Crews News

          What you may ask do we do in the off-season?  Lots of projects, schooner and shipyard related.  As an example, Roscoe the pulling boat pictured above received a week of affection ashore; ready right down to the last coat of varnish on the oars.

Brad & John & Roscoe

          And the woodshed needed a little attention after nearly forty years.

    Up at the house a young deer visitor the day after Thanksgiving, taken through a living room window. 

2013's crew have scattered:  Andy is cooking at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut, Johnnie is visiting friends in Mississippi for two weeks, Elizabeth is in college in Asheville, North Carolina, Mike is in California doing winter work on the Tole Mour, Darcy is home in Colorado, Ben is already skiing in Steamboat Springs, and I'll be lucky to get as far as Massachusetts this winter.

This year's race plaque finally arrived -- #10!

Sunset by Ned Fleming

Vanishing Point by Shawn Payment

And Darcy the galley hand's mom submitted this one.  

Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island by Cynthia Tomassi.

 There's not room to show and thank all the photographers but you can view them at the Maine Windjammer Association's website. 

          A last one taken by Brad early last spring

Planes, buses, and automobiles... and trains! 

          While free and incredibly convenient parking is included in American Eagle cruises, the method of reaching our dock has developed yet another public transportation option for 2014:  limited rail service, Boston to Rockland, beginning July 4th and extending through Columbus Day.  On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the Amtrak Downeaster will leave North Station at 9:05 in the morning, change trains at Brunwick to arrive in Rockland at 2:50 in the afternoon. Return trip leaves Rockland at 3:20 pm, change trains in Brunswick, arrive Boston by 9:15 pm.  Estimated fare round trip is $85.; tickets will go on sale January 1, 2014. 

          That's all we know;  for further information, contact www.MaineEasternRailroad.com.  

Postcards from shipmates 

      This issue's offerings: Virginia, Israel and China and a boat of some kind in each one.  There's a theme here!