Page 8. MAINE COASTAL NEWS March 2013 The 29th annual “Gloucester Schooner
29TH ANNUAL GLOUCESTER SCHOONER FESTIVAL Waterfront News
Festival” will be held from August 30 to September 1, 2013. This highly anticipated weekend is expected to draw particularly large crowds as the Bluenose II from Nova Scotia will be participating in the Festival, the Adventure will be sailing and dozens of schooners are expected to return to Glouces- ter for this unique sailing event and fun weekend. Mark your calendars! With an eye toward the future, as
well as the past, the Gloucester Schooner Festival Committee has always embraced the goal of involving young sailors in the event. This past year, the Committee chose to broaden this effort and to institutionalize the educational component of the Festival by providing further opportunities for kids to sail on the schooners and giving fi nancial support to local programs that put Cape Ann kids on the water. With this renewed focus on youth and
education, Maritime Gloucester, a non-prof- it organization with a mission of connecting generations to the ocean, will take the helm in 2013 as host of the festival. They succeed the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce which founded the Gloucester Schooner Festival in 1985 and successfully ran the event through its fi rst 28 years. “The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, with the support of a strong and dedicated
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –ABBRA, the American Boat Builders & Repairers Association, has announced its 2013 - 2014 Executive Offi cers, Board of Directors, and the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors. The 2013- 2014 ABBRA Board of Di- rectors is as follows:
OFFICERS, John Fitzgerald, Saunders
Yachtworks, Gulf Shores, AL President; Graham Wright, Great Island Boatyard, Harpswell, ME Vice-President; Peter Sabo, Camachee Yacht Yard, St. Augustine, FL Treasurer; Ron Gift, Charleston City Boat- yard, Charleston, SC Secretary; and Pamela Lendzion, MarineTec Mgt., St. Augustine, FL Past President. DIRECTORS: Kellie Crete, Gowrie Group, Westbook, CT; Douglas Domenie,
committee of volunteers, is proud to have played an instrumental role in establishing Schooner Festival Weekend as a fi xture in the annual Cape Ann festival calendar” said Robert Heidt, C.E.O. of the Chamber. “With the Schooner Festival’s new emphasis on education and creating the next generation of sailors a nd mariners, Maritime Gloucester is a natural fi t for becoming the new home for the Gloucester Schooner Festival.” Maritime Gloucester’s status as a
501(c)3 non-profi t organization will also open the way for individuals, businesses, and foundations to make tax-deductible con- tributions to support the Schooner Festival’s mission. “The Schooner Committee is excited to
work with Maritime Gloucester to support a great festival weekend, expand the weekend programming and to work to attract and en- gage teens with a thrilling adventure to cap off their summer,” said Daisy Nell, chair of the Gloucester Schooner Festival Commit- tee.
In 2013, the Committee, comprised of
a diverse cross-section of Cape Ann sailors, maritime professionals, business people and engaged citizens, hopes to build on the educational component of the Festival and attract visitors to Cape Ann for a destina- tion weekend. Plans for the 2013 Festival include a return of Canada’s Blue Nose as a
Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Essex, CT; Guy Gauvin, The Hinckley Company, Portsmouth, RI; Ron Helbig, Noank Village Boatyard, Noank, CT; Jonathan Jones, Hav- en Harbour Marina, LLC, Rock Hall, MD; Paul Kaplan, Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Point Richmond, CA; Michael Keyworth, Brew- er Cove Haven Marina, Barrington, RI; Bill Munger, Conanicut Marine Services, Jamestown, RI; Joseph Parks, Composite System Integrators, Minneapolis, MN; Randy Ramsey, Jarrett Bay Boatworks, Beaufort, NC; Kirk Ritter, Morris Yachts, Northeast Harbor, ME; Michelle Shrider, Washburn Marina, Washburn, WI; Jack Stumborg, Atlantic Yacht Basin, Chesa- peake, VA; Ed Sherman, ABYC, Annapolis, MD; Steve Smith, Awlgrip, Union, NJ; and Charlie Teran, Fiberglass Specialties, Tahoe
The Gloucester schooner AMERICAN EAGLE of Rockland will compete again this year.
