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Schooner Mycia

 

The Mycia is nicely designed for individual and family adventures. Her traditional outfitting mixed with modern amenities makes cruising aboard the Mycia a unique experience for all ages. Routes include the San Juan Islands, the Inside Passage and Southeast Alaska. 

History

The Mycia was designed and lofted in Port Townsend, Washington, by Jim Franken and Robert Prothero at the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in 1981. It is a wooden vessel, gaff-rigged and fashioned in the tradition of a Grand Banks-style fishing schooner. After 10-years of stockpiling materials, assembly began in the Maher family backyard under various shipwrights and longtime friends. The Maher family launched the Mycia in 1997. She entered the water and embarked on her maiden voyage north along the Inside Passage to Alaska without masts, sails or rigging. Now completely outfitted with full sails, the Mycia is a lifelong dream and accomplishment realized through the hard work and vision of a family effort.

Accommodations

The Mycia’s main salon has four upper and two lower bunks with the television set easily viewable from every berth. The vessel also features a double occupancy stateroom in the forecastle with a private above deck entrance and stowage. There is a single bathroom onboard with a hot shower. On the main deck passengers can enjoy a mariner’s view while soaking in a 100-gallon saltwater or freshwater hot tub. The main deck’s pilothouse and galley provides sailors with a great spot to enjoy scenery while dining on Northwest favorites. Passengers are encouraged to participate in sailing activities while enjoying the Mycia’s classic design and handling.

Crew

John Maher was born on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, and fished with his father and brothers on several wooden skiffs for pike, perch, and bass, while learning to sail in his late teens. After graduating from Bowling Green State Univ., John moved to Oregon to pursue his education in marine biology at OSU and began sailing and fishing his way to Alaska in 1979. There, commercial fishing for halibut and sablefish inspired a search for historical fishing and sailing vessels. With his brother Richard as partner and his wife Melinda as best mate, they fished a variety of wooden fishing vessels including the well-known schooner King and Wing. Annual transits from the Puget Sound to Southeast Alaska since 1980 have yet to reveal all the wonders of the Inside Passage. 

Darcey Maher is a licensed United States Coast Guard 100 ton Master and has lived on and around boats her entire life. Her family’s 54-foot commercial fishing boat was home and school for much of her youth. In addition to fishing with her parents, and sailing around the Northwest on the Mycia, Darcey’s eclectic marine resume includes crewing for a 90-foot luxury yacht, and an international ferry and whale-watching boat. She has also spent summers as captain of a longboat working with at-risk youth while sailing/rowing around the San Juan Islands. Darcey received her BA in Environmental Studies and Journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham.