Schooner Ernestina is an historic 156′ Grand Banks fishing schooner, Arctic explorer and Cape Verdean transatlantic packet sailing today on an educational mission. Programs range from dockside programs and day sails to weeklong expeditions exploring the coastal environment. Dories are used to travel further up estuaries as the ship is used as a base and sailed between locations. History and culture merge with applied math and science in an experiential context.