Can you imagine..an ex fisherman who is now a double handicapped person, (a paraplegic, T 8 9 and 10 plus an above the knee amputee) is now sailing his schooner Sugar Babe out in Gloucester harbor. Its been over 3.5 years since my fall resulting in my being a paraplegic person. Many months were spent lying in hospital and rehab beds dreaming of this day. A special thanks to all who have helped me regain enough of myself to do this. You certainly deserve to sail with me and more.
Way To Go Ed!
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Corruption, Camaraderie and Catastrophe Part II Aboard The Halie and Matthew With Jared Talarski
Part III Tomorrow With Brother Justin Talarski
This from Jared-
Joey, hey there my friend. I’m back in town with another schooner and thought you might like to do an article. We just finished a medical aid mission to haiti, and came to gloucester to do some repairs and such. We are over at gloucester marine railway if you wanna swing by and see the boat. You can read the story on libertyschooner.com on the sailblog. The boat is schooner Halie and Matthew. This one is a little more exciting than 15 pounds of vaseline…. cheers,
Capt. Jared Talarski
Schooner Halie and Matthew
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Stories of corruption,camaraderie and catastrophe during their two Haiti relief missions bringing supplies to the earthquake ravaged country Part I of a three part series
Part II comes tomorrow
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Jared was the second mate aboard the Lettie G last we spoke at the Schooner Festival a couple of years ago. I interview the brothers aboard schooner Halie & Matthew at The Gloucester Marine Railways where they are in for repairs. The stories of corruption,camaraderie and catastrophe during their two Haiti relief missions bringing supplies to the earthquake ravaged country will be told in the three part series starting tonight.
Here are the interviews with Jared when we first met two years ago. Listen to the second mate aboard the Lettie G Howard explain what use 15 pounds of Vaseline serves aboard a Schooner.
Look for the new adventured with Jared and Justin tonight at 7PM
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This Morning (Saturday June 5th) The International Dory Race Eliminations are being held at Niles Beach. They start at 8:30AM.
Besides being a fantastic event, it may be your last opportunity to wish Jimmy T well before he shoves off as a “fish inspector” down in the Gulf.;)
Here’s video taken just this week of the new Grand Banks Dories being built for the International Dory Group here in Gloucester. They are adding 3 more dories to the many dories that you are able to use for a simple $50 yearly fee.
There’s also a huge bell in this video which was salvaged from the Schooner Esperanto which you may find interesting.
Schooner Esperanto
From The Website of Tom Welch which has much more information here
Gloucester Fishing Schooner, “Esperanto”, 1920
Captain “Marty” Welch
The schooner Esperanto was designed by Tom McManus of Boston, built by Tarr and James Shipbuilders of Essex, Massachusetts, and launched on June 27, 1906. Esperanto was 107 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 11 feet deep. Esperanto’s gross weight was 140 tons, and her net weight was 91 tons. She was named for the international language of Esperanto, which means literally “the hoping one”.
Despite the highly dangerous nature of fishing in the north Atlantic from sailing vessels, and the terrible death toll that resulted, there was only one life lost on Esperanto. On 17 March 1916, crewman John Burnham of Gloucester was knocked overboard by the main boom, and drowned.
On May 30, 1921, just months after winning the International Fisherman’s Schooner Race in Halifax, Esperanto struck the submerged wreck of the “S. S. State of Virginia” off Sable Island, and sank. The crew manned Esperanto’s dories and rowed away, and were eventually rescued. The skipper on that trip was Capt. Tom Benham. Isaiah Gosbee, the cook from the 1920 races, was among those aboard Esperanto that day.
Attempts were made to salvage Esperanto, and she was actually raised by pontoons several times, but each time she slipped beneath the waves again. After a month of attempts, the efforts to raise her had caused such damage that the salvage operation was reluctantly halted.
I had Great Time Visiting John at his Gallery on Rocky Neck this past weekend. He is a wealth of information on Painting and the Gloucester Waterfront. If you’ve never been, put it on your “ToDo” List.
John’s there 7 days a week, All Year Long. You can usually see his Red Van or as he calls it his “Studio on Wheels” parked out front.
He has an Easel and everything else he needs for Painting in the back so he can paint in any weather conditions.
John is a prolific Painter and you’ll see that when you visit his Gallery.
Here are some Photos I took Last weekend at The John Nesta Gallery.
Entrance to the John Nesta Gallery on Rocky Neck
When you first step in John’s Gallery LOOK UP, You’ll see some of his old Palettes. Amazing! He only uses 3 Colors plus white.
What you’ll see when you first walk in
You gotta see this Painting in Person
Just a few of I’m sure of hundreds of John’s Paintings
Beautiful and afordable Sketches of the Cape Ann Area
We who are left how shall we look again
Happily on the sun or feel the rain
Without remembering how they who went
Ungrudgingly and spent
Their lives for us loved, too, the sun and rain? – Wilfred Wilson Gibson
schooner flagStage Fort at the Ready
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John Morris came by to talk about his new book a 448 page documentation of Gloucester Fishing in the age of sail (1623-1939).
John spent 10 years of his life writing and researching this book. Watch the video and see some of the incredible pictures and details within this masterpiece.
June 10th book signing and reading at Sawyer Free Library.
Unfortunately the Boston Based Pirate Ship The Formidable sailed into Gloucester HarborEarly Saturday Morning Under The American Flag,While the Sentries at Stage Fort Park were Asleep.
In these Photos you can see these Scalley Wags planning evil.
It looks like their first Victim was a cooler full of Grog in the Cruiseport Parking lot.
KEEP ON THE LOOK OUT!
Your Cooler could be Next!
The Pirates were unaware they were being spied upon.The Captain looking over a map of Gloucester
The Bastards Planning their next move.Shit! They found our last case of Cape Ann Brewerys Fishermen's IPA
Good Morning Gloucester 