Morse Alpha Expeditions

Long overdue review! Morse Alpha Expeditions... In a word FANTASTIC. I participated in a five day coastal expedition. The overall experience was comprehensive and most of all enjoyable. Every aspect of what duties one needs to perform in order to execute a coastal passage was succinctly taught in a calm and professional manner. Line handling, anchoring, sail trim, traditional navigation, preventative maintenance, watchstanding, safety, and a night passage. I came into this course not knowing what to do first with regards to sailing and now I am fully prepared to handle my own boat. A great time was had by all. If you're thinking about it just do it!
Feb 1st, 2024

Just came back from my first Morse Alpha expedition, and it was exceptional. Ive had prior sailing experience, but my knowledge improved significantly during this adventure. All I can say is that this is professional, well run, tight ship! I would absolutely do this again without any hesitation. Cant wait for the next one
Sep 29th, 2023

This was an amazing experience. The instructors were knowledgeable, responsive teachers and all around fun people. The course focused on developing practical skills and creative problem solving in context. We faced some challenging conditions especially with navigation in heavy fog and the instructor helped us to gel as a team to overcome those challenges. I'm an experienced kayaker with only a little sailing experience, but my wife is a more experienced sailor and we both found this to be one of the best courses we've ever taken. Thanks Ben, Sockeye, and Morse Alpha for a fun week full of learning.
Jul 12th, 2023

Morse Alpha offers great opportunities to improve your sailing skills and knowledge. Ben and Tara provide a wealth of information to the participants on their expeditions. Having completed over seven ASA classes, I walked away learning some new tips and tricks. Rocinante, their Norseman 447 is a pleasure to sail and sleep on. These trips are intended to being sailing expeditions and you will sail more than you might expect. Having done similar trips, the captains are often ready to fire up the engine to keep the pace of the trip. Ben was able to help budget the times spent in areas so we could actually sail. We used the engine very little in the five days and nearly sailed back to the dock as the boat points well. I am looking forward to a future trip with Morse Alpha up to Nova Scotia or back to Maine. The sailing in this area is fantastic!
Jul 11th, 2023

Great experience; Ben and Tara were very knowledgeable on so many facets of sailing, boat handling, and weather. Large focus of expedition (for me) was on the big picture; the where's and how's of planing a voyage. Scaled the information to fit my understanding; left with new sailing skill sets, memories and had plenty of opportunities to practice. 10 out of 10.
Jul 5th, 2023