Seaport Museum’s ships will be stay downtown in deal with city and state, say sources – NYPOST.com
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Ten Pound through the Rigging
Ten Pound through the Rigging
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Artist’s Resources for a Sunday Morning.
It’s going to be a beautiful day here on the Island, I hope!
So I’m sure no one will be reading GMG Today.
Here are a couple of fun websites to check out if you are an Artist or just interested in Art.
The first is “Wetcanvas”. It’s a great forum for artists to find out about; Materials, techniques, and just get your ass kissed if you post one of your works there. 🙂
http://www.wetcanvas.com/index.php
Another mutual butt kissing site;
http://www.artbreak.com/my_account/works
Just Kidding! These two sites are great for advice and feedback on your art. Check them out! and if you have any other sites to share please do in the comment section.
Thanks, Paul
http://twitter.com/#!/capeannpainter
http://www.FrontieroGallery.com
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Lettie G Howard and New York City Seaport Museum In Dire Financial Condition
This was sent along by my buddy Bowsprite. The NYC Seaport Museum hosts the Lettie Howard-The Schooner which many people consider to have the most historical significance to Gloucester.
Her Lettie G Painting-
The first public trickle of info came from this paper no one had heard of, DNA:
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110210/downtown/seaport-museum-struggles-stay-afloat
http://www.dnainfo.com/20101224/downtown/seaport-museum-may-look-sell-off-historic-schooner
http://www.dnainfo.com/places/seaport-museum-new-york
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/arts/design/19seaport.html?_r=1&emc=eta1&pagewanted=all
However, hope exists: Peter Stanford, the founding member of the museum, and a committed group of people who love the ships have presented a marketing and funding plan in an effort to save the neglected fleet.
With programs that include Visiting Ship Programs, education of the history of the vessels and the piers, arts of the sailor, exhibition of local and current nautical artists, and participation in OpSail 2012, the group would accomplish things that the current museum have not done.
Among the proposed is that “…the schooner Lettie G. Howard (1893), scheduled for sale by the Seaport Museum,
be retained as a dockside exhibit ship. The museum had ruled against this
because they felt the wooden schooner, would be damaged by jostling against the
pier due to wakes stirred up by passing harbor traffic. This concern, however,
is contradicted by ten years’ prior experience, between 1968 and 1978, when the
Howard was open to the public at pierside with her hull in worse shape than it
is today.
be retained as a dockside exhibit ship. The museum had ruled against this
because they felt the wooden schooner, would be damaged by jostling against the
pier due to wakes stirred up by passing harbor traffic. This concern, however,
is contradicted by ten years’ prior experience, between 1968 and 1978, when the
Howard was open to the public at pierside with her hull in worse shape than it
is today.
We recommend that she be placed at a landing stage on Pier 16, with a fisheries
display aboard as she had 30-odd years ago.
The ship fished out of the Fulton Fish Market, in which the public is showing
great interest, and there is a rich trove of photos of similar Gloucester
schooners readily available, including photos of these vessels fishing under
sail at sea, which have been published in a well-known book, Men, Fish and
Boats, to which we hold the rights and the original photos now on file in Mystic
Seaport.”
It has always been the people who love the ships who have kept them afloat.
They have never been needed more right now.
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Wanna Buy A Boat? The Lettie G Howard Is For Sale
Brian Luster (Marty’s Son) writes-
Hey, Joey! It looks like the Seaport Museum in New York is trying to sell the Lettie G. Howard. This might be the chance to repatriate her to Gloucester. I’m sure someone up there would like to buy her.
Seaport Museum May Look to Sell Off Historic Schooner
Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20101224/downtown/seaport-museum-may-look-sell-off-historic-schooner#ixzz19UnVm8Hx
Many people around here say that if there is a Schooner that most represents Gloucester’s schooner history that is still floating it would be The Lettie G. Forgive my terrible memory because I can’t remember why or who told me that but I know I’ve heard it several times. Perhaps some of the GMG readers who know could chime in with a comment on this post.
Here are many posts in the past with video and pictures of the Lettie G while she was here in Gloucester–
Second Mate Jarod Of The Lettie G Howard With His 15 Lbs of Vaseline
Posted on September 5, 2008 by Joey C
If you would like to know why any second mate would need 15 lbs of Vaseline you can click this link for the video explanation taken on the docks at The Maritime Heritage Center
Gloucester Perspectives- Kathy Dwyer From The Lettie G
Posted on September 3, 2008 by Joey C
Kathy Dwyer from The Lettie G Schooner talks about Gloucester.
Chickity Check It! Bowsprite: A New York Harbor Sketchbook
Posted on May 14, 2009 by Joey C
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http://bowsprite.wordpress.com/
I know it’s from *blech* New York, but this blog has some fantastic photos, watercolors and stories from *blech* New York harbor. Well worth a look. If you are a schooner lover it’s a must visit.
