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Spirit of Massachusetts and the Harvey Gamage by Kathy Chapman
Sep 16th, 2011 by Joey C posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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 Ocean Classroom Foundation which provides programs of sea … Continue reading →
Spirit Of Massachusetts Hauled Out At Rose Marine
Oct 12th, 2010 by Joey C posted in Good Morning Gloucester
Schooner Spirit Of Massachusetts Arrives For Schooner Festival 2010 Video
Sep 3rd, 2010 by Joey posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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
Spirit Of Massachusetts Arrives For Schooner Festival
Sep 2nd, 2010 by Joey posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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 feet Length of the Waterline: 81 feet Length on Deck: 100 feet Draft: 11 feet Height from Waterline to Main Topmast Truck: 100 [...]
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
Height from Waterline to Main Topmast Truck:
100 feet 6 inches
Beam:
24 feet
Gross Tons:
90 tons
Sails:
Mainsail, Foresail, Jumbo, Jib, Jib Topsail, Fore Gaff-Topsail, Main Gaff-Topsail,Fisherman
Sail Area:
7000 Square Feet
Keel:
Greenheart
Hull:
Long Leaf Yellow Pine and White Oak
Frames:
White [...]
Vintage Blocks On The Spirit Of Massachusetts
Sep 23rd, 2009 by Joey posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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 captjoe06.
Posted in Beautiful Industry, Schooner Tagged: Blocks, Schooner, Spirit Of Massachusetts 
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 text
Spirit Of Massachusetts Mast, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Posted in Chickity check it!, Schooner Tagged: OceanClassroom.org, Schooner, Spirit Of [...]
My Incredible Adventure- The Liberty Clipper
Jul 26th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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 majestic steel replica of an 18th century clipper ship.
The term clipper as applied to ships may derive from the idea of them cutting through the water. Clipper bows were distinctively [...]
My Incredible Adventure- The Schooner Roseway
Jul 24th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
hen 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 on November 24, 1925 in Essex, Massachusetts. She is now restored and listed as a National Historic Landmark.
She is currently operated by World Ocean School, a non-profit [...]
My Incredible Adventure – Heading into Boston Harbor
Jul 23rd, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
Posted in Schooner Tagged: Boston Harbor, Gloucester Museum School Project Adventure Camp, My Incredible Adventure, Schooner, Sharon Lowe, Spirit Of Massachusetts, Tall Ship Camp 
How to use dividers
Using dividers and the latitude scale on your nautical chart, you are able to measure distance in nautical miles. (Remember, do not use longitudes to measure distance. Longitude lines converge at the poles and the distance between them changes relative to your position on the earth.)
One minute equals one nautical mile. [...]
My Incredible Adventure- Hauling out the Anchor Part II
Jul 17th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester, Uncategorized
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 members of the crew that keep watch and check to see whether the [...]
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, Magnetic Compass, and steering Compass.
Charts
A Chart holds a set of information which is valuable and useful in Navigation. Some terms that you may [...]
My Incredible Adventure- Alice and the Monkey’s Fist
Jul 15th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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 how to make them.
From Wikipedia:
A monkey’s fist or monkey paw is a type of knot, so [...]
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