Alaska Small Ship Cruises and Alaska Yacht ChartersAboard URSA MAJOR now also offering SEA of CORTEZ Baja Mexico Charters in Winter
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Articles on the URSA MAJOR and her activities |
Now ALSO OFFERING Cruising in the Sea of Cortez on the Ursa Major |
Visit out CreWs Blogspot about their adventures on the URsa Major at http://myursaadventure.blogspot.com
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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 |
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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:
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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
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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. |
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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
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