1. It’s downtown, but you’ve got to look around.
2. It’s not in plain view from Main St. If you’re on a side street, you’ll spy it.
Month: July 2009
New Marketing Thoughts
As technology advances, it is now possible to target a market of one. By accessing a database of images it is possible to spell out anything with any images. You can also print these documents and mail directly to your customers with a very personal message. If anyone needs more info on printers that can do this just post a comment and I would be happy to help you with your next marketing campaign.
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Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association
Dean Burgess, KB1PGH makes a 6 meter contact in the CAARA clubhouse during Winter Field Day 2009
When the internet, phones, blogs and all fail, the folks at Cape Ann Amateur Radio have our backs. During emergencies they provide critical communications. Thanks to all the amateur radio operators out there. You can listen live to broadcasts from their website:
caara.nethttp://208.65.156.24:8000/CAARA_145.13
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Essex at Dawn- July 20, 2009
Gloucester Seafood Display Auction- Monkfish Tails
About ten years or so ago there was a big push in the culinary world to brand monkfish as “poor man’s lobster”. It’s quite a stretch if you ask me. Monkfish doesn’t have half the taste and is way more chewy. Don’t fall for the ploy.
Gloucester Seafood Display Auction- Monkfish Tails, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Paul Frontiero’s Photos of the Kalmar Nyckel
From Paul:
“The Kalmar Nyckel from Delaware pulled into Gloucester at 4:30pm(yesterday) to refuel and pick up some Crow’s Nest T-Shirts. I gave them directions and told them to buy the shirts and then get out of there fast. ;]”
Right here in Gloucester! Here’s some great photos that Paul Frontiero took last night. Thanks Paul!
photos by Paul Frontiero
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Andy Hillstrand Coming To Gloucester
More info later today with confirmations of yet more Celebrities!
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Grading Fish Inside The Gloucester Seafood Display Auction Video
Louie Linquata Explains The Process -click to view movie
To see pictures of the computerized Fish Auction Bidding Room click this text
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The Kalmar Nyckel at the State Fish Pier!
The Kalmar Nyckel is a full‐ scale re‐ creation of the original 17th‐ century ship, whose historic significance rivals that of the Mayflower. The present day Kalmar Nyckel serves as the Delaware region’s floating Academy and Goodwill Ambassador. The ship provides a unique platform for the Foundation’s educational programs, offering the best in recent scholarship and experiential learning. Students get to experience the “Age of Sail” first‐hand during the Kalmar Nyckel’s floating classroom programs, helping to set sails, heave cannons, steer the ship, navigate with 17th‐century instruments, and learn about America’s maritime and colonial history.
The original Kalmar Nyckel was built by the Dutch in or about 1625 as a “Pinnace” – a class of vessels that could operate either as small warships or as armed merchantmen. This was the “Golden Age” of Dutch naval power and seaborne world trade, and the Dutch were the most advanced naval architects and shipbuilders of the 17th century.
photos by Sharon Lowe
Measuring 93 feet on deck and with a sparred length of 141 feet, she was stoutly built and remarkably seaworthy, characteristics that would serve her well throughout her long and remarkable career. Her original armament probably consisted of 12 six‐pounder cast iron cannon, with two smaller swivel guns attached to the quarterdeck rails.
The Kalmar Nyckel was purchased from the Dutch in 1629 by the Swedish cities of Kalmar and Jönköping and given her new name. The name means the “Key of Kalmar,” which derives from the 12th‐century castle that guarded Kalmar harbor, a fortress defense the ship was meant to honor and augment.
The Swedish Empire reached its zenith under King Gustavus II Adolphus (1611‐1632), the greatest war leader of his age, known as the “father of modern warfare,” whose battles are still studied in military schools. Gustavus wanted to enhance Sweden’s position as a Great Power and to secure his recent territorial additions around the Baltic. This would require the building of a navy to match his powerful army.
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Gloucester Seafood Display Auction- Market Cod
Gloucester At Dawn-
This morning at 4:40AM I swung by the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction to show you guys what happens before the auction actually takes place. There were 3 fish buying representatives going through each lot of fish and grading it for quality. I spoke with old friend of the family and good guy Louie Linquata who works for North Coast Seafoods. I did an interview with him that is uploading as we speak.
We used to sell a good portion of the fish that came over our docks to North Coast Seafoods. Norm and Jim Stavis, the owners of North Coast Seafood in Boston were demanding but fair fish buyers. They wanted the best and treated us well as our fleet consisted of mainly day boat fishermen. Then the Auction came to town and as highly efficient a way to unload and distribute it is – it made our operation and many of the other offloading facilities around the harbor obsolete.
Here are some freshly caught codfish that will be auctioned off by about 7AM this morning and on trucks to Boston or New York to be processed and distributed.
