Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS March 2014
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
What a long Maine winter with plenty of cold and snow. Even some of the hardcore Mainers have begun to complain. Winter does not bother me too much. Winter is a time for me to do as much computer docu- mentation as I can before the good weather returns. Just recently I proved its worth when I was reading an 1819 issue of the Eastport Sentinel and found a launching notice for a vessel built at Castine that is not listed anywhere. How many more are out there? Now, the only worry about winter for
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 March 14. The deadline for the May issue is April 11.
MCN's Calendar
On-Going Exhibits: - 1 June 2014 Exhibit: Going Coastal: Humor, Parody and Amusement of a Maritime Nature Maine Maritime Museum, Bath General Admission Going Coastal celebrates how we have enjoyed ourselves on, alongside, and at the expense of the maritime world. It traces the transformation of maritime amusements from shipboard traditions to sailor stereotypes and nautical nonsense ashore. FMI visit
www.MaineMariti-
meMuseum.org.
27-1 Mar. Maine Fishermen’s Forum Samoset Resort Rockport
MARCH 9-11 Boston Seafood Show Boston Convention Centre Boston, MA
14-16 Maine Boatbuilder’s Show 58 Fore Street Portland
Info: (207) 774-1067
15 MMA A Night by the Bay Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks Portland
Info: 207) 326-2177
APRIL 22-24 New England Fishery Manag- ment Council Meeting
Hilton Hotel Mystic, CT
MAY 12-15 ASMFC Spring Meeting Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria, VA
JUNE 11-12 Commercial Marine Expo State Pier
New Bedford, MA Info: (207) 799-1356
14 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races
Boothbay Harbor
Info: M. Farnham (207) 380- 5892
15 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland
17-19 New England Fishery Manage- ment Council Meeting Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland
23-26 Newport Charter Yacht Show Newport Yachting Centre Newport, RI Info: (401) 846-1115
29 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info: Wayne Rich (207) 244-9623
JULY 5 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Races
U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport
Info: E. Blackwood (207) 598- 6681
12 Searsport Lobster Boat Races Searsport Town Dock Searsport
Info: Keith Otis (207) 548-6362 Milbridge Rockport
me is tug SATURN as she sits in the ice in the Penobscot River across from Holly- wood Casino in Brewer. She can get a little unnerving at times. One Sunday in January I was down putting on fuel and noticed she was listing to starboard and had about two feet between the deck and the water. There was no water in the bilge so why the list? I went up on deck and looked on the portside and saw that she was fetched up on a big piece of ice. After getting the fuel I went up on deck and saw she was listing more. I tried to break the ice away, but all I did was break the boat hook. Still the list was getting worse as the tide fell away. Now I am pretty nervous so I headed up to the fi re station. My idea was to shoot water on the ice and see if that would break it free. Well, they did not think that would work, so back to the boat I went and as I turned into the yard there she was on a level keel. Just imagine almost a million pounds letting go.
One could look at all the problems we are faced with in the marine industry, but let us look at a positive. First go back to 2008 and the crash when boatbuilding and repairs took a huge dive. The forecast was
that we would endure a poor business cli- mate for fi ve years and they were right. Yes, some stayed busy, but, and to quote Glenn Holland “There was meat and potatoes, but no gravy.” In 2013 there were signs of recovery across the board and as this year arrived things were even better. Back Cove, Hinckley and Sabre seemed to be the fi rst to recover and then others followed suit. For almost fi ve years we have seen few new commercial boats built, but that is also changing. SW Boat Works in Lamoine re- mained busy through the slow time with boat commercial and pleasure boats. Holland Boat has done a few in the past few months as well as Morgan Bay Boats in Surry, H&H Marine in Steuben. Wesmac is so busy that they are now operating two shifts as they try to catch up. Then there is Washburn & Doughty of East Boothbay, who builds tugs, and they are busy for the next few years. All good news.
During a depressed time what about starting a new venture, one that would rival any yacht yard, either on this coast, the East Coast, or the world? Front Street Shipyard in Belfast has brought the marine industry of Maine a lot of media recognition and this in turn as people taking notice of us and this should evolve into more business. They have a lot of repair work underway and then news came about them building 30-foot power catamarans for security. This has them expanding to a site in Bucksport and makes some of us wonder what else is in the works.
So as we move closer to the start of the season we can only hope this trend contin- ues.
Lobster Community Meeting Schedule
confi rmation yet.
Here’s the lobster community meeting schedule so far. It does not have the Scarborough/Portland It is strongly encourage that people check the website before driving to a meeting even if the
weather is good. As a reminder, we had to cancel a meeting last year, but not due to weather. Town
Meeting Location Kickoff Meeting
Maine Fishermen’s Forum Rockport Room
Waldoboro Waldoboro Municipal Building (EMS Bays)
1600 Atlantic Highway York Scarborough Vinalhaven Deer Isle Bath Yarmouth Machias
York Village Fire Department One Firehouse Drive
(Location to be determined – please refer to the DMR website)
Vinalhaven School Auditorium
Thurs., March 13 10 am – 12 pm
Thurs., March 13 3 pm – 5 pm
Fri., March 14 10 am – 12 pm
Deer Isle-Stonington High School Cafeteria Tues., March 25 251 N Deer Isle Road
Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington Street
3 pm – 5 pm Fri., March 28
10 am – 12 pm
Yarmouth Town Hall, Community Room Fri., March 28 200 Main Street
University of Maine at Machias Science Bldg., Room 102 116 O’Brien Ave
Milbridge Elementary School Gym 39 Washington Street
Northeast Harbor The Neighborhood House 1 Kimball Road
11 am – 1 pm
Mon., March 31 4 pm – 6 pm
Tue., April 1 11 am – 1 pm
Please refer to the DMR website to confi rm a meeting, for cancellations or for any changes (i.e., weather, meeting location, etc.)
www.maine.gov/dmr or call Sarah Cotnoir at 624-6596.
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Mon., March 31
Date
Sat., March 1 9 am – 12 pm
Tue., April 1 5 pm – 7 pm
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