Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS June 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
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 July issue is June 14. The deadline for the August issue is July 11.
MCN's Calendar of Waterfront Events
On-Going Exhibits: - 1 June 2014 Exhibit: Those Contrary Winds: Weath- er and its Effects on Ships, Mariners and Maritime History Marjorie W. Kramer Gallery Maine Maritime Museum, Bath General Admission A selection of paintings, photogra- phy and artifacts from MMM and private collections highlighting the perverse yet privileged place of weather in the eyes of the mariner. FMI visit
www.MaineMar-
itimeMuseum.org.
- June 26 Maritime Muse - Inspired By the Sea
Photographs by Dean Kotula Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
28 June – 29 July What Once Was - Our Changing Fisheries
Photographs by Lisa Tyson En- nis
Opening Reception Saturday, 28 June, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
June 14 to September 28 Exhibit: Home Grown Shapes: Wooden Surfboards of Maine Marjorie W. Kramer Gallery, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Maine boasts the world’s largest wooden surfboard company, along with many individuals who design and build their own boards. Home Grown Shapes examines why Maine surfers choose to build with wood and showcases their amazing creations. FMI visit www.
MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
- 19 October Fish, Wind, and Tide: Art and Technology of Maine’s Resources Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
- 19 October History Chests:
Exhibit Designed by the Sophmore Class of Searsport District High School Exhibit in Merithew and Fowler True
Ross Houses
Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
16 June – 19 October Eric Hopkins: Shells – Fish - Shellfi sh
Artist’s reception Friday, 25 July, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Exhibit in Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Art Gallery Penobscot Marine Museum 11 Church Street Searsport
9 Sept – 19 October The Photography of Antonia Small Opening reception Saturday, 13
September, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
June 14 to November 2 Exhibit: Eye Sweet & Fair: Naval Archi- tecture, Lofting and Modeling John G. Morse, Jr. Gallery, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
This exhibit traces the evolution of naval architecture and examines a myriad of techniques and technologies used to comprehend the complex of curves and volumes that becomes a vessel. Drafting, lofting, modeling and the extraordinary changes computer aided design processes have wrought will be addressed. FMI visit
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
14 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor
Info: Marshall Farnham (207) 380- 5892
14 Centreboard Regatta Centreboard Yacht Club South Portland
15 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland
17-19 New England Fishery Manag- ment Council Meeting Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland
21 PYC Pilot Race Portland Yacht Club Falmouth
21-22 Workshop: Basic Lofting 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register by June 14, Nonmembers
$125; members $110 Topics include reading a table of
offsets, laying down the profi le and half breadth views, deriving the stem rabbet, shaping the transom, and fairing the body plan. Participants will complete the lofting of a 14’ round-bottom boat. No experience necessary. FMI or to register visit Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Info:
www.MaineMaritimeMuse-
um.org.
JUNE 11-12 Commercial Marine Expo State Pier
New Bedford, MA Info: (207) 799-1356
22 USCG Auxiliary About Boating Safely Class 9AM to 4:30PM Huggins Hospital 240 South Main St. Wolfeboro NH 03894
Info: Ken Cookson 603-544-2248
23-26 Newport Charter Yacht Show Newport Yachting Centre Newport, RI Info: (401) 846-1115
25 Cruise: Windjammer Days Cruise 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
to 16 years $30
Nonmembers $50; members $45; 6 Be at sea right in the middle of
Maine’s famous fl eet of Windjammers. Cruise to Boothbay Harbor, explore the town then re-board for a close-up look at Maine’s Windjammer Fleet. A wonderful photo opportunity and a truly remarkable spectacle. Limited seating, so reserve early.
Maine Maritime Museum Bath Info:
www.MaineMaritimeMu-
seum.org.
28 Harraseeket Regatta Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport
28 Guided Adventure: Kayak Merry- meeting Bay 7 to 11 a.m., Register by June 25; Nonmembers $75; members $70 (need equipment); nonmembers $35; members $30 (own equipment), 12 to 16 $35
A four-hour guided kayak paddle Continued on Page 25.
This year there has been some confu- sion with the upcoming lobster boat race schedule. Two issues ago we announced that two races were canceled, Friendship and Harpswell. Just after that paper had gone to press, I received a call from Harpswell saying that they were back. No problem. Then I got another call from the organizers of Searsport saying that they had a problem as their dock was going to be out of com- mission and they thought it prudent to cancel their races this year, but did add they would defi nitely be back in 2015. Then to really compound the confusion one publication published a calendar of the race schedule with six of the eleven races wrong. So as to easy the confusion I have published on the inside of the back cover the poster for the entire season with THE CORRECT DATES. I am not sure how many years we have been dealing with people hoping to make Maine Lobster Boat Racing into reality television. So far there has been interest, but no solid bites. I have seen a lot of the reality shows and I am sure lobster boat racing could rival any other show they have, especially that “Downeast Dickering.” The major problem is that most of those involved do not want to be portrayed as an idiot, but they would not have to be. One network that seemed interested was Nation- al Geographic and if I was to script a show to that network I would show the real life, unscripted, of what it was like to be a real Maine lobster fi sherman and lobster boat
racing would just be a portion of it. What is it like to haul inshore or offshore, or through all four seasons of the year. Show the coast of Maine. What is more beautiful than that? Explain the regulations, why they are in place and why the industry is healthy. Dis- cuss marketing and how that lobster gets on a table outside the confi nes of New England. How did a lobster get to market before the tractor trailer? You do not need to focus on a family, how about several from all over the State. If you want a deep pool of characters we have them. However, if you come up and fi lm for a day or two they are not going to show their true colours until they know and trust you. Beyond the fi shermen, what about the boats, their designers, builders and history. Get the older racers to tell stories of their past, that could get pretty colourful. Now if you want controversy, I can certainly give you that. We go after those that bend the rules. There has been a lot of fi nger pointing over the years. Now since most reality shows are scripted we can have cameras on both sides of the action, the one that is bending the rules and the one trying to enforce it. Last year we would not have had to script anything when I tossed the boat at Rockland for not being 24 feet long. For those that watch reality shows there are some that are really interesting. Most are tired of the fi ghting. What about a show that is aimed at showing the real side of the Maine lobster fi shermen doing what they love racing!
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