Went to the Digital Photography Workshop in Essex on Saturday. It was really terrific day.
Donna
Category: Schooner
Schooner Thomas E. Lannon Webcam The Latest To Go Live on www.gloucesterwebcam.com
Yep The Lannon now has it’s own webcam with a view of the docks at the Gloucester House and The Star of The Show, The Thomas E. Lannon.
Click below and find the Thomas E Lannon Webcam among the 23 webcams on www.gloucesterwebcam.com Have you bookmarked the site yet so you can go to it when there is something interesting going on in town?
This will be perfect for judging the line at Fiesta to get into The Glo Ho and monitor the comings and goings of the working ships in Harbor Cove. A GREAT GREAT VIEW!
Special thanks To Tim Blakeley from www.gloucesterbytes who has been installing the webcams at a reduced service rate because he believes in the project.
23 cams up with more to come from The Schooner Adventure at The East Gloucester Marine Railways, Cape Ann Marina Cam and Mile Marker 1 Cams!
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Update:old news: pilot & roseway- The Infamous One Sends a Shout Out To Dave Bennis of Michigan &
The infamous one follows up with this –
joey – here’s a piece from the 1909 sanborn insurance map that shows where the parkhurst and burnham railways were in relation to each other. few years earlier than the pilot boat pix, but the layout of the inner harbor didn’t change that much until urban renewal. fyi, around 2005, some internet angel posted a complete set of the cape ann sanborn maps, from 1885-1917 in pdf format. i downloaded them and have been using them ever since. gave copies to the gloucester archives and sfl, and converted them to grayscale tifs for my own research purposes. museum has these on board as well as the original full color hand-annotated atlases (that weigh about 50 pounds each!) you want to know how this place has changed over the years? never mind the pretty pictures, go to the maps. they tell the story like nothing else can.
joey,
last month a nice chap named dave bennis came in to see me at the museum. he was one of the volunteer crew on the ‘highlander sea’ (nee ‘pilot’) when she came into our port and wanted to see if we had any photos of the vessel in her days as a pilot boat in boston. we found a few and here’s one taken of her by gordon thomas in 1960 on parkhurst railways for some work. just so she wouldn’t feel lonely, i found another one of ‘roseway’ (pilot boat #2) on gloucester marine railways in the mid 50s. dave’s gone back to his day job as lighthouse keeper in the upper peninsula of michigan, but i hope he sees these and comes back to visit us again.
infamous fred buck
check out the cape ann museum
Joey adds-
After recognizing the building in back of the parkurst railways I decided to pull up this picture I took on September 4th ,2011- 
Can you line up the windows with the building in the top picture?
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Adventure, Roseway and Highland Sea Photos From Bob Cullen
Joey,
Yesterday I was at the Gloucester Marine Railway with my niece and her husband so they could re-visit the Adventure, where they had gotten married 25 years ago by Capt. Jim Sharp in Camden. Joanne Souza, Director of Adventure.org was nice enough to give us a personal tour. We were pleased that the Roseway was also there, because the Roseway was a 2nd boat used for their wedding guests. We were lucky in that the Roseway was just leaving the dock and motoring out the harbor. I got some shots of that. Also, I met a Capt. Tom (I didn’t catch his last name, but he said he had once captained the Highland Sea (aka the Pilot.)) He said I had to take a once-in-a-lifetime photo of 3 ships built by the same shipyard (Tarr and James) in about the same year (1926), all in one frame. So, I did catch a photo of the Roseway as she went past the Highland Sea and the Adventure.
I also took a few photos of a carriage and some screws at the GMR. You probably have enough of those, but, in case you don’t. I just uploaded the 15 photos to my Flickr account – Bob C8. It’s a new set titled “Adventure Anniversary”. They’re set to public viewing. Feel free to post on GMG. In the set they’re in the right order.
It was sprinkling for a time yesterday when I took the photos, so I caught the authenticity of raindrops on my lens cover (or, I forgot to wipe the lens.)
Thanks, Bob Cullen (aka Jenn’s father)
click the picture below to see the slideshow from Bob Cullen
Below deck of The Schooner Adventure
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Ardelle’s Last Sunday Sail of the Season Photo Len Burgess
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Eleanor and Roseway at the Gloucester Marine Railways Photo From Kathy Chapman
Photo © Kathy Chapman
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Gloucester Marine Railways in the midst of the mist
Because it’s another wet day at the Gloucester Marine Railways, repainting of the Roseway will have to wait.
