The Gloucester Fishing Schooner “L.A. Dunton”

Mystic Seaport – The Shipyard has begun work on replacing L.A. Dunton’s rig in anticipation of re-stepping her lower masts next spring. The Gloucester fishing schooner, 123 feet, 3 inches over all, is one of the few remaining vessels of her type in the country. Sailing schooners like the Dunton fished the Grand Banks off …

2015 RORC – Stormy Weather Wins Freddie Morgan Trophy

London – The 2015 Royal Ocean Racing Club’s  season’s points championship is the world’s largest and arguably most competitive offshore yacht racing series. Over nine months, 13 races have been organised for 579 yachts, with over 3,000 miles of racing in European and Caribbean locations. The RORC released on Monday November 9th, 2015 the names …

Mystic Seaport Joins with Dalvero Academy to Host Art Exhibit

Mystic, Conn. (November 9, 2015) – Mystic Seaport, in conjunction with the artists of the New York-based Dalvero Academy, will open a new exhibit, “Journey of Transformation: An Exploration of Our Evolving Relationship with the Whale by Dalvero Academy,” on Saturday, November 21. The exhibit is the second collaboration with the artists of Dalvero. The …

PlanetSolar Around the World

Published on Apr 12, 2012 Turanor PlanetSolar is a solar powered catamaran that is circumnavigating the World. The project was dreamed up by Raphael Domjan and enabled by business man Immo Stroher. http://www.planetsea.com/