December 2011 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. Schooner BOWDOIN Untold
Story Subject of Castine Exhibit Conrinued from Page 20.
BOWDOIN during World War II. Nautical history enthusiasts will be captivated by the portfolio of original charts from the exercise. In her 90th
year afloat, the BOWDOIN
serves as MMA’s traditional sail-training flagship. The vessel was designed by Will- iam Hand and launched at the Hodgdon Brothers in East Boothbay. The schooner sailed on 25 scientific expeditions to the Arc- tic Circle under the command of Adm. Donald MacMillan prior to the vessel’s withdrawal from Arctic service in 1954. During that time, BOWDOIN sailed 28 degrees north of the Arctic Circle, and wintered over four times in the region while frozen in ice. BOWDOIN sent the first shortwave communications from the region in 1923 while wintering in Refuge Harbor, Greenland. MacMillan be- came internationally known for his explora- tions in the far north and received Hubbard Gold Medal of the National Geographic Soci- ety in 1953. He was also well-known for his inclusion of high school age students in his epic expeditions.
Today, the vessel regularly cruises Penobscot Bay and local waters providing a hands-on sail-training platform for MMA. Each summer BOWDOIN cruises a variety of
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New England waters, from Massachusetts to the Canadian Maritimes. Throughout the sailing season, the schooner serves as a public ambassador for the college, promoting traditional sail-training techniques and serv- ing various student and community groups. The vessel still ventures to the waters off Greenland and the Arctic, recalling the vessel’s historic roots in exploration and research while providing a unique setting for traditional sail training. BOWDOIN most re- cently returned to the Arctic in summer 2008, retracing the vessel’s historic routes while providing a unique student opportunity to learn the fundamentals of ocean voyaging, from pre-voyage planning and provisioning, to hands-on sailing and navigation. Soon after acquiring the vessel in 1988, the college sponsored two similar seafaring adventures to the Arctic, the vessel’s first voyages to the North since the 1950s. Inspired by a nostalgic look to the vessel’s cold-weather design and construction and its historic role as an edu- cational platform for students, MMA planned sail training trips that took students to Nain, Labrador, in 1990, and 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle to Disko Island, Greenland, in 1991 aboard the BOWDOIN. Another trip to the Arctic was completed in 1994.
MISC. COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS Continued from Page 13.
NOAA seeks input on enforcement priorities
Public comment period on draft list of priorities open through January 9 NOAA released a draft of its enforce- ment priorities and invited the public to sub- mit comments through January 9. These en- forcement priorities are the latest step NOAA is taking to improve its enforcement program, and will help the agency emphasize compli- ance through better communication with fishermen. Other improvements in the last two years include new leadership, higher- level review of charging decisions, and a new penalty policy to ensure more consistent penalties nationwide.
“Fair and effective enforcement is es- sential to our ability to rebuild and protect the public’s fisheries and other natural re- sources, and to protect the many fishermen who play by the rules,” said Bruce Buckson, director of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforce- ment. “These priorities will help us focus our resources and strategically use our state and federal partnerships to provide the most ben- efit for marine resources and the American people.”
NOAA’s jurisdiction spans more than 300,000 square miles of open ocean and 85,000 miles of U.S. coastline, and the agency is charged with enforcing laws and regula- tions found predominately in the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage- ment Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and the Lacey Act. NOAA will continue to encourage compli- ance with and enforce all marine statutes and regulations for which it is responsible. To help accomplish its mission, NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement operates joint enforce- ment agreements with 27 coastal states and territories, and partners with the U.S. Coast Guard.
The draft priorities were created collaboratively with the fishery management councils, interstate fishery commissions and interested stakeholders, including fisher- men, representing public, private and non- governmental organizations. The draft priori- ties are available online at http://
“Lofting” provides a full size pattern of a two dimensional plan. The bow and stern sections were drawn in full scale to ensure
all angles and views met properly.
Traditionally, the fi rst section of a new boat laid is the keel. Gundalows do not have a keel (single central
timber at the bottom of the boat), so the fi rst section laid is the planking and fl oor timbers in the fl at center section of the boat. Following lofting, the curved bow and stern framing is cut and assembled along with side frames.
Trunnels “tree nails” connect wood parts in the gundalow much like pegs are used in post-and-beam
construction. Thousands of trunnels were used in traditional gundalow construction. We also use hand-cut bronze fasteners for longevity and strength.
The sheathing that wraps the sides and the bottom of the gundalow are called planks. Long
continuous timbers are set in a steam box to make them fl exible and then are bent to fi t the curvature of the boat frames.
The shear clamp, deck beams, and deck framing and
blocking are installed once the planking is completed. The deck is caulked to insure water tightness.
Thousands of feet of white cotton caulking and oakum will be driven into the gaps
between the planks to create a water tight seal.
Once the decking is in place, the house,
hatches, deck boxes, rails, rudder and stump mast are installed. Our local blacksmith fabricated and installed sweep locks, stanchions for life lines, the yard band and the windlass.
The entire boat is oiled and painted to protect it from the
water, air and sun. Oiling begins as soon as timbers are secured into place.
Sea trials and adjustments are
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/ and http://
www.gc.noaa.gov/enforce-office.html. The national priorities focus on: Helping the fishing industry understand and follow regulations that support sustain- able fish stocks and a sustainable fishing industry
Implementing compliance and enforce- ment plans for catch share management Monitoring fish product imports for compliance with domestic and international laws and regulations
Protecting marine resources in National Marine Sanctuaries
Protecting marine mammal and endan- gered species by enforcing bycatch reduc- tion, gear, and closed area regulations Supporting observer programs, which collect critical scientific data about fish stock status, bycatch, and fishery interactions with protected species
NOAA began working on enforcement priorities during the NOAA National En- forcement Summit in August 2010, which brought together more than 60 stakeholders from the commercial and recreational fishing industries, non-governmental organiza- tions, and state and federal enforcement agencies. Following the summit, NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and NOAA’s Office of General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation solicited further recommenda- tions for priorities by reaching out to fishery management councils, interstate commis- sions and other stakeholders, inviting com- ments to be sent to the Special Agents in Charge of NOAA’s six enforcement divi- sions or to NOAA’s Office of General Coun- sel for Enforcement and Litigation. Comments on NOAA’s Enforcement Priorities may be submitted via email at
enforcementpriorities@noaa.gov; via fax at 301-427-2055, attention Acting Deputy Di- rector Tracy Dunn; or by sending hard copy to Acting Deputy Director Tracy Dunn c/o NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement, 8484 Georgia Ave., Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments will not be accepted by phone.
For a complete list of NOAA enforce- ment reforms, go to
http://www.noaa.gov/ lawenforcementupdates/.
completed once the gundalow leaves the shipyard and is launched at Prescott Park. Small fi nal repairs, fi nish work and adjustments are made after it is in the water —then it will be ready for the fi rst public sails!
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