Photo by Kathy Chapman 2011
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The life and times of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) presented by Essex Shipbuilding Museum Tuesday, Nov 1st
Join us at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum for The Life and Times of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838. Guest speaker Prof. George Brandenburg, ret., former Director of Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University .
Bowditch didn’t attend school after age 12, let alone go to Harvard, yet he managed to teach himself Latin, French, mathematics and astronomy. He learned math and physics well enough to make world-renowned contributions in both fields. As a young man he made five sea voyages, rising from second mate to captain, and along the way authored the well-known maritime manual "The New American Practical Navigator." This book, commonly called "Bowditch," made it possible for generations of sailors to navigate around the oceans with only the sun, moon, and stars to guide them. He retired from the sea as a captain at the age of 31 and put his mathematical skills to work as an insurance executive. However, in his spare time, he continued his work in physics and astronomy.
Prof. Brandenburg is an experimental particle physicist. Since retiring and moving to Salem in 2008, Prof. Brandenburg has been volunteering at the NPS Salem Maritime National Historic Site and on the Friendship. This led him to the study of 19th century celestial navigation and the contributions made by Salem ‘s own Nathaniel Bowditch.
The Waterline Center is a handicapped accessible facility.
Tickets may be ordered on-line, by phone, email, or at the door.
Refreshments will be served.
Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum
978-768-7541
www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org
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The Schooner Thomas E Lannon Under Sail 2010 Video
The Schooner Thomas E Lannon Under Sail 2010 Video
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The 1926 National Historic Landmark dory-fishing schooner Adventure Has Been Awarded a $250,000 1:1 Matching Grant From The Dusky Foundation
The Schooner Adventure, the 1926 National Historic Landmark dory-fishing schooner, has been awarded a $250,000 1:1 matching grant from The Dusky Foundation. This grant provides a major step forward in helping the Adventure organization gain the momentum needed to finish the restoration of the vessel and realize the goal of becoming a maritime, environmental and educational resource for future generations.
The three recent, very visible restoration projects; the USCG approved access, allowing visitors to walk Adventure’s decks; the steering gear, two projects funded by the Lynch Foundation grant and; the construction of the barrel windlass, used to raise and lower the anchors, funded by the City of Gloucester’s Community Preservation Act; along with the extremely well designed education programs have helped to renew public interest in the project and inject new life into the organization. The Dusky grant and the matching funds will enable the installation of water tight bulkheads and other below deck structures, and the outfitting of the vessel to allow Schooner Adventure to once again sail as Gloucester’s official flagship. This is a significant move forward to finish the vessel.
While the Schooner Adventure has national significance in terms of America’s maritime and commercial fishing history showing America at work, the vessel has particular importance to community of Cape Ann. Ties to the New England fisheries will lead to fund raising credentials in other areas along the coast but the sight of Adventure under sail cannot help but connect the people of Gloucester to their own history.
It is imperative that the restoration of Schooner Adventure be completed and the vessel returned to active sailing, so that future generations can experience what the life of a Gloucester fisherman felt like and meant. If Gloucester’s history is to be understood, it should be viewed in large measure through the eyes of a fisherman. What better way to tell Gloucester’s story than on board the last of the “Gloucestermen.”
About Adventure
The Gloucester Adventure, Inc a 501(C)(3) non-profit historic preservation and educational organization, was established to restore the schooner Adventure as a historic community resource and living classroom. Volunteers help year-round with vessel restoration, innovative educational programs, events, and fundraising.
For more information and support for Adventure, visit
www.schooner-adventure.org or call 978-281-8079
The Gloucester Adventure, Inc. is a non-profit organization, Federal ID number: 04-302-0719
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Chickity Check It!- Nubar Shoots The Ardelle On His iPhone
Using Stills and Video to Tell a Story
Posted on September 22, 2011 by nubar
The 45 foot Schooner Ardelle was built at Harold Burnham’s Boat Yard in Essex, Massachusetts. It was launched in Essex on July 9th at high tide almost one year after Harold and friends began building her. (More about the Ardelle below).
What you see here are stills and HD footage all shot with the iPhone4. This is not an edited piece. Instead, I’ve inserted a panorama of the boat to open the piece which was shot in December, 2010. A couple of HD clips from the launch come next, followed by a few clips of her maiden voyage from Essex to Gloucester. It ends with a still image of her in Ipswich Bay (My godson and I were out fishing early that morning. Didn’t find the fish, but we saw this image of the Ardelle making her way to safety before Hurricane Irene arrived).
