Jul 14th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester, Uncategorized
Here’s a great story from DownEast.com aboard the Angelique – one of the ships that visited Gloucester last week
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As we entered Boston’s inner harbor, we were directly in line with the runway at Logan. Deafening!
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Jul 13th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester, Uncategorized
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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Jul 13th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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 ship as well as ashore. They are often used as handles for chests, for rings with which to [...]
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 star…dedicated to preserving the fine art of square-rigged sailing.
Known for a maritime mutiny that took place over 200 years ago, Bounty remains famous and infamous. [...]
Jul 12th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
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Jul 12th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
From the beginning of the trip to the end, we were pulling, coiling, wrapping, knotting, and tripping over ROPE (called line in sailing terminology). The crew taught us how to coil the line so it was out of the way but readily accessible.
Here’s Rick learning the Ballentine Coil
Click on Rick’s photo for video
And here’s another [...]
There were 11 people sleeping in their bunks. Everyone was exhausted from the day’s activities. And then….
Click on the phone!
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We had to constantly adjust our “on land” thinking. The crew kept after us to not leave our things around, pick up anything that was dropped, wipe up spills right away, and generally be aware of what needed to be done. We also had to gain our sea legs on the rock-rolly trip to the [...]
Jul 11th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester, Uncategorized
Sure does take some planning ahead!! This is why I said it involves balance, dexterity, and strength! And the ability to speed read!
Instructions:
1. Make sure lid is down to create a vacuum.
2. Put thumb over hole on top of hole where it says “plug me”.
3. With other hand, pump handle 10 full strokes.
4. Do your [...]
Jul 10th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester, Uncategorized
Each time the handle is lowered, the anchor is lifted ONE chain link! This is the most labor-intensive chore I witnessed. I thought about helping out with this, but I’d be dangling on the upstroke!
Click the photo above to see the video!
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Jul 10th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
It was time to hoist the sails and everyone onboard was needed to raise the heavy canvas sails. The crew taught us how to work as a group in this incredible task. Hand over hand, we used every muscle – arms, legs, back.
Some of the terms we learned:
halyard-line used for hoisting sails.
hoist-the length of the [...]
Jul 10th, 2009 by Sharon posted in Good Morning Gloucester
n Wednesday morning 11 passengers met
at the dock behind the Heritage Center. The day was wet and cold, but our anticipation overshadowed the weather. We were sailing on the Spirit of Massachusetts overnight to see the Tall Ships in Boston!
Our group consisted of kids, grandmothers, dads, friends, veteran sailors, “newbies” and world travelers. Most of [...]
Here’s the ship that Sharon is having her adventure on- The Spirit of Massachusetts.
Spirit Of Massachusetts, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Sharon has been updating us periodically on her adventure.
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Weds. Night 8pm
We’re anchored off Peddick’s Island in Boston Harbor. Today was wild! Lots of wind! We were flying! We passed the Bounty and the American Eagle.
We’re all pretty tired as we worked hard! 7:30 breakfast! 8:00 we head in
to see the Tall Ships!
Thur 6:00AM
It’s 6am and we can see the Boston skyline through the [...]
