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than pleasant with only about ten days of real winter showing up here and there. Last winter was brutal, a real Maine winter, and this one was a relief to many. I really do not mind when the weather forces me inside. I did manage to get some inside projects done, but never as much as I should have. I worked as much as I could on ship data entry and have just under 2,000 to go. I really wanted them all in before the boat shows as there is still about 55 years of updating to do to complete this part of the project. What I really want to know, well maybe I do not, is how much time it is going to take to input each year from 1886 to 1940? I do know the closer I get to 1940 the easier it will be as the number of sailing vessels decreases rapidly after 1900. The problem will be when I add in the steamers and motor vessels, which does just the opposite by exponentially. It is no secret I love reading historical


books and I have felt for a long time that I was amiss by not having read some of the true classic maritime history books when I was younger. Right now I am reading Howard Chapelle’s book “The History of the


American Sailing Navy, The Ships and Their Development.” Many of Chapelle’s books have been reprinted over the years, but I hap- pened to fi nd an original copy of this book with the nice fold out lines of many of the vessels he documented in the text. Chapelle was a naval architect and later in his career worked at the Smithsonian Institute and was extremely well versed in the historical aspects of marine architecture. He wrote a number of books, but he is most noted for the book I am reading as well as ones on small sailing craft, yacht designing, boatbuilding, history of American sailing ships, search for speed under sail, Baltimore clippers and American fi shing schooners. He can be cred- ited with saving a lot of maritime history that otherwise would have disappeared, either by collecting information or artifacts. This is an interesting book for those looking to under- stand the early development of vessels for our Navy. Many might have heard the name Humphrey as he was the designer of the orig- inal six frigates, one of which is CONSTI- TUTION docked at the Charlestown Navy yard in Boston. However, there were other players that entered the fray and created some remarkable vessels in the late 1700s and early 1800s. An interesting aspect of the book is the politics and how government infl uenced the Navy and the design of their ships. The administration under Jeff erson and Madison were against a big military and thus used gunboats for defense of our coastal waters. The War of 1812 changed this phi- losophy as it became obvious that a bigger Navy was needed to protect our merchant


Continued on Page 8. MCN's Calendar of Waterfront Events


On-Going Exhibits: – 15 May 2016 Wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316 APRIL


19-21 - NEFMC Meeting Hilton Hotel Mystic, CT


JUNE 4 SailMaine Shakedown


11 Centreboard Regatta Centreboard Yacht Club South Portland


18 Boothbay Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor Info: Ashley Lowrey (207) 633- 3915


18 Pilot Regatta Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


18 RYC Solstice Race Rockland Yacht Club Rockland


19 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland


Info: Dot Black (207) 594-3301


21-23 - NEFMC Meeting Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland, ME


23 Seguin Island Trophy Race Southport Yacht Club Southport


23-24 Camden Invitational Regatta Camden Yacht Club Camden


25 Harraseeket Regatta Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport


25 Camden Summer Series #1 Camden Yacht Club Camden


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/Colyn Rich (207) 244- 9623


3 Round Southport Race Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


10 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington Info: Nick Wiberg, (207) 348-2375


16-17 PHRF New England Championship Handy Boat/Hallett Canvas Falmouth


16-17 Penobscot Bay PHRF Front Street Shipyard Belfast


24 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship Info: Wes Lash, Jr. (207) 832-7807


30 Camden Summer Series #2 Camden Yacht Club Camden


30-31 Boothbay Regatta Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


AUGUST 6-7 Monhegan Race Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


13 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor Info: Scott Young (207) 963-7272


13 Camden Summer Series #3 Camden Yacht Club Camden


14 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid


Info: Don Drisko & Laurie Crane (207) 677-2432


20-21 34th


Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival


Sat.: 11 AM-5 PM Sun.: 11 AM-3 PM Brewer’s Hawhtorne Cove Marina 10 White St. Salem, MA


Info: (617) 666-8530 or (978) 448- 6757


www.boatfestival.org


20 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968


20 MS Regatta Handy Boat Falmouth


21 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races Portland Yacht Services Portland


Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


26-28 ONE Championship Marblehead, MA


27 Bluewater Regatta Centreboard Yacht Club South Portland


27 Camden Summer Series #4 Camden Yacht Club Camden


SEPTEMBER 10 Around Islesboro Race Northport Yacht Club Northport


10 Harraseeket Punch Bowl Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport


10-11 J/24 Downeast Regatta Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


15-18 Newport International Boat Show Newport, RI Info: www.newportboatshow.com


17 PYC Fall Series Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


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