mystic Seaport to Bridgeport1160

FULL voyages may simply imply that they are reserved
for a specific group of girls. Please contact
dawn@sistersundersail.org
to verify voyage status.

Space is limited to 6 passengers/voyage between the age of 13 - 21

Schedule is subject to change.