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Log Entries (2009)
- Sep 09 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Sep 08 - At anchor near Port Mouton, NS
- Sep 07 - 50 nm east of Gloucester
- Sep 06 - Gloucester Heritage Center
- Sep 04 - Gloucester Heritage Center
- Sep 02 - On the Canadian - US border
- Sep 01 - 15nm S of Liverpool, NS
- Aug 09 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Aug 08 - Chester Harbour, NS
- Aug 07 - Chester Harbour, NS
- Aug 05 - Chester Harbour, NS
- Aug 02 - Mahone Bay Harbour
- Aug 01 - Mahone Bay Harbour
- Jul 31 - Mahone Bay Harbour
- Jul 23 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 21 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 19 - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 16 - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 15 - 20nm ESE of Lunenburg, NS
- Jul 14 - 70 nm SW of Cape Sable Island
- Jul 13 - 55nm NE of Cape Cod
- Jul 12 - Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
- Jul 10 - Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
- Jul 08 - Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
- Jul 07 - 23 nm SSW of Portland, ME
- Jul 05 - Bath Maritime Museum, ME
- Jul 04 - Sheepscot River, ME
- Jul 03 - 40nm SW of Yarmouth
- Jul 02 - 20nm SE of Liverpool, NS
- Jun 22 - Bishops landing, Halifax
- Jun 11 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Jun 07 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Apr 18 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Apr 02 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Date: Jul 07 2009
Ships Position: (Latitude:43 16.4 N - Longtitude:070 04.3 W)
Comments: The cold and rain have returned to us here as we make our way from Bath to Boston.
Captain Watson
23 nm SSW of Portland, ME
Good Evening,
The cold and rain have returned to us here as we make our way from Bath to Boston. I'm currently dodging small fishing vessels as rain squalls pass through the area. It will take an hour to write the log this evening as I will spend most of my time watching the radar and then taking a few moments to write a sentence or two.
The Maine Maritime Museum is certainly a wonderful facility and they are lucky to have Capt George MacEvoy as a trustee. His schooner Sherman Zwicker is a treat to see and has done well under his stewardship. I met the Captain last evening and he certainly left an impression on me!
Leaving Bath this afternoon was an interesting exercise in ship handling for the crew and I. We were moored with our spring and breast lines on the wharf. and our bow and stern line on dolphins. Dolphins are basically a re-enforced piling that are standing free of other structures and you generally use a small boat to carry your line and drop them over the vertical pole. With a 10 knot breeze pushing us on the dock I was unsure I would be able to maneuver safely to make the turn down river. I delayed leaving for ten minutes or so until the ebb tide had established itself and we cast off all the lines with the exception of the after spring. Happily with a gentle push from our small boat the bow turned away from the wharf and as the helmsman called out the compass headings that indicated we had turned far enough to clear the shallows ahead, the end of the boom swept along just in front of the small crowd gathered to say goodbye. A neat job by the crew!
The trip down the Kennebec River was thankfully uneventful. Senior hand Jayme had the helm for the river journey and did well. Even in the drizzle and fog it was a beautiful journey and one I would happily repeat. We had the full bridge team in action with mate Gail keeping track of our position on the paper chart and 2nd mate Sophie in the chart room watching the electronics.
The rain squalls are getting more frequent now and demanding most of my attention so I'll say goodnight, especially to Nate and Kate in Mahone Bay.
Best to all
Phil Watson
