Author: Marty Luster

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,
My gentle guide, in following thee.”
― Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake

The  seine boat SANTA MARIA was found capsized at her berth in Harbor Cove Friday morning. It took the Coast Guard, Fire Department and volunteers to right and drain her.

Apparently, the boat was improperly made fast so that the rising tide hung her up and capsized her.

“I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
Henry David Thoreau

Remember, the difference is good dental care!

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The Schooner ADVENTURE  held an open house on Saturday to celebrate the the issuance of a final certificate inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard. The approval to carry passengers on sailing trips caps a 27 year, 5 million dollar effort to restore ADVENTURE , built in 1926, to seaworthy condition. It last fished in 1953.

The restored vessel will serve as a base for extensive educational programs focused on Gloucester’s history as a major fishing port. It will also be available for charter for trips of up to four hours.

ADVENTURE  joins the schooners THOMAS E LANNON and ARDELLE  as the stars of Gloucester’s growing schooner fleet.

Lead shipwright Geoff Deckerbach and crew member Dave.

Author John Morris (Alone at Sea, Gloucester in the Age Of The Dorymen) and Helen Garland

Schooner THOMAS E LANNON as seen from the deck of FAME.

Black people lived right by the railroad tracks, and the train would shake their houses at night. I would hear it as a boy, and I thought: I’m gonna make a song that sounds like that.

Little Richard

Aboard FAME in Monday’s Schooner Challenge.

In case you missed it in yesterday’s post, here is a video of the race.

There was a stiff wind blowing across Gloucester Harbor on Monday evening when FAME, THOMAS E LANNON and ARDELLE raced in the annual Schooner Challenge. The racing rules were A)suspended, B) ignored or C) never known by any of the captains. Nevertheless, the exciting 2 hour run benefited the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org

Join us now aboard the Salem berthed FAME for the race and excitement

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My selected B&W photos can be viewed at www.slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

My selected black + white images can be seen at www.slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

and was never measured and never will be measured.

I tramp a perpetual journey, (come listen all!)

Walt Whitman, from stanza 46, Song of Myself.