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MCN's Calendar
On-Going Exhibits: – 15 May 2016 Wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
Info: (207) 443-1316 JANUARY
26-28 - NEFMC Meeting Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth, NH
MARCH 18-20 Maine Boatbuilder’s Show Portland Yacht Service 58 Fore Street Portland
Info: (207) 774-1067 APRIL
19-21 - NEFMC Meeting Hilton Hotel Mystic, CT
JUNE 18 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races
Boothbay Harbor
Info: Marshall Farnham (207) 380-5892
19 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland
Info: Dot Black
21-23 - NEFMC Meeting Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland, ME
JULY 2 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Races
U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport Info: Adrian Rittenhouse (207) 598-6387
3 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info: Wayne Rich (207) 244-9623
10 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington Info: Nick Wiberg, (207) 348-2375
17 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship Info: Wes Lash, Jr. (207) 832-7807
AUGUST 13 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor Info: Scott Young (207) 963-7272
14 M. Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid
Info: Don Drisko (207) 677-2432
20 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island
Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968
21 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races Portland Yacht Services Portland
Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846
I have a couple of very high-paying jobs, one of them being head of Maine Built Boats. No, there is no actual pay involved for what I do, but there is a great satisfaction in its success. It all would not be possible without the assistance of others, who are dedicated proponents of Maine’s boatbuild- ers. You walk into a small boat shop on the coast of Maine and you probably will not fi nd a computer in the offi ce. They might have brochures about their business, but getting them to a boat show defi nitely is like pulling teeth. Maine Built Boats’ mission is to market the boatbuilders of Maine and you do this by having a good, easy-to-use website, attend several boat shows and host conferences or workshops that help them understand marketing and why they need it. Many probably noticed in the last two issues a full page advertisement for a Maine Built Boats Conference at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath on 10 December. This year’s theme was on yacht design so a number of top designers from outside the state were invited to talk about partnering with the boatbuilders of Maine. There was: Michael Peters (Michael Peters Yacht De- sign, Sarasota, FL); Jim Taylor (Jim Taylor Yacht Designs, Marblehead); and Doug Zurn (Zurn Yacht Design, Marblehead) was scheduled to speak, but a family issue forced him across country so Andrew Major from his offi ce took his place.
As the Conference approached the number of attendees climbed. Usually the week before 10 or 15 people might be signed up, but we had over 75 committed to attend. My worry was, did we have enough seating, but fortunately we did. At the end of the day we had 20 exhibitors and more than 100 attendees and all seemed more than pleased when it was over. First up were Jim Taylor and Eric Blake speaking on “Sailboat Design: the client, the boat and the builder.” Jim discussed listening to the client so an adequate set of numbers can be derived along with a para- metric outline. This would allow the builder to produce a fairly accurate estimate of cost. He also talked about creating 3D models and CAD drawings to help both the client and builder. Eric works at Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, where currently one of Jim’s designs is under construction. He told about the relationship with the designer and owner and how it all comes together to create a fi nished boat.
Next, Michael Peters and Phil Bennett
of the The Hinckley Company, spoke on “How does a New Hinckley Come to Life?” Phil gave a bit of history of The Hinckley Company and told how some of the older models came to be. One came about because one of the owners of the Company wanted a special powerboat. They put together his ideas, what they thought the public wanted and went to Bruce King. The result was the 36 Hinckley Picnic Boat, which most thought would not sell. Wrong! With her success they looked at creating different models and turned to Michael. He talked about some of the challenges working with a company and staying within the boundaries of their ideas, but also trying to get them to see what else might work.
Following lunch, Michael was back up at the podium with Ed Rogers from Hodg- don Yachts of East Boothbay. Their topic was “The Evolution of Speed and Safety in Semi-Custom Production Tenders.” It has been interesting to see the evolution of the yacht tender. They began using production models, but now most of the mega-yachts are fi tted with a very exquisite custom ten- ders and one of the builders well-known for them is Hodgdon Yachts. Of course they try to use a standard hull, but most are custom
and always extremely well appointed. The cost may not be an issue, but there are cer- tainly other problems for the designer and builder to deal with, which is what Michael addressed.
The last session of the day was given
by Andrew Major and Kevin Burns of Sabre Yachts whose topic was “Today’s Modern Downeast Style Motoryachts.” One of the most successful production powerboat builders on the market are those produced by Sabre and Back Cove Yachts, of South Casco and Rockland respectively. Both have created quite a following and along the way some challenges. It is also a challenge as a company looks to evolve their line of boats. With the huge success of this Confer- ence, the big question is how can MBB better what they did?
Hosting an event at Maine Maritime Museum is enjoyable. They are great to deal with and the cost for the day is not cost prohibitive. This is the fourth year of holding the Conference there and during the fi rst two I was not pleased to hear, “Wow, I never been here before, what a great place.” MMM has done an excellent job preserving our maritime past, but members of the mari- time community need to realize they cannot survive without support.
While at the Conference I did not fail to go into the Museum’s store to see what they had for used books. I knew that the library was going to put out duplicates and there were some great ones. The store also offered those attending the Conference a deal on “The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers,” by Lucia Knight and Dan MacNaughton. This is an incredible book, which was published a number of years ago and offered for sale at $250. Well, the price scared off many, but the Museum had quite a few of them for $49.95 and when the Conference was over they were sold out!
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This fall has been a lot better than last years. I am still cleaning up from last No- vember’s storm and my failure to keep the bushes in check. Every weekend the chain- saw and wood chipper have been getting a good workout. I have also been able to work on the workshop. The windows are in and now it is getting shingled. When asked what I want for Christmas I just say “shingles!” Right now with the rain falling the books are calling. There is never enough time to read as much as I would like. The book I am now reading, “From the Lower Deck, The Royal Navy 1780-1840,” by Hen- ry Baynham, gives an account of what it was like to serve as a seaman in the Royal Navy. Over the years some have romanticized this and it was far from that. It was an extremely hard life and a dangerous one, even if you were not in one of the many notable battles during this period of time. The accounts of the battle truly earned the named “butch- er’s bill.” Before this were two books on the evolution of the U. S. Navy from the American Revolution up through the War of 1812. Oh, what they do not teach in school. Next up, is a number of publications printed by Mystic Seaport published in the 1930s. Some of the titles are: Important Types of Merchant Sailing Craft; Log of the Ship HURRICANE; The Last Cruise of the OLI- VER CROMWELL 1779; a Brief Survey of the Early Shipping Industry in the Northern States; The Development of the Builder’s Half-Hull in America; The Development of Whaling Implements; The Laws of Oleron or the Judgments of the Sea, 1375; and New London Whaling Captains to mention a few. And if that is not boring enough, I am still inputting more ships for 1885, 3,000 in and about 13,000 to go! You can wake up now.
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