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Maine Coastal News Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A.
P.O. Box 710 (207) 223-8846 Fax (207) 223-9004 E-mail -
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www.mainescoast.com Publisher's Note
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 May issue is 12 April. The deadline for the June issue is 15 May.
There are times you just do not want to hear the news someone is offering. When I was young I spent part of my summers on Cuttyhunk, an island 14 miles offshore from New Bedford. It was peaceful, warm summer breezes and the news from the mainland was of no concern. This morning, my offi ce received a call that Wes Lash from Friendship had passed away the day before (25 March). I wondered if the news was true, but unfortunately it was. He was someone I always enjoyed sitting down with and talking about boats. I am really going to miss him. [Obituary on the next page.] In the last issue I discussed some of the problems facing today’s marine businesses as to marketing. There is no question that the website is a must, but one also needs to stay abreast of other types of social media. The two most popular are Facebook and Twitter and both seem to be benefi cial in their own ways. I use both, but never to the degree I should because of time. I am not going to post the trivial things of life. Do you really care about what is for supper or that the cat coughed up a hair ball? I am going to tell you about where I have been and what was going on, simply news of the coast. I also sometimes tell what research project is being worked on and I am sure that is boring for some. I am not sure how many really are interested in any of my posts, but fortunately there are at least a few. This publication is an extension of that where I can write long winded in-depth articles about the news or just something that interested me. However there is an issue about print media in today’s world and that is by the time some of this gets printed it is history to many. For more than
a couple of years I have been playing with the idea of doing an online marine newsletter focused on Maine’s coast. However it may have to be broader to cover subjects from outside our borders that would be of interest too. My interests are extremely broad. I love going through Twitter and seeing what is go- ing on with the Navy, commercial shipping or at the marine museums. However, there is a big problem and that is it is going to take time to create this and do it right. Depend- ing on the scope of coverage it could take a couple of days or more to do. Presently most of this news is out there, just not organized into one source.
Here is another thing to ponder, trav- eling sales people are becoming a thing of the past. I was down talking with Mike Richardson from New England Marine in Portsmouth and he said that he used to see 30 sales people a week and now he says if he sees fi ve he would be lucky. I began asking around and it is the trend. More companies have decided that on the road sales people are a fi nancial burden and have moved them into the offi ce or terminated their position. May be I am old school, but I do not think that you can adequately do your job sitting in an offi ce. For news people with a severe deadline there may not be a choice, but I am sure they do not get the whole or correct story. As for sales it is too easy to say no to a telephone. You may save some money on expenses, but what are you giving up? I am still working on my speech, Ship- building in Maine During the Civil War, which I am giving at Maine Maritime Mu-
Continued on Page 6. MCN's Calendar of Coastal Events
On-Going Exhibits: -26 May 2013 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum
Anniversary exhibit – objects that are special because of their historical importance, their beauty or because of the story behind the object. FMI visit www.
MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. Maine Maritime Museum Bath
MMM shows its best of the best. More than 150 objects from the Muse- um’s collection have been selected for this 50th
-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 Squadron- 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 7US Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship Course Kittery Adult Education Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Enrollment Information at http://kit-
tery.maineadulted.org
MARCH -April 17 Workshop: Sailing Skills and Seamanship
Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington St. Bath
Info: (207) 443-1316 or
www.Maine-
MaritimeMuseum.org
APRIL 6 Maine Maritime Museum’s MARITIME HISTORY SYMPOSIUM “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
10-11 Shaker Box Making Workshop 1700 to 2000 hrs
Members $70; nonmembers $75 Boatshop
In two, 3-hour sessions, build as many as three beautiful stacking Shaker boxes, each made of cherry and cedar with copper tacks. No woodworking experience needed; all materials provided. Students age 8 to 15 okay with an adult. Limited class size. Registration closes April 3. FMI and reser- vations visit
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum. org.
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
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
20/27 Navigating Mid-coast Maine 1300 to 1700 hrs.
Nonmembers - $85; members - $80 This 8-hour course, conducted on two consecutive Saturday afternoons, teaches students how to read navigational charts and GPS chart plotter displays. For more info or to enroll visit
www.MaineMari-
timeMuseum.org or call 207.443.1316. Maine Maritime Museum Bath
MAY 18 Maritime Day
Searsport-Bucksport Propeller Club Heritage Park Belfast
JUNE 15 Boothbay Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor
Info: M. Farnham (207) 380-5892
16 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland
17-20 Newport Charter Yacht Show Newport Yachting Centre Newport, RI
Info: Lisa Knowles, (401) 846-1115, ext. 216
23 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info: Wayne Rich (207) 244-9623
29 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Races U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport
Info: E. Blackwood (207) 598-6681
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