Discovering the joy of fishing aboard the Erica Lee II
Studying for the safe boating exam during Coastal Discoveries daycamp.
It's a keeper! 31" striper caught aboard the Erica Lee II during our 2008 summer camp program.
The Tall Ships visited Salisbury, and the Erica Lee II was there to greet them with a boatload of curious campers.
An amazing flounder derby aboard the Erica Lee II - a total of 75 flounders were brought aboard in one and one-half hours!
Our crew member, Eric, and campers aboard the Erica Lee II while visiting the Tall Ships in Salisbury.
Our highliner of the week poses with her brothers aboard the Erica Lee II.
No flounder derby is complete without a picture of the largest fish - a 16" beauty.
COASTAL DISCOVERIES, owned and operated by the Yeomans family of Newbury since 1988, is a one-week, maritime adventure and marine education program for kids aged nine and older. Each summer, nearly 400 kids participate; while most are from the greater Newburyport area, we have had children from: Russia, France, Scotland and Sudan, as well as Arizona, Louisiana, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Wyoming.
Held aboard our floating classroom, the Erica Lee II, we spend the week discovering the unique and fascinating history and ecology of our coastal waters, from the Merrimack River estuary to the Isles of Shoals, Jeffreys Ledge and Rockport’s Thacher Island.
Hike Smuttynose Island at the Isles of Shoals off the coast of Portsmouth, NH,
Tour Thacher Island off the coast of Rockport, MA (including a climb to the top of the north lighthouse),
Explore the tidal flats in the Merrimack River,
And stay cool with plenty of swimming and beach games!
Kids 12 and older may participate in a safe-boating and navigation class taught by Coastal Discoveries crew; successful completion results in a Mass. State Safe Boating Certificate issued by the Mass. Environmental Police. The week ends with an all-day beach and barbecue trip to Gloucester's Wingaersheek Beach, along the beautiful Annisquam River!
Camp sessions run Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Fishing for: flounder, striped bass, mackerel, cod, haddock, ocean cat, cusk, pollock, bluefish. 
Haul lobster traps
Hike Smuttynose Island at the Isles of Shoals off the coast of Portsmouth, NH, 
Tour Thacher Island off the coast of Rockport, MA (including a climb to the top of the north lighthouse), 
Explore the tidal flats in the Merrimack River, 
And stay cool with plenty of swimming and beach games! 