Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS August 2011
Maine Coastal News P.O. Box 710
(207) 223-8846
Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A. E-mail -
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Web site:
www.mainescoast.com Fax (207) 223-9004 Publisher's Note
What a busy summer this has turned out to be. There are days when I am not sure whether I have been punched or bored. Lobster boat racing seems to be taking much more time than usual, especially the newsletters. The newsletters are great because they are more indepth and do not overwhelm the reader of this newspaper with the racing details. Otherwise this paper would be three months of just lobster boat racing and there is too much other subject matter that should be covered.
Maine Coastal News is dedicated to covering the waterfront of State of Maine. It covers commercial fishing, yachting (power and sail), boat yard and waterfront news and maritime history. Maine Coastal News is published 12 times per year. The distribution of Maine Coastal News is from Eastport to Kittery and is free on the newsstand. It also can be by subscription. A year subscription, 12 issues, is $20.00. A single copy is $2.00, which covers the postage. Foreign rates for subscriptions are $40.00 per year. The Maine Coastal News office is located at 966 North Main Street, Winterport, Maine. Comments or additional information write: Maine Coastal News, P.O. Box 710, Winterport,
Maine 04496.
I really enjoyed putting the last issue together, especially the stories of the steam yacht CANGARDA and Nathan Lipfert, the librarian who has been at Maine Maritime Museum for 40 years. I would love to do more stories of this type, but they are really time consuming. Taking the interview off and transcribing it takes several hours, even though I have been using Dragon, the program that types as you speak. However, as I do research it is obvious that these type of stories are what gives us the real history of the past and unfortunately too few of them were done.
Publisher Editor-in-Chief
Jon B. Johansen Rachel Elward
Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the September issue is 19 August. The deadline for the October issue is 16 September.
I also come up with too many projects that need to be done to make marine research much easier. I was transcribing all the ship disasters from the New York Maritime Reporter, but found out that many of the ships listed were not documented in the United States. Thus, I began a database of vessels listed in the Record of American Shipping, which lists vessels of all nations visiting American ports. A simple project since one can enter about 80 vessels an hour, but there were over 21,000 to do, a quarter done. As most know I also put together
“TugBitts” for the Tugboat Enthusiast Society and what a learning curve this has been. I am trying to create a database of all the tugs, companies and the people involved so I can find information quickly. Not sure if I will live long enough to see this one complete.
One thing we must remember in all of this is that life passes by quickly, especially as we grow older. Too many people do not focus on enjoying life and when they realize what they have missed it is at times too late. Yes, there are some things that we must do to keep peace with others in our lives, but if there is something that you enjoy doing do not wait. There was a saying I heard when I was much younger, “Don’t put off today what you could do tomorrow, because if it feels good today you can do it again tomorrow.” For the most part all my time is taken up by things I enjoy doing and I am not willing to give any of them up until I have to. It is becoming more and more obvious that I probably will not be able to complete all the documentation I have started, but I will try. May be this problem is genetic. My mother has numerous quilting projects unfinished, but at 80 she has not slowed down and that gives me hope.
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MCN's Calendar of Coastal Events
On-Going Exhibits: -7 Aug Cold Waters, Cold War: The 20th Century Navy in Maine; Maine Maritime Museum, Bath 20 Aug – 27 Nov ’11 Aloft: Wind, Sails & Rigging; Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
17 Dec – 13 May ’12 Port of Portland; Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
JULY 30 Concert - Maeve Gilchrist Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, harpist and singer-songwriter Maeve Gilchrist has been called an innovator on the Celtic harp due to her uniquely chromatic and improvisatory style of playing. Her debut CD, Reaching Me, was released in 2006 to International Acclaim. Maine Maritime Museum Bath
31 Saltwater Celtic Music Festival At Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick The 2011 Saltwater Celtic Music Festival, to be held at Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick, features an array of international performers including: Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul; The Dublin City Ramblers; Buille; Karan Casey; and many others.
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
30-31 Seguin Island Trophy Race Southport Island Yacht Club Southport Island
31 Tom Morris Memorial Pursuit Race
AUGUST 1-4 ASMFC Meeting Week Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria, VA
3 Authors at Eight Bells Book Talk Jim Sharp, With Reckless Abandon: Memoirs of a Boat Obsessed Life Maine Maritime Museum Bath
7 Explore the Forts of Phippsburg This guided tour will explore six historic fortification sites at the mouth of the Kennebec River. Bus transportation provided from MMM. Note: The climb to Fort Baldwin is rocky and steep, please wear appropriate footwear.
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
7 MDI Series IV
10 Authors at Eight Bells Book Talk Greg Zielinski, Conditions May Vary: A Guide to Maine’s Weather Maine Maritime Museum Bath
12-14 Shipyard Cup
Hodgdon Yachts/Wotton’s Wharf East Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor
12-14 Monhegan Regatta Portland Yacht Club Falmouth
12-14 Downeast Race Weekend
13 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Winter Harbor
Info: C. Byers (207) 963-7139
20 MS Regatta Handy Boat Falmouth
17 Authors at Eight Bells Book Talk Maureen Heffernan, Native Plants for Your Maine Garden and Fairy Houses of the Maine Coast
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
18-21 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Lyman-Morse/Wayfarer Marine Thomaston and Camden
19-20 Belfast Harbor Fest Challenge
2011 National Boatbuilding Belfast waterfront
13 Bonyun Songs of the Sea Concert - Jerry Bryant
A specialist in the songs of maritime culture, Jerry Bryant has studied sea music deeply and shares with audiences the history behind the songs. For this concert, he plans to place special emphasis on music of Maine and the Maritimes, including several of his compositions with topics such as Cundy’s Harbor boat builders and Casco Bay lobstermen.
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
13-14 Smuttynose Island Regatta
14 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid
Info: D. Drisko (207) 677-2432 L. Crane (207) 563-8707
21 MS HarborFest Lobsterboat & Tugboat Races
Portland Yacht Services Portland
Info: Maine Coastal News (207) 223- 8846
21 Around Alone: an American Promise
Remembering Dodge Morgan The Portland Company 58 Fore St Portland
This year is the 25th anniversary of Dodge Morgan’s successful solo circumnavigation of the globe, the first by an American sailor; which shattered the previous record by 142 days. Sadly, Dodge passed away last year. MMM commemorates the anniversary of his feat by showing Around Alone, the documentary of his epic adventure and with reflections by members of his team and others he inspired. His vessel, American Promise, will be dockside for touring.
26-28 PHRF New England Marblehead, MA
26 Northeast Harbor Race Northeast Harbor Fleet Northeast Harbor
27-28 Boatshop Workshop - Lofting Made Easy
Register by Aug. 19. Limit 10 students.
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
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