Scenes from the Canadian North Channel
Message from Bill Penistan - company founder
Welcome to Exploration Sailing Charters, a charter company providing specialty sailboat excursions around Ontario, Canada's Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and the North Channel. Come discover what Sail Magazine cites as the top freshwater sailing destination in the world. I know it intimately, and would love to share it with you. Listen to bird calls near South Benjamin Island.
See well preserved fossils in limestone, explore glacially sculpted shorelines, alvars and the crystaline structures of a massive monolith remnant - the Benjamin Islands. Climb the white quartzite slopes of the La Cloche Mountains and observe bear, deer, bald eagles, mink and beaver in their natural habitats.
Exploration Sailing Charters enriches the charter experience by providing guest experts for specialty excursions. Clients will be able to expand their skills in an area of interest while cruising around these majestic windswept islands. Continue reading to find out about the scheduled photography, and watercolor sailing excursions. Together we will design your own charter sailing adventure. Welcome aboard!
Welcome to Exploration Sailing Charters, a charter company providing specialty sailboat excursions around Ontario, Canada's Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and the North Channel. Come discover what Sail Magazine cites as the top freshwater sailing destination in the world. I know it intimately, and would love to share it with you. Listen to bird calls near South Benjamin Island.
See well preserved fossils in limestone, explore glacially sculpted shorelines, alvars and the crystaline structures of a massive monolith remnant - the Benjamin Islands. Climb the white quartzite slopes of the La Cloche Mountains and observe bear, deer, bald eagles, mink and beaver in their natural habitats. Exploration Sailing Charters enriches the charter experience by providing guest experts for specialty excursions. Clients will be able to expand their skills in an area of interest while cruising around these majestic windswept islands. Continue reading to find out about the scheduled photography, and watercolor sailing excursions. Together we will design your own charter sailing adventure. Welcome aboard!
Perhaps you want a different kind of family vacation, or have an urge to learn to navigate and sail. Perhaps you just desire an opportunity to observe and appreciate the beauty and diversity of the North Channel environment. Exporation Sailing Charters can customize a holiday just for you.
"Little Wing" Hunter 37
Tuesday
Sunday
Photography Excursions - 2010 Schedule
Nature in the North Channel
with Steve Gettle
Date September 16-21, 2010
$1,375 CDN per person, discount for couples (convert this to US$)
Skipper Bill will be guiding Steve and four participants to some of his favorite places in the North Channel including the Benjamin and Fox Islands. The course will include morning instruction and objectives followed by evening critique of images. Besides learning landscape composition, the crew will learn how to attract and artfully photograph the abundant wildlife of the area. Captain Bill will be preparing most meals so students will have plenty of time to explore this fabulous landscape. This offering is for the intermediate to advanced photographer and is on a first come first serve basis.
Required Equipment: Digital SLR equipment with tripod.
Steve Gettle’s images communicate his love for the wildlife and wild places of our world and have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world, including the Museum of Natural History in London and The American Museum of Natural History in New York. In the spring of 2008, Steve was honored to have a one man show at The National Center for Nature Photography in Ohio. His work has been featured in many books, magazines, calendars, and other publications by, The National Geographic Society, Canadian Geographic, Audubon, Sierra Club, The BBC, The World Wildlife Fund, The National Wildlife Federation, Birder’s World, Nature’s Best, Wild Bird, and Natural History. His other honors include being chosen Great Lakes Wildlife Photographer of the Year as well as being a multiple award winner in the BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
For a tease - a sampling of Steve's phenominal work from his recent North Channel trip with me and his wonderful family - go to https://www.stevegettle.com/pages/category/photo-tours/ .
with Steve Gettle
Date September 16-21, 2010
$1,375 CDN per person, discount for couples (convert this to US$)
Skipper Bill will be guiding Steve and four participants to some of his favorite places in the North Channel including the Benjamin and Fox Islands. The course will include morning instruction and objectives followed by evening critique of images. Besides learning landscape composition, the crew will learn how to attract and artfully photograph the abundant wildlife of the area. Captain Bill will be preparing most meals so students will have plenty of time to explore this fabulous landscape. This offering is for the intermediate to advanced photographer and is on a first come first serve basis.Required Equipment: Digital SLR equipment with tripod.
Steve Gettle’s images communicate his love for the wildlife and wild places of our world and have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world, including the Museum of Natural History in London and The American Museum of Natural History in New York. In the spring of 2008, Steve was honored to have a one man show at The National Center for Nature Photography in Ohio. His work has been featured in many books, magazines, calendars, and other publications by, The National Geographic Society, Canadian Geographic, Audubon, Sierra Club, The BBC, The World Wildlife Fund, The National Wildlife Federation, Birder’s World, Nature’s Best, Wild Bird, and Natural History. His other honors include being chosen Great Lakes Wildlife Photographer of the Year as well as being a multiple award winner in the BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
For a tease - a sampling of Steve's phenominal work from his recent North Channel trip with me and his wonderful family - go to https://www.stevegettle.com/
Monday
Watercolor Sailing Excursion 2010
July 10 - 16, 2010 Watercolor/Sailing Excursion with Betty Bea Washburn.
Exploration Sailing Charters is collaborating with Cycling Salamander Art Gallery to provide "Art/Sailing" excursions again this summer. However, veteran intuitive water colour instructor, Betty Bea Washburn, will be conducting an intensive workshop on beautiful and historic Mackinac Island July 12-14 instead of on the boat.
Betty Bea's workshops are always extremely successful and I don't want sailing buffs to miss out on this opportunity. Little Wing will leave Blind River on July 10 and take two days to sail to Mackinac. During the three day workshop, the crew will be able to stay on the boat at the marina, thus avoiding hotel and most meal costs. Anchorages will include Drummond Island and the wonderful Cheneux Islands of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
Intuitive watercolor teaches seductive and flowing strokes which allow the water and paint to mingle and form trees, grass, waterways, etc. Pouring natural light glazes onto the paper results in a glowing, atmospheric watercolor. Visit the North Channel Art Show.
Mackinac Island was a strategic and pivotal site during the war of 1812. The locals have done a wonderful job of preserving the original fortifications and provide engaging interpretive services. Later, the area became "the" summer vacation destination for the wealthy and infuential. This wonderful bygone era has been preserved in the stunning architecture. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the island. Transportation is by foot, bicycle or horse; a large part of the island's charm.
More information on the workshop itself can be found at http://www.bettybeawashburn.blogspot.com/.
The workshop cost is $250 US. The sailing adventure is $800 (Cdn) per person or $1400 (Cdn) per couple. This includes docking and most meals.
Participants of the 2008 Watercolor/Sailing Excursion pose aboard "Little Wing" before disembarking in Blind River, Ontario. Participants include skipper Bill Penistan, Rebecca, Barry, Betty Bea Washburn, Kay, and Clark.
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