My View of Life on the Dock
Hi Joey ,
We attended the Beatles concert last night at the Antonio Gentile Bandstand at Stage Fort Park . Perfect evening and an amazing concert . They even had free ice cream !
Alice Gardner
*** We are in desperate need of Chase Boats for the race. Offering gas money, hat and tee shirt.
Please contact president@capeannrowingclub.com ***
Price Increase Saturday July 9th – Midnight – Price goes up from $90 per registrant to $115. Please register early, we have a lot of planning to do for food and tee-shirts.
Registration Closes on Wednesday, July 20th, 6pm. NO Registration at the Race – Only check-in for online registrants
Parking Information – Parking is only allowed in town lots, not in the Beauport hotel lot, and NOT in the lot at 33 Commercial Street (this is the finish line lot – no parking). It will be challenging taking your boats out at the finish line. There is a public boat ramp on Western Ave at the end of Pavilion beach. Getting your car from the high school and taking out there may be the best option for take-out until the party ends at the beach. There will be a parking attendant managing our lot. Trailered boats or OC6 are allowed to pass through the cut.
Time Limit – 6 Hour limit to complete course. Chase Boats and Timing will finish after 6 hours. Racers are paddling at their own risk after 6 hours on the course. Please plan appropriately if you believe you can not complete in 6 hours.
Schedule: Gloucester High School – 32 Leslie O Johnson Road, Gloucester, MA 01930
5:45 am – 6:45 am Safety Check: Each vessel must pass inspection before registering. Get your sign-off at central safety booth by the tennis courts or find a roaming safety volunteer with orange vest
6:00 am – 7:00 am Check In
7:00 am Captains Meeting – All Participants
7:45 am – 8:30 am Staggered Start by Boat Classes
12:00 Noon Pavilion Beach Finish Line Facilities Open
2:00 pm Award Ceremony & Festivities
Electronic Waivers – New for 2022 – All waivers will be include online as part of the registration process for both captains and crew
Registration & Check In: Registration & check in is from 6:00 am to 7:00 am at the Gloucester High School. Registration tables will be located in the cafeteria. Access is from behind the tennis courts.
Race Course & Charts: Please visit Blackburn Challenge Race Course page for full details
Rest Rooms: Rest rooms are available in the Gloucester High School for the start, and porta potties at the finish at Pavilion Beach
Race numbers: Should be taped to both sides of your bow. Call your number to the timers at the finish line when crossing at the Greasy Pole. – Pay attention at Captains Meeting for specific finish line instructions
Race Charts:
Downloadable Race Charts below. Print them out and put them back to back in a dry chart bag or a zip lock. Staples or Kinkos can laminate them inexpensively as well. Race coordinator phone number included.
See Race Course page for additional info.
Download Blackburn Race Chart 1
Download Blackburn Race Chart 2
Rest Rooms: Rest rooms are available in the Gloucester High School and Porta Potties at the finish line
Do not cross the finish line twice!
It is essential that race personnel know who is on the course.
Therefore, each participant must confirm his or her presence with the start committee, the
Our friend Joey took advantage of our absence from the podcast recently to throw some shade my way regarding Keith the Wreath and his new Instagram account (@KeithIsAWreath). To fill in the story a bit, Keith the Wreath is a little gimmick I was using to show familiar Gloucester sights and stories with a new twist. He has a bit of a following here on GMG as well as in my own Facebook world, so I created his own Instagram account as a creative outlet. I hope you will show Joey Keith’s popularity by giving it a follow on Instagram. Believe it or not, “Keith The Wreath” was already taken (someone beat me to it) so search for KeithIsAWreath on Instagram to watch his adventures. Please!
Also, just because I am who I am, I had to take Keith a step further and now Aretha is in the mix as a childhood friend of Keith’s. They will have some distinct preferences and you will be seeing them together on adventures here on the blog as well as on Instagram! So, Keith is large and brilliant red; Aretha is smaller and sparkling blue. They make very pretty pictures together.
Gloucester Biotechnology Academy has announced a new financial structure to support young adults’ investment in their futures. Through the generous support of donors, tuition and fees will be waived in their entirety for the Academy’s incoming class of 2023. In addition, qualifying students will receive stipends to help support their living expenses.
The Academy trains young adults for professional careers as life sciences laboratory technicians. Students spend seven months of hands-on learning in a state-of-the-art teaching facility located in Gloucester’s Blackburn Center, followed by a three-month paid internship at a biotech company in Boston, Cambridge, or the North Shore.
Spaces are still available for the incoming class of 2023, with start dates in both August and November. The program is open to students between the ages of 18 and 30 with a high school diploma or equivalent —…
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Dear Joey at Good Morning Gloucester.
Love reading your view about life on the dock.
Wanted to share with you a couple of Cape Ann history blog posts I recently completed that I think you might find interesting:
This one is about the cursed Gloucester fishing schooner “hoodoo ship” Charles Haskell:
and the second one is about the Depression-era “Rockport Maniac” unsolved murders:
Keep up the good work!
Can we get these at Licka Locka?
We’re gonna need to do a thorough taste test review on the next GloucesterCast.
Kodachrome…
AT OCEAN ALLIANCE ON ROCKY NECK
Date and Time:
Thursday July 21
Thursday, August 18
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:
Ocean Alliance
32 Horton’s Street, Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA 01930
Details:
Free Admission to Market
Limited Public Parking Rocky Neck Avenue parking lot or side street parking
Downtown Parking with following:
Rain dates: July 28 & August 25
Cape Ann Makers Market – July 21st Summer Maker Market at Ocean Alliance, the first of two Summer Markets, will feature more than 20 local Artisans, Crafters & Makers from Cape Ann offering nature and coastal inspired handmade Arts and Crafts, including jewelry, metalsmithing, pottery, sculpture, painting, photography, woodworking, fiber arts, candles, hand harvested artisanal sea salts, natural body care and much more. The Markets are being held at the iconic former Tarr and Wonson Paint Manufactory on Rocky Neck, from 4-8 pm.
The Summer Markets are in conjunction with the Culture Splash Thursday events by Rocky Neck Cultural District and Harbortown Cultural District, and the Ocean Alliance crew will also have information for visitors about their whale research, marine conservation work, and the restoration project at the historic paint factory as well as well as featured products for sale.
In addition to the Market, Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon and an accomplished artist will be exhibiting her latest work.
Visitors can also enjoy the fresh food offerings of Gloucester’s LobsterRoller food truck, live music from local artists, Toni Ann Enes and Jules daSilva, and the best water views in Gloucester. All vendor table fees for the benefit of Ocean Alliance. An August 18 Market event is also scheduled featuring additional artisan vendors.
July 21 Vendors List Includes:
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