The Maine Windjammer Blog is a collection of stories, events and random musings from Capt. Barry King about windjammer cruises aboard the historic schooner Mary Day, homeported at the heard of Camden Harbor in Maine.

About Capt. Barry
Barry King and Jennifer Martin own and operate the schooner Mary Day. They are both U.S. Coast Guard licensed masters and have extensive sailing and educational backgrounds. Barry has voyaged to Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and along the Canadian maritimes to Newfoundland. Barry is a registered Maine Guide, and a nationally registered Wilderness EMT. Barry also sails as an officer aboard the 1877 barque Elissa. Jen's sailing career took her to Florida and the Bahamas before becoming captain of Figaro IV, a classic ocean racing yacht here on the Maine coast. Jen is a nationally certified Wilderness First Responder. Jen and Barry met as students with the Audubon Society's Expedition Institute while earning master's degrees in experiential environmental education. This program gave them in-depth experience in a diversity of human and natural communities ranging from a sub-artic fishing village in Labrador to the Native American desert southwest. Barry and Jen were married aboard Mary Day and live year-round in Maine with their children, Sawyer and Courtney. Combining their enthusiasm for people, wilderness and beautiful traditional sailing vessels, Barry, Jen, Sawyer and Courtney are living their dream. When not sailing they live in an old timber frame in the woods of Appleton.

From his blog, posted Jan. 17, King writes:

Good morning everyone. I probably should have posted this at Halloween. Once again, here I am, a day late and a dollar short. I was flipping through some wonderful pictures that windjammer guests Wendy and Jim Cahill sent to us. I got a good chuckle when I saw this picture of me during one of my more intense moments. I swear my shrink is close to getting my medications sorted out. I should be back in equilibrium by next summer. As you can see from the slack main sheet in the background this photo was not taken at a particularly breezy moment. So why the clothes pins in the beard?? If you figure it out please let me know so I can explain this to Jen and the kids.

This whole blog thingy was intended to inspire folks to take a windjammer cruise with us. This kind of silliness might scare more than just a few guests away. Laughing at myself is a hobby that I (and many others) enjoy. No one really takes me that seriously so why should I. And I guess that is my thought for the day…life is too short so don’t take it too seriously or you might miss the journey.

Have a great day. Be well. Do good.

• Read earlier posts at Maine Windjammer Blog.