August 2015 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9. Waterfront News M A I N E M A R I T I M E A C A D E M Y N E W S
Schooner Bowdoin Sets Sail for Educa- tional Cruises and Public Events CASTINE—Maine Maritime Academy’s schooner Bowdoin, a National Historic Landmark and the Offi cial Vessel of the State of Maine, will make a number of pub- lic appearances in July and August, during which the ship will be available for public tours.
The ship will be sailing with three groups of students in the Maine Maritime Academy Vessel Operations and Technolo- gy program. Students navigate and maintain the vessel during 14-day summer training cruises to fulfi ll degree requirements and competencies toward a U.S. Coast Guard limited license. Bowdoin travels widely in its role as fl agship of the MMA sail training program and will participate in the following public events this summer: July 14-15 - L’Hermione Voyage to Castine (Open Boat: July 15, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
July 18 - Tall Ships Portland, Portland
(Lead Vessel in the Parade of Sail) August 1 - Eggemoggin Reach Regatta,
Brooklin August 15 - Maine Boats, Homes &
Harbors Show, Rockland (Open Boat: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Maine Maritime Academy is the only college in the United States with a dedicated sail training program that leads to a U.S. Coast Guard license as mate on an auxiliary sail vessel. Students may start with no prior sailing experience and graduate with a Bach- elor of Science degree, a USCG license, and all necessary certifi cates. Bowdoin’s Captain, Alec Schoettle, was born into a sailing family and worked and sailed on wooden vessels from a young age, starting with his fi rst job at the Wooden- Boat School in Brooklin. As a young teen, he sailed as a student aboard the schooner Har- vey Gamage and spent summers working at
boatyards and sailing. Alec has been sailing professionally since the age of 25 and has worked at Maine Maritime Academy since 2011.
The schooner Bowdoin enjoys a long history of seafaring education and Arctic exploration. Commissioned by explorer Donald B. MacMillan to facilitate his work in the high northern latitudes, Bowdoin has made 28 trips to the Arctic, 25 of them before 1954 under the command of MacMillan. MacMillan sold Bowdoin to the U.S. Navy for use in World War II during the Greenland Patrol. After WWII, MacMillan bought the ship back and continued to sail her for nine more years around Greenland. After MacMillan’s retirement the boat belonged to the Schooner Bowdoin Association until 1988 when Maine Maritime Academy pur- chased the vessel for the purpose of training students. It was at this time that Bowdoin became the Offi cial Vessel of the State of Maine and was designated a National His- toric Landmark.
The public can follow the adventures of the schooner Bowdoin throughout the summer. Visit
bowdoincruise.mma.edu or follow the cruise on facebook at Arctic Schooner Bowdoin.
At public events this summer, visitors will also learn about the Bowdoin Centenni- al Campaign, a fundraising effort to keep the vessel exploring, sailing and training for an- other 100 years. The $1.6 million campaign will fund the replacement of the ship’s deck, which will cost approximately $600,000, and will strengthen the ship’s endowment by $1,000,000 in order to protect and preserve her in perpetuity. “We want to celebrate the Bowdoin in excellent condition on her 100th birthday in 2021,” said Campaign Director, Kay Hightower of Castine. “We are well underway, and we have strong donor support for the campaign.”
The Bowdoin Centennial Campaign The Kill Switch
Your boat’s emergency stop can save Many boats under 35 feet have a kill
switch. When pulled out, this spring-loaded pin completes a circuit and keeps your en- gine running. A small clip pushes under the switch to hold it open. This clip is attached to a lanyard that should be attached some- where on the boat operator’s body. Usually a fl exible line coiled like a spring, the lanyard allows the operator reasonable movement. If the operator falls off the seat or into the water, the clip pulls out, the pin closes and the engine shuts down. If your boat doesn’t have a kill switch,
you can retrofi t it with various types of com- mercially available switches. Radio-activat- ed switches allow the operator to wander a certain distance from the console before
shutting the engine down; water-activated models shut down the boat if the operator goes overboard.
An important piece of safety equip- ment, a kill switch can prevent man-over- board fatalities, providing it’s used. All too often, however, I see the lanyard and clip attached to the instrument panel, while the other end hangs unattached. This renders the kill switch useless. The second-worst thing to falling overboard is falling overboard and watching your boat sail away. Be sure to have a kill switch on board and use it faithfully. –Bill Hempel Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron, come for the education…stay for the friends.
Cabinet includes: Co-Chair Capt. G. Andy Chase, Co-Chair Alexander Watson, Fred Atkins, Capt. Bill Cowan, Capt. Cate Cronin, Capt. Dave Fenderson, Lawrence Kaplan, Matthew P. Murphy, Capt. Alec Schoettle, Capt. John Worth, and Capt. Heather Stone. Honorary Cabinet Members include (to date): former Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis, Dr. Pete Rand, Phineas Sprague Jr., Dr. Ed Morse, and G. Baer Connard. For more information about the Bowdoin Centennial Campaign, please contact Kay Hightower at 207-326-8932 or
kay.hightower@mma.edu.
Maine Maritime Academy Ranked #1 Best Public College and #8 Overall on MONEY 2015 Best College’s List Maine Maritime Academy ranked #8 overall on MONEY magazine’s list of Best Colleges in America for Your Mon- ey released yesterday. The rankings are, according to MONEY, “…a value ranking that evaluates colleges on measures of ed- ucational quality, affordability, and career earnings to help families fi nd great schools that are truly worth the investment.” In MONEY’s related Best Colleges lists, Maine Maritime Academy also earned top ratings: #1 in the 50 Best Public Col- leges (highest ranked public colleges and universities on the MONEY Best Colleges list) and #7 in the 50 Colleges That Add the Most Value (schools that best help students exceed expectations). “We are pleased that the Academy ranks so high in educational quality, affordability, and positive outcomes for our graduates,” said Dr. William J. Brennan, President of
Maine Maritime Academy. “We strive to deliver in all three of those areas, all of which have lasting positive benefi ts throughout our graduates’ lives and careers.”
The Best Colleges list is the result of in-depth review, research and analysis of 736 institutions on 21 factors in the three categories. More methodology information is available at: https://best-colleges.time. com/money/ranking-methodology
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