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My Incredible Adventure- The Bounty
We saw the Bounty off in the distance and Captain Amanda decided to meet up with her. Here’s some interesting info from the Bounty website: “HMS Bounty…at one with the sea…global voyager…movie...
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My Incredible Adventure – Making a Rope Grommet
Owen and his dad Dave made this rope grommet and then soaked it in the water for a short time to stiffen it up. From WikiHow Grommets are round, endless rings of rope useful in a myriad ways aboard...
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My Incredible Adventure- Lowering the sails
Lowering the sails takes as much work as raising them. And it takes the whole crew and all others to make it work. Lines have to secured. Sails need to be folded and tied down.
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My Incredible Adventure- Logan Airport
As we entered Boston’s inner harbor, we were directly in line with the runway at Logan. Deafening!
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My Incredible Adventure- Owen and Dave climb the rigging
Here’s a great story from DownEast.com aboard the Angelique – one of the ships that visited Gloucester last week
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My Incredible Adventure- Alice and the Monkey’s Fist
11 year old Alice learned how to tie a Monkey’s Fist from her grandmother, Sally, who was also on the Spirit trip. In the evening or when there was down time, Alice would make tiny fists and taught us...
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My Incredible Adventure- Navigation
Compass This is a very important Navigation Tool. Its function is to determine the direction of the course. There are many types of Compasses. Some of these include handheld Compass, marine Compass,...
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My Incredible Adventure- Hauling out the Anchor Part II
Anchor is Aweigh – Anchor is off the sea bottom when being heaved in . Anchor is Foul – Anchor cable is caught around the fluke or an object is caught around the anchor . Anchor Watch – A member or...
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My Incredible Adventure- Using Dividers
Captain Amanda teaches Alice how to measure distance with the dividers How to use dividers Using dividers and the latitude scale on your nautical chart, you are able to measure distance in nautical...
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My Incredible Adventure- The Schooner Roseway
Sharon Lowe PhotosWhen we were heading into Boston Harbor, the Roseway sailed by us. Beautiful as always! Always nice when she visits Gloucester! The Roseway is a wooden gaff-rigged schooner launched...
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My Incredible Adventure- The Liberty Clipper
Home Port: Boston Rig: Gaff Topsail Schooner Year Built: 1983 Sparred Length: 125 Feet Draft: 8 Feet Beam: 25 Feet Hull: Steel Web Site: Liberty Clipper The 125-foot Schooner ‘Liberty Clipper’ is a...
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Spirit Of Massachusetts Mast
I wonder how old these masts are and where the lumber came from and also where it was cut and formed for a mast. To find out more about the Spirit Of Massachusetts and the OceanClassroom click this...
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Vintage Blocks On The Spirit Of Massachusetts
I wonder how old those blocks are. They are the same types we used to use years ago before we switched over to the stainless ones. Vintage Blocks On The Spirit Of Massachusetts, originally uploaded by...
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Spirit of Massachusetts
Built by New England Historic Seaport at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. *Launched in 1984* Length Overall: 125 feet Length of the Waterline: 81 feet Length on Deck: 100 feet Draft: 11 feet...
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Schooner Spirit Of Massachusetts Arrives For Schooner Festival 2010 Video
Schooner Spirit Of Massachusetts Arrives For Schooner Festival 2010 Video By Saturday Afternoon We Will Have Sunny Skies Mark My Words. You won’t want to miss Schooner Festival
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Spirit Of Massachusetts Arrives For Schooner Festival
From the Spirit Of Massachusetts Website which you can find by clicking here– Built by New England Historic Seaport at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. *Launched in 1984* Length Overall: 125...
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Spirit Of Massachusetts Hauled Out At Rose Marine
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Spirit of Massachusetts and the Harvey Gamage by Kathy Chapman
While on route from the Canadian Maritimes to the Caribbean Sea, these two schooners sail into Gloucester every September for fresh paint and to refit. They are part of the educational organization...
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Schooners Spirit Of Massachusetts and Harvey Gamage On The Railways At Rose’s...
Spirit Of Massachusetts and Harvey Gamage On The Railways At Rose’s Marine VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Filed under: Beautiful Industry, gloucester, Schooner, Working Boats Tagged: Beautiful Industry,...
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