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Alaska Small Ship Cruises and Alaska Yacht Charters

Aboard URSA MAJOR now also offering SEA of CORTEZ Baja Mexico Charters in Winter

THE CRUISE SHIP ALTERNATIVE

Completing a wonderful 2009 Alaska Season and

Now Booking for Alaska 2010 Summer Season

and Baja 2009-2010 Winter Season

ALASKA SCHEDULE 2010

BAJA SCHEDULE Nov 2009-2010

Come to Alaska for Whales, Eagles, Bears, Kayaking, Fishing, and to Baja for Sun, Kayaking, Whales, Giant Manta Rays, Whale Sharks, Snorkeling, and Hiking

Frommer's Co-author Heide Sarna says in AARP The Magazine May/June 2008 "On the big ships Alaska's landscape is the backdrop to the ship's diversions, not the main attraction," "The Smaller the Better, if you want a more up-close look." Ursa is the perfect ship to go small and yet enjoy the luxury if your own private charter yacht.

"Friends Don't Let Friends See Alaska From a Cruise Ship"

Cruise a LEGEND, the FAMOUS URSA MAJOR now Celebrating our Eleventh YEAR in Charter in 2010

Featured in

THE WASHINGTON POST October 2005 Travel Section and selected with our cooperating vessels as one of the best ways to to see Alaska by Travel and Leisure Magazine August 2007!

.....COME ABOARD AND LEARN OF HER TIME IN THE MAFIA, IN THE AMERICA'S CUP IN NEWPORT IN 1977, AND NOW BE A PART OF THE STORIES THAT GET PUBLISHED ABOUT HER ADVENTURES UNDER CHARTER WITH YOU ABOARD! MAKE YOUR TRIP TO ALASKA A SPECIAL MEMORY not just another cruise trip!

Articles on the URSA MAJOR and her activities

Now ALSO OFFERING Cruising in the Sea of Cortez on the Ursa Major

PASSAGEMAKER MAGAZINE (FEB 2002, APRIL 2002, OCT 2003, AUG 2004, SEPT 2005, May 2009) Online orders for articles can now be placed with Passagemaker Magazine to purchase backcopies or electronic copies of their articles at their website www.passagemaker.com).
POWER AND MOTORYACHT MAGAZINE (FEB 2003, JULY 2004)
BUSINESS WEEK (June 21, 2004)
WOMEN ABOARD ONLINE MAGAZINE (SEPT 2001)
INTERNATIONAL YACHT VACATIONS AND CHARTERS
WAVELENGTH MAGAZINE (Feb/March 2005)
THE WASHINGTON POST, October 2, 2005 Travel Section
Idaho IQ Magazine April 2006
Anchorage Daily News Oct 8, 2006
TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE August 2007
DIVERSIONS MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2007
SEA MAGAZINE (NW Edition) (JULY 2003)
Canoe and Kayak Mothership Kayaking (dEC 2003)
Everett Potter's Travel Report 2007

Visit out CreWs Blogspot about their adventures on the URsa Major at

http://myursaadventure.blogspot.com

ONLINE LINKS TO ARTICLES

*Click to view Power and Motoryacht 2003 article*	Return to Alaska: A special boat and crew make a trip back to the 49th state different and memorable
*Click to view Women Aboard article*	ALASKA!
*Click to view Power and Motoryacht 2004 article*	Love Story: A women's passion for go-anywhere classic trawlers bring together boaters from all over the globe
*Click to view International Yacht Vacations and Charters*	Journey to Juneau: A classic trawler wends its way through Southeast Alaska
**Click to view Wavelength Magazine**	Go with the Flow
*Click to view Business Week*	Chartering a Slow Boat to anywhere: Bareboat or fully staffed, these are a perfect getaway
Click to View The Washington Post Article *2003 article*	In Alaska: All-You-Can-Trawl
Click to View The Anchorage Daily News Article	Charter Ursa Major for a Stellar Holiday Trip
**Click to View Everett Potters Travel Report**	The View from A Gun Runner's Yacht: Cortez gets Strange

WELCOME ABOARD Ursa Major's Crewed Yacht Charters in Southeast Alaska and the Pacific Northwest (AND NOW IN BAJA!) offering custom tailored itineraries and sumptuous gourmet menus. Ursa Major was launched and outfitted in 1972 at the Malahide shipyards in Dublin, Ireland on a rock solid wooden hull built in Norway. With her classic Old World charm, solid North Sea Construction and warm European ambiance she is the perfect "little ship" for charter cruising and epitomizes the True Trawler Yacht as described by Bob Lane in Passagemaker Magazine (February 2002 and April 2002).

The Crew of the Ursa Major is pleasant, experienced, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable to assure our guests of an interesting, memorable and safe cruise. Captain Josh Haury with years of nautical experience, interest in wildlife, fishing, photography, and wealth of nautical and wilderness adventure stories will assure Ursa Major's guest a safe and interesting time in Alaska. The Ursa Major's classic accommodations and fine cuisine make her a wonderful platform to experience the REAL ALASKA. You will be happy and well fed aboard the finest classic trawler in Alaska serving up some of the finest cuisine around customized to your tastes and often caught by you, our guests! Come let our crew make this YOUR experience in Alaska. Not the one orchestrated for a cruise ship full of strangers against the backdrop of their cruise ship casino aimed at maximizing their profits.

All Ursa Major Trips Include:

Flexible Itineraries - Based On Your Interests & Desires

- Gourmet Meals - Customized To Your Tastes & Preferences

- Whale-Watching & Other Wildlife Viewing - Great Photo Opportunities

- Fishing Tackle - Bait - Crab & Shrimp Traps

- Sea-Kayaks - Nature Hikes - Natural Hot Springs

- Fuel - Dock Fees - Transfers To and From the Boat

Passagemaker Contributing Editor Bob Lane stares down his Grizzly

Ursa Major hangs with the TV star of The Deadliest Catch, Sig Hansen's the Northwestern, his Bering Sea crab boat and we both have TEN FOOT DRAFTS! How is that for stability on the Ursa! We don't do those winter storms they brave however. We go to MEXICO and bask in the sun instead.

Tandem charters - Ursa Major is available for up to eight guests and also in tandem with other vessels for larger groups. Please contact us for options at info@myursamajor.com or 206-310-2309. Enjoy the pleasure of multiple boats in tandem charters pursuing various interests during the day yet rendezvous for sharing experiences each evening at anchor. We are happy to help put together the trip of a lifetime for your reunion of families and friends.

Ursa Major is Proud to be a Member and Co-Founder of the Alaska Charter Yachts Cooperative offering Alaska Adventure Cruises aboard our vessels. Also proud to be the Founder of Baja Charter Yachts Cooperative and the co-Founder of Classic Trawler Yachts Network.

We are delighted to be cooperating with Blue Waters Kayaking and Sea Kayak Adventures to offer you the best in Mothership Paddling in both Alaska and Baja! Also cooperating with Southwest Florida Yacht Charters to facilitate getting boaters into a vessel to cruise Alaska and Baja that they can appreciate! A sailboat or trawler lover's cruise not a giant cruise ship.

Visit our cooperating land based outfitters in Mexico and Baja at Canyon Travel for great Copper Canyon Ecotours!

Operating under special use permit of the Tongass National Forest