2013 headliner and a public lobster boil on Saturday night prior to the boat parade and fi reworks. Specifi c information on the 2013 Fes-
tival will be posted beginning in February on the Maritime Gloucester (
www.mariti-
megloucester.org) and Schooner Festival (
www.gloucesterschoonerfestival.org) web sites and on the Schooner Festival Facebook page.
Maritime Gloucester is a 501(c)(3)
American Boat Builders & Repairers Association Announces Its 2013-2014 Board of Directors City, CA.
John Fitzgerald, the 2013 President of ABBRA, states, “I am honored to be taking on the role of President of ABBRA at this point in its history and to be able to work with such an exceptional leadership team as our Board of Directors,” He added, “Their outstanding experience, leadership and commitment to the boatyard and boat build- ing industry will further propel ABBRA’s success. I welcome Kellie, Guy, Kirk and Michelle, aboard the team as we embark on a new year fi lled with great potential.” The new members of the Board bring a wide-range of marine experience and knowledge to ABBRA:
We Need Your Help!
A small group of people, mostly from the Friends of the Boat School (FOBS), gathered to bring the Boat School back to life on 24 January. The School needs $2,000 a month to cover the basic expenses. This is doable, but will not be easy. They do have some donated boats and some new Whitehalls that could be sold to raise some of the needed funds. The rest would have to be raised other ways.
Steps are already being taken and the School will come back to life because of the determination of a few who have never given up hope. Now that few needs your help.
Membership Levels:
Dinghy $10; Whitehall $25; Eastporter $35; Friendship Sloop $50; Downeast Skiff $100; Journeyman $500; Tradesman $750; Mentor $1000 Name: Address:
City/State/Zip: Telephone: E-mail:
Mail to: Friends of the Boat School, 16 Deep Cove Road, Eastport, ME 04631
Looking to have metal work done at a reasonable cost? Welding a specialty!
Also marina slips with lots of parking and storage available. Call: (207) 991-1953
South Main Street, Brewer, Maine 04412
Kellie Crete is the manager of the Safe- ty & Loss Prevention division at Gowrie Group, in Massachusetts who started her career in the environmental, health and safe- ty industry twenty-three years ago. She is an industry leader in safety and loss prevention, and has worked with companies across all segments, including manufacturing, phar- maceutical, utility, construction, non-profi t, and marine.
Guy Gauvin is the General Manager
of Hinckley Yacht Services in Portsmouth, RI. Guy has been involved in the marine
trades for 15 of his 30 working years. In addition to his employment in the industry he is an active member in both the Rhode Island Marine Trade Association as well as the Maryland Marine Trade Association while managing two Hinckley Yards on the Chesapeake.
Kirk Ritter is the Service Manager in Northeast Harbor. Kirk discovered his love for boats and the ocean when he took a course in Tropical Marine Biology aboard the Westward out of Woods Hole, MA in 1989 and started working in the marine service industry in 1991. He has taken ad- vantage of many opportunities for continued learning, including ABBRA’s Marine Ser- vice Management course.
Michelle Shrider is the owner and gen- eral manager of Washburn Marina in Wash- burn. With over twenty years of experience working in the marine industry, Michelle is also an active member of the community and sits on several boards and commissions including: Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College-Marine Program Advisory Board, Greater Bayfi eld Waste Water Treatment Plant Commission, Vice Chair of Wisconsin Marine Association, and the Bayfi eld Recre- ation Center Board of Directors.
KUSTOM STEEL
non-profi t institution whose mission is to inspire students and visitors to value marine science, maritime heritage and environmen- tal stewardship through hands-on education and experiences. Its one-acre campus is located on
Gloucester Harbor at 23 Harbor Loop, ad- jacent to the Coast Guard Station. For more information go to
www.maritimegloucester. org/
events.php or like us on Facebook.
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