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2010 Sailing Schedule
2010 Sailing Schedule Version 10-28-09
So the schedule has been put together as best we can this far in advance. We wanted to get this out there as soon as possible so people start making plans now. There is always a chance that the schedule will change and we will contact anyone who is affected by [...]
The Stbd Main Channel is Back!
The Stbd Main Channel is back on. This project is only possible through the skill, dedication, and hard work of our head shipwright Bob Arlet. Bob does his work in such a way that most people have no idea how difficult of a job he is getting into. There are very few pieces, if any, left on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Main Channel Project
The channel is the piece of wood that holds the lower shrouds and topmast backstays off the ship. It is fastened to the ship just under the cap rail. The Shrouds and backstays have irons that run through them before they terminate at the chain plates.
We found some rot on the inboard edge of the [...]
An End and a Beginning
Today marks the end of the 2009 sailing season. We will be down to only a couple seasonal crew left to help with maintenance. The galley will stop operations and the crew will start living semi normal lives again. We have sailed more days this summer than any other summer here in the Lakes. In [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Last Sail of the Season
OK, so I didn’t finish telling everyone who the crew is/was this year but they have all left for the most part. I also didn’t update anyone on what we’ve been up to this summer. Well, I apologize for that. I had the best of intentions sitting in my office in April but as soon [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Able Bodied Seaman – Rocky Hadler
While working at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston as the Assistant Registrar Rocky started volunteering on the Barque Elissa which is a iron barque in Galveston, Texas. Elissa is also where Captain Heerssen got his start in tall ships. Rocky spent the next 10 years with Elissa volunteering making it up to the rank [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Able Bodied Seaman – David Goldman (Goldie)
When I was 3 years old I picked out what became the best friend a boy could ever have. He was a Golden Retriever who was my closest friend and companion until I was in High School. I named this dog Goldie(I was 3). I tell all of you this only so you can know [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Carpenter/Engineer – Pat Crosby
Pat is born and raised right here in the Erie area. Pat started his life on the water aboard the Enticer. Pat owned and operated this boat as a sport fishing charter boat from 1991 until 1999. He worked at the Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies for a year as well before coming to Niagara full [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Boatswain – Rob Aspinwall
Rob started sailing on tall ships at Tabor Academy on the schooner SSV Tabor Boy. This is also where he and I met while we both students at Tabor. By the time Rob left the SSV Tabor Boy he had risen to the rank of XO which the equivalent of Chief Mate at the ripe old age [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Third Mate – Chris Cusson
Chris started his career at sea in the United States Coast Guard at the age of 18. After 4 years in the UCSG taking him from places such as Homer, Alaska to the Panama Canal, he entered Maine Maritime Academy where he spent 2 years and currently holds a 200 Near Coastal License.
He spent last [...]
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