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Sail Trainer of the Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Captain Wesley Heerssen has been awarded the American Sail Traning Association’s Sail Trainer of the Year Award. This is a big deal. Of all the tall ship sailors in the country ASTA has chosen Wes to be the best of 2010. This is a huge honor for him and we should all be proud to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )The Winter Cover is On!!!
On Saturday about 50 people were on hand to finish building the winter cover framing and strech the canvas over it. We ended the day with the canvas on and lights working inside. Thank you to all the people who came out to help. This week will be spent fine tuning in order to get [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Real Men Sew and Knit!
Here you can see Dylan and Matt, 2 of our OS’s, sewing whippings into some new topsail braces. And here you can see Isaiah, an AB, and the new intern knitting a new headrig net.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Spring is Here! Due to Fair Weather Forecast, Niagara Crew to Uncover the Ship Early!
In an annual effort to prepare the Flagship Niagara for the summer sailing season, the ship’s volunteer crew will don their work clothes this Friday and Saturday, March 19th and 20th to remove the ship’s winter cover. Originally scheduled for removal on Saturday, March 27th, the project has been moved earlier due to the weather [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Collaboration with the Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies
Yesterday was the beginning of a collaboration with BCMS. The shipwright Bob Arlet gave a demonstration to 15 Erie School District high school students on how to steam bend frames for a boat. The t’gallant yards were then shouldered and brought over to the Bayfront Center by the students. The ship’s professional crew will be working with the Erie School District High [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )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 ( 3 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 ( 4 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 [...]
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