Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 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
Most cannot believe that the summer has come and gone already and that the sun has already crossed over into the southern hemisphere. I can always look back and see exactly where it went for me. I do enjoy the running up and down on the coast, gather- ing the news and stories, and then covering events, mostly the lobster boat races. It was certainly an enjoyable summer, especially after the rainy spring we had.
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 obtained 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
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Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the November issue is October 10. The deadline for the December issue is November 14.
MCN's Calendar
On-Going Exhibits: - 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
- 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
– 19 October The Photography of An- tonia Small
Opening reception Saturday,
13 September, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
- 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 myr- iad 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.
OCTOBER 16 Concert: Bob Zentz 7 p.m., Nonmembers $15; mem-
bers $12
From traditional Celtic tunes and ballads to sea chanteys, from tales of “Old Timers” to poetry set to music, each Bob Zentz performance becomes a unique testimony to his vast talents and repertoire. Maine Maritime Museum Bath
FMI or to purchase tickets visit
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
25 MLBRA Awards Banquet Hollywood Casino Bangor
Info: (207) 223-8846
26-30 ASMFC 73rd Mystic, CT
Annual Meeting
NOVEMBER 18-20 New England Fishery Manage- ment Council Meeting
Newport Marriott Newport, RI
2015
JUNE 13
Boothbay Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor
Info: Marshall Farnham (207) 380-5892
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Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland
Info: Dot Black Three tugs sitting at their dock in Belfast.
The last big summer event for me is the Newport International Boat Show in Newport, RI, where I represent the boat- builders for Maine Built Boats (MBB). It is six days, one getting there, four standing in the booth and then one getting back. There were a number of Maine boatbuilders and service yards there, but more should be. In attendance was: Artisan Boat Works, Rock- port; Back Cove Yacht, Rockland; Billing’s Diesel & Marine, Stonington; Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin; Classic Boat, Ber- nard; Front Street Shipyard, Belfast; Great Island Boat Yard, Brunswick; The Hinck- ley Company, Manset; Hodgdon Service Yard, Southport; John William & Co., Hall Quarry; Journey’s End Marina, Rockland; Lyman-Morse Boatbuilders, Thomaston; Morris Yachts, Trenton; Portland Yacht Ser- vices, Portland; Sabre Yachts, South Casco; The Landing School, Kennebunk; W-Class, Belfast; Wilbur Yachts, Manset; and Yankee Marina, Yarmouth. The State of Maine has some of the best craftsmen in the world and it is defi nitely a benefi t for those looking to expand their market to be there. However, some cannot justify the time or cost, or simply hate doing boat shows. On Thursday and Friday I talked to at least a dozen people each day interested in a Downeast boat. Saturday and Sunday was not as busy, but still at least half a dozen people both days showed interest. One person I met at the show was looking for a sportfi sherman and has already come up and visited a couple of shops. Others were just in the beginning stages, doing the research, as to what they might like. It was a long week- end, but well worth the effort and expense. MBB is celebrating their 10th
year
anniversary this year. The organization was developed to market the boats built in the State. This is done mostly via the website, news releases and boat show presence. Over the last three years Maine Built Boats has grown. The number of members and spon- sors has doubled and a yearly booklet and symposium was developed. There is still work to be done to make MBB work even better for the boatbuilders of Maine. The next event for MBB is the third annual symposium, which will take place at the Maine Maritime Museum on 4 Decem- ber. Presently the talks are being fi nalized, but will focus on new technology in the boatbuilding and repair industry and mar- keting. As for boat shows next up will be the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockland the end of February followed by the Maine
Boatbuilder’s Show in Portland in March. Every year when I get through the summer I feel like I ran a marathon. I keep looking for a way to minimize all the running around, but way too many irons are in the fi re. The other problem is I enjoy all that I do (Maine Coastal News, Maine Built Boats, Maine Lobster Boat Racing, volunteer Pe- nobscot Marine Museum and computerizing maritime information). Each one of these is a full-time job. However, I really do not want to give any of them up so I juggle as best I can. I know the secret is to focus and if you are spread too thin something pays the price. Unfortunately I have not been able to dedicate any time to the tug SATURN and she needs a lot of it. There are volunteers that go down and work on her, but there is so much that needs to be done. Right now I need to raise about $7,500 plus to haul her out and sit her on the hard this winter. That would allow SATURN to have a bottom survey, underwater maintenance and paint from the rail down. She also needs to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which might help her fi nancially. My ultimate goal is to donate her to a museum so future generations can see what a tug from the early 1900s looked like. Realistic, not sure, but I certainly hope so.
I am still working on computerizing maritime information and will be until the day I buy the farm. I receive a lot of requests for maritime information, mostly on ships and sea captains and much of the time I can fi nd the basic information (rig, where and when built, builder, master(s) and fate) quickly, but I lack complete answers a lot of the time so it is off to the library. Filling in the blanks means hours of reading old news- papers, but unfortunately not everything was documented. Some of the newspapers are on-line and searchable, but I have chosen to transcribe each article and fi le with its related subject. What you learn sometimes is very interesting, like the other day when I was searching for some information in 1898 I came across the loss of the JAMES HOLMES and MARCELLUS with all on board at Gloucester in February 1898. Most remember hearing stories of the Portland Gale in November of that year and this storm, which claimed a number of vessels and a lot of lives, became over shadowed. Presently much of my work has been in the Republican Journal of Belfast, and I am about half way done (1829-1920). I also have worked some in papers from Bangor, Bath, Eastport, Ellsworth, and Portland. As I work in the newspapers I have also found it necessary to computerize the annual lists of ship and yacht registers, especially those listing foreign vessels since they also visited our ports and at times left their bones on our shores. This is all necessary to make fi nd- ing maritime information easier and more complete. As I have said before my next big hurdle is a searchable website, which is getting closer to reality .
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