Hedre’s a funny post about “Fishing Boats”- http://bowsprite.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/fishing-boats/
There’s also some beautiful watercolors of the Lettie G- http://bowsprite.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-schooners-of-new-york-harbor/
The author lists the Lettie G as the “Schooner Howard G. Lettie”.
I always thought it was the Lettie G Howard, goes to show how much I know about these boats.
For my posts on schooners including the Lettie G when she was in Gloucester click this text
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Pretty Cool Time Lapse Video Of The Coast Guard Schooner Eagle
–A must-see time-lapse movie of the USCG Training Ship Eagle’s
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Gloucester Schooner Festival Video from Jim Merchant
Short Documentary of the 25th Anniversary Gloucester Schooner Festival from Jim Merchant. After some footage of the welcome parties, the parade of lights and fireworks the bulk of the film features many beautiful schooners as they sail past the Dogbar Breakwater. No less than three of the schooners were built by Harold Burnham of Essex who himself skippered a fourth, the schooner Maine. The film features music by Allison Crowe, Amelie, Arctic, Lonah, Raindog, Fluydo, Misery and Silence is Sexy. All music is licensed through creative commons. I am also putting out this film under creative commons Noncommercial – No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Enjoy!
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Fulfilling a Legacy – The Essex Shipbuilding Museum Video By Barry O’Brien
Barry Writes-
The Essex Shipbuilding Museum is located on the grounds of the A.D. Story Shipyard. In this small village of Essex, MA, in the basin of the Essex River, more than 4,000 wooden ships were built. The American fishing schooner was invented here. I created this video to help raise money to interpret, educate and preserve the proud New England history of Essex. I hoped to summarize the the story of the Essex shipwrights and mission of the museum.
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Spirit Of Massachusetts Hauled Out At Rose Marine
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Bluenose vs. Gertrude L. Thibault (1938)
Footage from the last race of the Bluenose. Racing off Gloucester, Mass. against the Gertrude L. Thibault. Shot by W.R. MacAskill in October 1938.
Filmmaker: W.R. MacAskill
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Spirit Of Bermuda- It Doesn’t Suck
This Boat Has Been Tied Up At The Dock Next To Us For Three Days Now.
I’ve never seem more standing around in my life. It’s like they are posing for animal crackers all day long.
What a fucking life.
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Schooner Festival Weekend 2010
Here’s a slideshow of a Few Photos I took during the Schooner Festival Weekend.
Click on Photo Below for the Slideshow
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Schooner Festival 2010 from the Paint Factory
Bummer, Captmard beat me to it! He got some great shots from his view.
here’s just a few of mine from the Paint Factory Road and one from Niles Beach.
Not as many Boats as past years, due to the Storm.
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Schooner Harvey Gamage Arrives For Schooner Festival
This is one of the top three weekends to visit Gloucester IMO. We usually have clear dry weather and the schooners are just gorgeous to go aboard. If you haven’t already got tickets to go aboard the Thomas Lannon I’d call Kay in the office ADSAP and make arrangements. Captain Tom will show you a great time and tell you all about the Schooners in port as you glide around Gloucester Harbor. Check out The Thomas Lannon Website here for details on how to get tickets for a cruise.
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Schooner Spirit of Massachusetts Arrives
The Schooner Spirit Of Massachusetts Arrives in Gloucester 8:30pm 08/04/2010
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Underway
After a Short Stay the Harvey F. Gamage Leaves Gloucester.
It was hard to get Photos of the Harvey F. Gamage Schooner from Land during it’s stay in Gloucester last week due to the location where it was tied up. I caught it as it was leaving the Inner Harbor and Headed for Portland, ME. The Schooners White Hull and everything around it Glowed in the Setting Sun. Unfortunatley the Sun hid behind some clouds before the Schooner made it to the Paint Factory. That would’ve been a great Photo.
For more Info on Ocean Classroom and the Harvey F. Gamage Click the link below;
http://www.oceanclassroom.org/
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Sign Up Now For Tall Ship Camp
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For all the posts from last year’s Tall Ship Camp
Every person that did it last year said it was an incredible adventure.
Check out This Video From Last Year-
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Things To Do- Second Annual Tall Ship Adventure With Gloucester Museum School and Ocean Classroom
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Every person that did it last year said it was an incredible adventure.
Check out This Video From Last Year-
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Brothers Jared and Justin Talarski In Gloucester For Repairs After Haiti Relief Mission
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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Freshly Published Alone At Sea Author John N. Morris Interview
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.
Read Gail McCarthy’s Gloucester Daily Times piece with John here
Good Morning Gloucester 