My View of Life on the Dock
3PM at the point. Steady straight out of the NE at 56 mph, gusts to 69 mph but it feels like there isn’t much time between gusts. The sound is deafening between the wind, water, granite, moving, you can feel that in your feet. It seems to have picked up tempo in just the last ten minutes.
69 mph and not one leaf has left my yard? What the hell? Enough fun for one day. Meet me at Stone’s Pub for a beer.
I took a stroll down Main Street to Stacy Boulevard and back at around 1:30PM, and although more than half of the stores are closed, we were mostly just getting wind and light rain at that point. The sea wasn’t even that choppy by the Fisherman’s Memorial. People were walking their dogs and driving around as usual.
A few bigger waves here and there, but nothing spectacular.
Joan of Arc is looking at the sky, saying to the storm, “Go ahead, make my day!”
Two hours later, the wind and rain are getting stronger…
– Fr. Matthew Green
This is a call to fellow artists, jewelers, crafters and creators of items you would like to sell for the holidays.
The Manchester Athletic Club will be holding their holiday fair on Saturday, December 1 from 9:00 to 1:00. Having done this fair in the past, I can say it is well organized and attended and worth adding to your holiday marketing venues, if you don’t already have something scheduled for that date. You can contact Marcy Plant at mplantae@manchesterathleticclub.com or call 978-526-8900 x384, if you are interested. Hope to see you there.
E.J. Lefavour
Vickie Van Ness
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The crew of the Bounty were mostly young kids.
Hurricane Sandy Sanctuary Gloucester, ma. Mallards and Egret riding out the storm in our Vernal Pond. We are expecting more visitors later today. 10/29/2012
Not easy getting around, Nautilis Road, the Back Shore and any roads near Good Harbor are closed. Here are a couple of pictures of Magnolia, Back Shore and Good Harbor.
High tide noon in Rockport. A few inches short. Midnight tonight there may be a bit more water.
Four hours until landfall of Frankenstorm Sandy and do Jim Ketchopulos & Sons take a day off with 12 foot waves rolling into the property? No way. A basement needs to go into the ledge and a little wind isn’t going to stop them.
At high tide I took a little tour around East Gloucester. Parts of Atlantic Road were still accessible however, as I was leaving, the officers were installing road barriers from both directions. The waves were much higher at the Lighthouse side than at Good Harbor Beach and Atlantic Road. Video footage to follow.
Eastern Point Lighthouse and Dog Bar Breakwater ~ Hurricane Sandy
Sherman’s Point ~ Hurricane Sandy
Oak leaves! And pine needles! I called Triple A but when can they make it through the debris? We will rebuild.
click photo for music….if you dare.
I’ll get you my pretty….heh heh heh
The one on the right, fell in the night. What if there had been a chipmunk walking by? I don’t want to look.
Another gargoyle photo from my vacation, in the spirit of Halloween.
It looks like they’re watching a football game or something. These are on Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
My son the barbecue expert without fail leaves an empty Heineken on the barbecue. I woke up to this devastation this morning. How will I break the news? We will get a FEMA loan and I promise we will rebuild.
Rick and I walked to Rafe’s Chasm an hour ago and took this video. Very windy and be safe, the rocks are really slippery.
Took this picture at 7:00 Low Tide on Shore Road, the waves are crashing up onto the rocks and high tide is not until 12:00.. Nature showing us who is boss.
Be safe all
The HMS Bounty which was the feature ship in Gloucester’s Schooner Festival Last Summer was taking on water out at sea and it’s 17 person crew just abandoned ship.
Uhmmm does this not beg the question-
Somebody’s got some splainin’ to do!
By NBC News staff
Seventeen people aboard a replica of the HMS Bounty abandoned ship early Monday while stranded at sea off the North Carolina coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release.
"The 17 person crew donned cold water survival suits and life jackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies," the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The ship issued a distress signal late Sunday and was taking on water, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The owner of the 180-foot, three mast ship — which was built for the 1962 Marlon Brando movie, "Mutiny on the Bounty" — lost communication with the crew and alerted the Coast Guard to the situation.
Here she is when she arrived in Gloucester Last Summer-
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard has received word that the crew of the HMS Bounty has abandoned ship approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday.
The 17 person crew donned cold water survival suits and lifejackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies.
The Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation and assess the weather conditions to determine the soonest Coast Guard aircraft or surface assets can be on scene to conduct effective rescue operations.
Coast Guard Sector North Carolina initially received a call from the owner of the 180-foot, three mast tall ship, HMS Bounty, saying she had lost communication with the vessel’s crew late Sunday evening.
The Coast Guard 5th District command center in Portsmouth subsequently received a signal from the emergency position indicating radio beacon registered to the Bounty, confirming the distress and position.
An air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City launched aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft, which later arrived on scene and reestablished communications with the Bounty’s crew.
The vessel was reportedly taking on water and was without propulsion. On scene weather is reported to be 40 mph winds and 18-foot seas.
More Pictures of the HMS Bounty In Gloucester Last Summer-
Posted on August 31, 2012 by Marty Luster
Len Burgess Submits-
September 1st & 2nd.
HMS Bounty…at one with the sea…global voyager…movie star…dedicated to preserving the fine art of square-rigged sailing.
The HMS Bounty is one of the most famous ships in the world. Known for the storied mutiny that took place in Tahiti in 1789 on board the British transport vessel, the current Bounty, a replica, has survived to tell the tale. Built for the 1962 movie “Mutiny on the Bounty” with Marlon Brando, HMS Bounty sails the country offering dockside tours in which one can learn about the history and details of sailing vessels from a lost and romanticized time in maritime history. Since her debut in “Mutiny on the Bounty”, HMS Bounty has appeared in many documentaries and featured films such as the Edinburgh Trader in Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest with Johnny Depp.
Good Morning Gloucester 