GORGEOUS PHOTOS OF SCHOONER COLUMBIA !

Len Burgess aboard Al Bezanson’s Green Dragon Schooner submits  ~ 

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The 30th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival and Parade of Sails is Just Around the Corner!

In checking theĀ Schooner FestivalĀ schedule for friends who are visiting during that time, I realizedĀ the eventĀ will be here very soon. Sponsored by Maritime Gloucester, tickets aboard Gloucester’s gorgeous hometown schooners for the Parade of Sails can be purchased by clicking these links:Ā Schooner Thomas E. Lannon andĀ Schooners Ardelle and Roseway.Ā Click here forĀ special viewing opportunitiesĀ atĀ the Beauport Sleeper McCann Museum.

Al Bezanson provided the names of the schooners, in order of appearance:

Sugar Babe
Adventure
Thomas E Lannon
Adirondack III
Brilliant
Virginia,
Tillicum I
Lewis H Story
Liberty Clipper
Perception
Light Reign
American Eagle
Morning Light
Green Dragon

Thanks Al!

OriginallyĀ posted on Good Morning Gloucester

Captain Tom Ellis of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon

Captain Tom Ellis Schooner Lannon ©Kim Smith 2014Captain Tom Ellis, skipper of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon, hanging the ensign and drying out the sails after a rainstorm.

Captain Tom explains that in days gone by this would be a common sight in Gloucester Harbor, to see crews opening their sailsĀ to dry. Although it’s not necessary today because sails are constructed of synthetic fiber rather than cotton, on the Lannon, they dry their sails so that when the schooner departsĀ with guests on board, theĀ passengers don’tĀ get dousedĀ whenĀ the sailsĀ are unfurled.

Captain Tom Ellis Schooner Lannon -2 ©Kim Smith 2014 copy

Captain Tom Ellis Schooner Lannon whirlygig ©Kim Smith 2014

In his spare time, Captain Elllis hand carvesĀ beautiful whirlygigs.Ā 

To learnĀ more about the gorgeous Schooner Thomas E. Lannon and to book a charter or public sail visit their website at Schooner Sails.

Captain Tom Ellis Schooner Lannon whirlygig -2 ©Kim Smith 2014JPG

 

Guard Dog of the Prize for the Schooner Race

Two bottles of Special Spirits are attached to buoys at the midway point of the race.

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