Charter Cost: $1,800 (for two guests). $899 Per Additional Guest.

Our first longer passage of the season is to Sommes Sound. Downeast Magazine says: “Sailing through the narrow passageway between Northeast and Southwest harbors on Mount Desert Island reveals a staggering view, unlike any other on the eastern seaboard, of mountains emerging from the ocean. The entrance gives way to a five-mile long and half-mile wide body of water known as Somes Sound — the only spot in the U.S., outside of Washington and Alaska, with the characteristics of a fjord. It’s a sight to behold whether you’re driving from Northeast Harbor along Sargent Drive or viewing it from the top of Saint Sauveur Mountain. But the only way to truly experience this natural phenomenon, formed by glacial activity 14,000 years ago, is by sea”

This is a excellent trip for sailors who may want some longer sailing passages, especially the first day.

Sommes Sound