Good Morning Gloucester

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

Now that people here are snowless and warm again and shouldn’t hate on me for doing so, I wanted to share a few photos and adventures from Florida.  My mother and I were driving state road 46 in Geneva, FL on our way to Sanford to take the auto train, in the middle of nowhere, Florida, when we came across a long bridge spanning the St. Johns River and saw way off the road, the first sign of civilization we had seen in some time.  It required a white knuckle hairpin turn at 55 mph off single lane 46 to get onto the dirt access road to reach it, but the trip to Jolly Gator Fish Camp was so well worth it.  If you ever find yourself on or near State Road 46 in Geneva, FL (not far from Cocoa Beach), don’t miss the opportunity to stop.  The food and view are amazing, and the staff were so warm and wonderful.  We had grilled gator bites (so yummy!) and Florida Cabbage (equally delicious). https://plus.google.com/116287532652489782461/about?gl=us&hl=en

E.J. Lefavour

Hobbit House Studio

Mile Marker One
75 Essex Ave, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930

Did you, or somebody you know, lose a box of wrenches this week? These belong to somebody that needs them, so no freebies here, be honest! Tell me where, and possibly when you lost them, and come and gettem! (Aunt Joany Kimberley scooped these up this past week)

Hit me up at Craig.Kimberley@yahoo.com, or respond below!

Girls Out Getting a Jump Start on Seine Boat Taining Aboard Dories

 
David Amaral & Jack Muniz Manning the bar @ The Rudder Resturant!  

You wanna talk about a no-brainer? Regularly the launch would cost $20 for 4 people to use one way. So on a normal day when it is used round trip that would cost $40. So all you would have to do is use the season pass 2 and a half times and it would pay for itself and everything after that would be gravy. Plus not having to worry about a dinghy or renting a space for a dinghy and all the hassles of maintaining that tender.
No Brainer City!

From The Office Of The Harbormaster-
The Gloucester Harbor Launch Season Pass will be on sale starting June 15, 2015. A season pass is for permitted mooring holders within the boundaries of the Gloucester Harbor Launch with a limit of four people and will cost One Hundred Dollars ($100). The pass is good for one round trip per day to include 4 adults, children 12 years and younger are free.

Passes are available at the Harbormaster’s Office, 19 Harbor Loop, Monday through Thursday 8am to 4pm, and Friday 8am to noon.

Please mail or bring in the completed attached form with either cash or check payable to the City of Gloucester.
Click Link Below to download application. https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7859f5b6103e81cf0d545dae2/files/Harbor_Launch_Seasonal_Pass_Application.pdf

Click the link to download and fill out your application or head down to the Harbormaster’s Office and fill it out there!