| Guild Recruitment
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The Sep 29th recruitment event was attended by 14 folks, all of whom were treated to tours of both ships, the raising of the main sail and a ride on the Jupiter. The Guild coordinators will work on hosting future open houses every other month through the winter. |
| Jupiter heading to Lewes, DE this weekend
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Jupiter will be leaving Philadelphia, heading for Lewes, DE on Friday Oct 5. She'll be open for tours on Saturday at Roosevelt Canal and then will move up to the University of Delaware dock on Sunday. The tug will return to Philadelphia by 5:30 pm Monday night. Her crew will appreciate visitors while down there.
Other Jupe news - the crew has accepted the manual as written and all section chiefs have been approved. Before taking the new recruits out for a ride, Captain Bill Wiley practiced maneuvers while the crew practiced line handling and docking. |
| Gaff News
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marcus delivered a 16 sided pole to Gazela on Saturday September 29th. Jeff Huffenberger fit the 3 peak irons on Monday night and is promising to return every night this week to get the edges planed down and the jaws and shoe attached. Ideally, the gaff irons will be installed before Saturday, so that it can be mounted by Sunday AM and the sail bent on.
If you have time to help with sanding and oiling, please feel free to come down to help out. |
| Gazela Day Sail - Sunday October 7
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Captain Rob Rustchak will come down from NY City to take Gazela out for a ride from 1 pm to 5 pm. This is a chance for Guild members, new and old, to take a ride before the ship heads off to the Chesapeake Schooner Race. Gazela is currently docked at the Great Plaza of Penn's Landing.
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| Haunted Ship 2007 - October 26-31
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The Haunted Ship committee continues to put together this years extravaganza. Steve Nikazy has returned with a new script and new effects are planned. The show will run from October 26 and 27 (7-11p), with a matinee on Saturday, then October 28-31 from 7-10 pm.
Hands, as well as legs, hearts, and brains, are needed to make sure this event is as anatomically correct as possible, given the season.
Set up help is needed from Oct 22 to Oct 25. A dress rehearsal will be held on Oct 25 at 6:30 pm. Sign up sheets may be found on board Gazela near the heads. |
| Gazela Training / Dinner - November 3rd
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The training committee continues to set up the Level I mentored class format. Seven of the Level II grads have agreed to serve as mentors and will soon be hooking up with Level I candidates. Francisco Franqui is consolidating the student lists for Level I. If you've not talked yet with either Lenore or Francisco, please contact the office to pass on the your registration.
There will be an intensive Level I training session on November 3rd from 9 am to 5 pm open to all. This session will focus on Knots practice, Docklines & Line Handling, Helmsmanship, Firewatch, Lookout, and Climbing.
At the conclusion of the November 3rd session, the Guild will hold a potluck dinner on board Gazela. All Guild members are invited to attend. |
