Coronet incoming!! Coronet, one of the last grand sailing yachts of the Gilded Age, will be relocating to Mystic for a three-year restoration. The launching process will be an impressive undertaking, as the vessel is currently on dry dock at IYRS School of Technology & Trades in Newport, Rhode Island. The elegant, 131-foot vessel has …
16mm film digitized by John Rumsey who states: “The film, STEADY AS SHE GOES, was produced by the Douglas Aircraft Co. in 1959. Don Douglas chartered the 161′ schooner Goodwill to try and break the elapsed time record, for the Transpac race, LA to Honolulu. The race has been held in July since 1906 and …
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Recently, after a 7 year restoration by The Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Sea Trials have begun! The Mighty Ernestina-Morrissey got off the dock under her own power for the first time in over decade! The crew greatly enjoyed learning from the techs from Cummins Inc , @napp_twindisc , Hundested Propeller A/S , and the mechanics from …
Pilots and the work functions of the maritime pilot go back to Ancient Greece and Roman times, when incoming ships’ captains employed locally experienced harbour captains, mainly local fishermen, to bring their vessels safely into port. Eventually, in light of the need to regulate the act of pilotage and ensure pilots had adequate insurance, the …
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Madison Boatworks – We set sail on an ocean passage from Mazatlan, Mexico to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. Sailing across an ocean has been a long-held dream for us, but we were not planning on extending this cruise so far from home. But, we realized that if we were serious about bluewater cruising, …