The Rugosa, named for the beautiful sea spray rose that lines our coast, is a fully restored, 1963 oak planked lobster-style boat that offers a 1 to 1 1/2 hour tour of the Kennebunk River and the beautiful Kennebunk coastline. During the trip your captain and sternman (or woman) will educate you on the regulations, techniques, lore and art of catching/trapping lobster. This lesson includes the life cycle of the lobster, the process of mating and molting, the lobster migration, and the laws and regulations that help protect this very vital Maine fishery. The Rugosa offers a very hands on approach to lobstering, so after a short trip up the coastline to see the beautiful homes of Ocean Avenue, the highly photographed Walker's Point, and a peak at Bumpkin Island to search for harbor seals and cormorants, the Rugosa turns back to Kennebunkport in time to haul a few traps. It's now time to put your new education to work and learn how to hook and haul traps, measure, band, notch, and determine the sex of your catch, as well as bait, throw back shorts and inspect other creatures of the sea. Who knows what you might find at the bottom of the ocean...spider crabs, sea urchins, hermit crabs and sculpin are all regular visitors to many a lobster pot.

The trip you are bidding on is our regular lobster tour with the addition of a stop at Goat Island in Cape Porpoise.  The three hour tour will give you a chance to not only learn about lobstering but will also provide you with the opportunity to go up in the lighthouse and explore the island.