Video interview with Louie Linquata from inside the auction this morning will be up at 10AM
Gloucester Seafood Display Auction- Market Cod, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Rose’s Marine Shop
The morning before last one of our pumps that keep salt water flowing to the lobster tanks shit the bed. It’s great to have places like Rose’s Marine where you know you can go and get what you need in marine industrial applications.
Rose’s Marine Shop, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
We use pacer pumps because the housings and impellers are made from hard plastic and are not prone to corrosion the way the old cast iron pumps were. Rose’s had the pump in stock and set up with a three phase motor ready to swap right out for us.
While there I talked to Marty and Frank. Marty had Frank come right over to our dock to get some measurements for a new intake with footvalves. Within an hour Frank had a whole new foot valve put together and clamped to teh hose and we were back in business.
You can’t begin to imagine what a resource a place like Rose’s is in our town and how they keep the wheels spinning. Without the knowledgeable and friendly staff our town wouldn’t be nearly as accommodating to visiting vessels and home port vessels alike.
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Attention: Tom Ellis Has Your Lunch Box
If you lost your lunch box thingie off the back of your motorcycle near 128 and 133 interchange Tom Ellis at The Schooner Thomas E Lannon found it. If you can describe the contents you can go pick it up at & Seas Wharf where the Lannon ties up.
For information about the Lannon and directions click this text
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Good Harbor Beach With Snoop Maddie Mad
Snoop Maddie Mad intently works on her sand project.
best not to disturb her….
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Eight Days of Greasy Pole – Wrap Up
I hope everyone enjoyed these videos from this year’s Greasy Pole… I think we need a break after all that work. Let me put it this way: the original documentary was only 7 minutes. Eight Days of Greasy Pole clocked in at around 30 minutes… way more work than we anticipated, but it was a hell of a lot of fun.
One of the best parts of these videos was the music. Good music elevates a piece of video to a whole new level, so I’d like to take a moment to thank the excellent musicians that created original music for Eight Days of Greasy Pole:
Brian Wright – My good friend and composer. The man with the accordian. He composed music for videos 4 & 6, and wrote 3 of the musical themes in the original documentary.
Marlon Doucette – A songwriting and guitar virtuoso, my brother composed music for videos 1 & 3. He also accompanied my mother’s violin on video 8.
Patricia Doucette – My mom plays the violin beautifully and her carefree style embodies the Fiesta spirit. She can be heard on video 8, and plays 2 themes in the original documentary. Her infectious laugh can also be heard just before the start of the ending credits of the original documentary.
Leon Doucette – My brother is a talented visual artist and musician. He plays accompanying guitar on the theme song of the original documentary, and he has designed several graphics for us (including a sketch of the greasy pole that will be put on t-shirts in the near future).
Willie Alexander – A living legend, it seemed more than appropriate to use his song, “High Tide Heroes” (written by Willie & Billy Loosigian), on video 7. Thanks, Willie.
– Emile
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Art on the Pier
Click here for more info and registration form!
More dates added!
Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings
9:00-11:00 am
July 28 & 29
August 4 & 5
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Breaking News- Deadliest Captain Andy Hillstrand Coming To Gloucester- More To Follow
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!
Did you miss the event last summer that featured a captain from the hit Discovery Channel show “Deadliest Catch”? Did you attend the last event and have the time of your life?
Well, Kristin Michel and Jamie Marshall have teamed up again to bring you another fundraising event featuring one of your favorite crab fishing boat captains from Alaska!
Captain Andy Hillstrand of the Time Bandit will be coming to Gloucester in August to help his friend with a special project and has offered his time for a great cause.
The funds raised from this event will benefit Gloucester Little League and their efforts to refurbish baseball fields, rebuild concession stands, update equipment, and more!
We have other surprises in store, so please keep visiting www.goodmorninggloucester.com to be the first to know!
-Kristin & Jamie
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Where Zat? #32
I was with Joey when he took this. We both thought it was a good “Where Zat?”.
Good luck and thanks for playing!
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Carla Felisa Ling Board Design
Here’s Joe Brancaleone at Hemoglobin Boarding Co. with a skateboard designed by former Lone Gull coffee maven and artist Carla Felisa.
Carla Felisa Ling Board Design, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Virgilio’s Italian Bakery Cookies
It was a while since I’d been in Virgilio’s but they are doing great things down there. They took the store to a whole new level.
Virgilio’s Italian Bakery Cookies, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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My Incredible Adventure- Using Dividers
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. Examine the scale of your chart. In these examples, our chart is in degrees and minutes.
Place one point of the dividers at position A and the other point at at position B. Then, maintaining the spread, measure the distance using the latitude scale. In this case, the distance is 15 minutes or 15 nautical miles. Always use the latitude scale located in the same horizontal region that you are measuring.
Good Morning Gloucester 