Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS March 2013


Maine Coastal News Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A.


P.O. Box 710 (207) 223-8846 Fax (207) 223-9004 E-mail - igmatats@aol.com Web site: www.mainescoast.com Publisher's Note


Slowly the weather is warming and most hope that spring is right around the corner. We were spoiled after unseasonable temperatures of last winter and many hoped for a repeat, but that did not happen. It has been cold and snowy and by now many are tired of winter.


Maine Coastal News is published 12 times a year and is dedicated to covering the news along the entire coast of Maine, Kittery to Eastport. We cover general marine news, commercial fi shing, yachting (power and sail), boat yard and waterfront news and maritime history. Distribution of Maine Coastal News is from Eastport to Marblehead, MA 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 offi ce is located at 966 North Main Street, Winterport, Maine. Comments or additional information write: Maine Coastal News, P.O. Box 710, Winterport,


Maine 04496. Publisher Editor-in-Chief


Jon B. Johansen Rachel Elward


Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the April issue is 8 March. The deadline for the May issue is 12 April.


During the cold and snowy months I always hope to get a lot of research/com- puterization done, and did, but it is never enough. I fi nally fi nished entering nearly 22,000 vessels in the ABS Record for 1879. This source lists a lot of foreign vessels, which is what I needed computerized be- cause a number of the ship disasters that I was fi nding in old newspapers fl ew a foreign fl ag. Now I am taking all the vessels I have computerized and making an index of them. Unfortunately this is not easy since in the “List of Merchant Vessels of the United States” sometimes one vessel got two offi - cial numbers in the fi rst year. Also there are some that had their numbers changed when they were rebuilt. Once completed it will be a good resource I hope. With the snowstorms we have had during the week I was able to get a couple of books read, which are reviewed on page 19. The fi rst was “Maine & the Sea” by Dr. Charles Burden and Nathan Lipfert. This is a quick review of collecting items for the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath over a fi fty year period. The other book I read was “COYOTE Lost at Sea” by Julia Plant. She was writing about her brother, Mike, who did two BOC (singlehanded with three stops round the world) and one Vendee Globe (singlehanded nonstop round the world). He was preparing to run his second Vendee, but


on his qualifying run across the Atlantic to the start in France his racer COYOTE lost her ballast bulb and she capsized. Unfortu- nately Mike was lost. What was incredible about this book was the dark side of Mike before he began racing around the world. I was taken back by some of the escapades, in fact some were shocking.


As many of you know I help publish


“TugBitts,” which is a publication on tug- boats. It has a lot of historical articles, but also touches on some news. There have been a lot of changes associated with technology on a global plane. This has made some of our old ways obsolete. A good discussion took place on the yahoo tugboat group about “TugBitts” and what was good about the publication. However they also mentioned that the news section was old news and prob- ably should not be included. With most of us hooked in via social media we can know almost anything instantly. There are those few that fi ght technology tooth and nail, but if used smartly there is a huge benefi t, both personally and in business. Take Facebook, a lot of people absolutely refuse to use it, but if you want to know what is going on it is one of the best sources. I also use Twitter, which I fi nd a little more useful because it is short bits of information on just what I am interested in. When I write something on either of these it is about where I have been and what is going on. In fact I need to do a better job doing this because no one else goes where I do and some of you might fi nd it interesting.


One business that is undergoing major Continued on Page 18.


MCN's Calendar of Coastal Events


On-Going Exhibits: -26 May 2013 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


-June 2013 Exhibit: The Sea Within Us: Iconi- cally Maritime in Fashion and Design On view until June 2013-Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, Free


The exhibit explores the many inter- sections between maritime history and everyday aspects of our culture. From entertainment, advertising, apparel and tattoos to the language we speak, all are awash with maritime connections, both blatant and hidden. Presented by Maine Maritime Museum.


On-Going Courses:


Penobscot BaySail & Power Squad- ron Spring Courses


This spring, we’ll be offering Ad- vanced Piloting and Seamanship, two “Advanced Grade” courses for both Pow- er Squadron members and non-members. We will also offer America’s Boating Course in three locations: Dover-Foxcroft (already under way), Ellsworth (starting in March) and Hampden (starting in May). For More Information or to sign up, please contact Squadron Education Offi cer Scott Miller at scott@ustiger.net or (207) 374-2003.


March 5 to May 7 US Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship Course Kittery Adult Education Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM Enrollment Information: Kittery.


maineadulted.org


MARCH 13-April 17 Workshop: Sailing Skills and Seamanship


Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington St. Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316 or www.Maine- MaritimeMuseum.org


15-17 Maine Boatbuilder’s Show 59 Fore Street Portland


Info: (207) 774-1067


28 Performance: Voices of the Sea: The Poetry and Song of Maine’s Fishermen and Those Who Work on the Water DiMillo’s On The Water 154 Commercial St. Portland


Info: (207) 774-1067


APRIL 6 Maine Maritime Museum’s 41st An- nual MARITIME HISTORY SYMPO- SIUM


“Maritime Maine and the Civil War” LONG REACH HALL, Maine Maritime Museum Bath


8:00 am Registration, coffee 9:00 am Welcome, Amy Lent, Execu-


tive Director


9:05 am Introduction, Nathan R. Lip- fert, Senior Curator 9:10 am Earle R. Warren, “On the Brink


of War: The Sewall Family Fleet 1860-61,” a reprise of Bud’s talk from 1975 on an important Maine merchant fl eet and their involvement in the slave-based cotton trade 10:10 am William Lowe, “Confeder- ate Naval Strategy: Letters of Marque,” a


discussion of a strategy with an important impact on Maine merchant vessels 10:50 am Coffee and informal discus-


sion 11:10 am John F. Battick, “Damned if


You Don’t, Damned if You Do: The Civil War Adventures of Captain George Henry Preble USN,” an offi cer from a distinguished Maine naval family 12:00 noon Lunch 1:30 pm Panel, “Shipbuilding During


the Civil War” Al Ross, Warships: Developing Models


of the USS Kearsargeand CSS Alabama Jon Johansen, Maine-built Merchant


Vessels


2:30 pm Coffee and informal discussion 3:00 pm David Nelson, “Civil War


Union Jacks: The Experience of Maine Sailors in Preserving the Union” 3:45 pm Stephen N. Sanfi lippo, “Mar- itime Music of the Civil War”


exhibits)


4:30 pm Break (visit the Museum Store, 5:00 pm Fish house punch reception


12-14 Maine’s Boating Expo Brunswick Landing Brunswick


Info: (207) 773-8725


13 Annual Gundalow Gathering Prescott Park Portsmouth, NH Info: mdavidson@gundalow.org


JUNE 15 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor


Info: Marshall Farnham (207) 380- 5892


17-20 Newport Charter Yacht Show Newport Yachting Centre Newport, RI


Info: Lisa Knowles, (401) 846- 1115, ext. 216


22 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info: Wayne Rich (207) 244-9623


29 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Rac es


U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport


Info: E. Blackwood (207) 598-6681


30 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


JULY 13 Searsport Lobster Boat Races Searsport Town Dock Searsport


Info: Keith Otis (207) 548-6362


14 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington Info: Nick Wiberg, (207) 348-2375


20 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship Info: Wes Lash, (207) 832-7807


28 Harpswell Lobster Boat Races Barge off Mitchell Field Harpswell


Info: Henry Barnes, (207) 725-2567


16 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland


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