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Ardelle at the Madfish Photo From Len Burgess
Ardelle, looking beautiful, came over last Sunday A.M. to the Madfish.
–Len Burgess
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Visit to Madfish Wharf by Ardelle and Mug Up
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Schooners Spirit Of Massachusetts and Harvey Gamage On The Railways At Rose’s Marine
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Spirit of Massachusetts and the Harvey Gamage by Kathy Chapman
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 education and adventure for the youth of America.
Captain Caroline Smith is pictured near the end of the slide show. She is the youngest captain of the schooner fleet. Congrats to her on a great accomplishment!
Kathy Chapman
Click The Photo To See The Entire Slide Show From Kathy-
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Video- Captain Caroline Smith Aboard Schooner Harvey Gamage As It Is Hauled Out At Roses Marine, Gloucester MA
From The Ocean’s Classroom Website
Captain Caroline Smith
Caroline sailed on her first tall ship, Alexandria, while in college at William and Mary and since graduating has spent sea time aboard Tole Mour, Pride of Baltimore II, Victory Chimes, Black Pearl and Corwith Cramer. Caroline became a full time captain with Ocean Classroom in 2005 after spending two years building the schooner Virginia. Caroline grew up in a fishing village on the Chesapeake Bay and when not sailing lives in Virignia.
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The Schooner Ardelle Has Hung It’s Shingle
The schooner Ardelle is fully operational now and is located down at Maritime Gloucester on Harbor Loop. Capt. Harold Burnham is aboard and he and his crew are doing afternoon sails at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Harold Burnham tells us that he is going to run the charters from Weds. Through Sunday at 2 and 4:30 so do come down for an afternoon sail or call him at 978-290-7168 for more information.
The schooner Ardelle was an epic project for Burnham and what is most amazing about it is that just one year ago, there were a few frames up in the Burnham yard after hosting a Frame Up and keel signing ceremony on Labor Day 2010. Here it is one year later and Ardelle is fully-rigged, Coast Guard certified and ready for a sail. The community support has been amazing, so please do come down and support this new endeavor!
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The September GMG Old Cuban Cigar and Folly Cove Rum Sail Aboard The Thomas E Lannon Photos From Dani Lubbers
click the first pic for the slide show-
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Video- 2011 September GMG Old Cuban Cigar and Folly Cove Rum Sail Aboard The Thomas E Lannon
Filmed With My Cheapo $79 Kodak Playsport Zx3 and using the Kayalu nClamp.
Some points about taking video-
The more steady you can hold your camera, the more pleasing the resulting video will be. One way to accomplish this is holding your camera very steady. You need to be very conscious of framing your shot properly and keeping the camera steady. the much easier way is to use a tripod, or mount. Using a mount or tripod there is no camera shake and your results will look immeasurably better than if you try to hand hold the camera.
Obviously carrying a huge tripod around can be cumbersome and you all know my feelings on being able to keep your camera gear on you to be able to capture the shots as they happen. So many times a tripod is not going to be the answer.
The manfrotto modopocket which screws right into the universal camera mount and folds flush with the bottom of my camera is my number one camera accessory that I feel can help any photographer achieve much better results, especially with poor light (with good light photography is a snap, you just point and shoot and you don’t have to worry about camera shake because the time the lens will be open is so much shorter).
But for this application I used the kayalu nClamp with the toughbar extension. Literally I screwed the Kodak Playsport Zx3 onto the Toughbar and clamped it onto a bolt that was attached to the mast, framed the shot and pressed record. In this way I could sit back and enjoy the company on the boat and we got a nice video capturing the scene.
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GMG Old Cuban Cigar and Folly Cove Rum Sail Aboard The Thomas E Lannon Panoramas
click each picture for the full sized view
Once again I can’t extend enough thanks to Paul Giacalone from Old Cuban Cigar Company, Bobby Ryan of Ryan and Woods distillers and of course The Ellis’ and their crew aboard Gloucester’s most beautiful ship, The Thomas E Lannon.
I never want to miss one of these cigar and rum cruises for the rest of my life. the setting aboard the Lannon with the friendliest crew and my hero Captain Tom Ellis, the company, the spirits and of course the cigars- just like the first one, I didn’t want this night to end.
Anyone who took pictures be sure to send them in and I’ll post ‘em for you (better yet upload them to a Flickr set and I’ll run your pics as a slideshow)
Good Morning Gloucester 