Author: Marty Luster

I'm Marty Luster, a retired attorney and politician. In 2010 my wife, mother-in-law, dog and I relocated from Central NY to Gloucester. I hope my photographs and poetry(?) reflect my love for this place and her people. My picture-poem posts can be seen at http://matchedpairs.wordpress.com and selected black and white images can be found at http://slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

Support Ardelle

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Work continues on ARDELLE,while a mysterious visitor rests on the newly constructed stem.

Trunnel tickets are $25. Plank owner certificates are $800 and entitle the owner to a two hour private sail for 35 people.

The Birth of a Schooner

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Eleventh generation shipwright, Harold Burnham and the Essex Shipbuilding Museum celebrate the raising of the first frames on the Pinky Schooner ARDELLE.

Kids (and parents) learn some basic boat building.
Some work and. . . some don't.
The crowd gathers at the H.A. Burnham Boat Building Yard.
Visitors sign the keel.

Making frames.
The boat builder, Harold Burnham (L).
Harold and Capt. Tom Ellis of the Thomas E. Lannon are overjoyed to see work begin. Geoffrey Richon, President of the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, where Ardelle will be berthed, enjoys the moment.

Up she goes!

Ready for the next one.

Schooner Adventure

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The Schooner Adventure sponsors guided walks along Gloucester’s waterfront on Saturday mornings. Visit http://schooner-adventure.org/?page_id=107 for more information about the Adventure restoration and the walks remaining this season.

Here, Beth Welin conducts the September 4th Working Waterfront Walking Tour.

Harvey Gamage–High and Dry

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The 131 foot, 95 ton schooner Harvey Gamage is in town for this weekend’s Schooner Festival. On Tuesday afternoon it was moved from its berth at the State Fish Pier to Rose’s Marine where it was positioned, secured and lifted on the yard’s drydock for bottom cleaning and maintenance. The operation took more than an hour and involved both mechanical and hydraulic devices as well as a good deal of plain old muscle power.

Harvey Gamage at Rose's Marine
It must be centered over the submerged cradle.
Fine tuning the schooner's position requires both muscle and finesse.
The main halyard is made fast to a cleat on the dock and used to straighten the ship.
Once the boat is in position, the dock is slowly raised.

Driving wedges to properly brace the schooner.

High and dry.