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shipman who best represents the answer to this question. The Navy Leadership Sword was given to Midshipman 2/C Kylie Bradley of Northboro, Massachusetts. Eugene J. Silva Regimental Award:


Contributed by Mr. Eugene Silva. Given to a 1/C Midshipman of any rank who demonstrates the qualities of leadership and character as described by Eugene J. Silva ‘64. Those qualities include personal honor, integrity, courage, truthfulness, fi delity to principle, self-discipline, inspiration, te- nacity, toughness, fairness and caring in the treatment of those in his or her charge. In short, the leader who inspires others to fol- low shall be the recipient of this award. The regimental award was given to Midshipman 1/C Cameron Brownlie of Manchester, New Hampshire.


Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship to Depart May 10 for Eastern U.S. and European Ports


Maine Maritime Academy students,


offi cers, and crew will depart Castine on Wednesday, May 10 at approximately 5:00 PM on the Training Ship State of Maine (TSSOM) for the annual training evolution to foreign and domestic ports of call. This year’s itinerary includes stops in Charleston, South Carolina; Tenerife, Spain; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Portland, Maine; Edinburgh, Scotland; Cobh, Ireland; and New York, New York. Schedule and ports are subject to change. Under the direction of Captain Leslie


B. Eadie III, master of the Training Ship State of Maine, the educational cruise will commence in port on Friday, May 5, for pre-sailing preparation. Captain Eadie, of Brewer, Maine, a 1976 graduate of the Academy, assumed command of the vessel in 2011. Well-wishers are welcomed and en-


couraged to view the vessel departure and return from the Maine Maritime Academy


waterfront or via webstream at mainemar- itime.edu/streaming. Friends, family, and fans are invited to follow the ship’s journey through the cruise blog at cruise.mainemar- itime.edu. The ship will host the traditional family


day sail on the return leg from Searsport to Castine on Monday, July 31. For this section of the trip, Second-Class students (Juniors) may invite their parents aboard. The day sail allows parents the unique opportunity to see the high level of technical profi ciency and leadership achieved by the students. Training cruise activities will continue in port through Wednesday, August 2. In response to an increase in sea time


and instruction required by STCW (Stan- dards for Training, Certifi cation and Watch- keeping), the cruise has been lengthened to 90 days. Students pursuing an offi cer’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard as a third mate or third assistant engineer are now required to train at sea for at least 300 days during their fi rst three years at the Academy. Freshmen and juniors sail aboard the MMA vessel while sophomores are assigned to merchant ships worldwide. In past years, MMA training cruises have taken students to Aruba, Bermuda, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Puerto Rico, and Russia, as well as other European, Caribbean, and U.S. destinations. The Training Ship has limited internet


connectivity while on cruise. Bangor Daily News will continue to donate daily news service, sending state-wide, national and world news, sports, and business articles via email.


Complementing the educational focus


of MMA’s training cruise, students and staff sailing aboard the State of Maine will work for the tenth consecutive year with the Belfast-based organization, Educational Passages, which utilizes 5-foot unmanned sailboats to enable the study of ocean wind and current patterns by school and com-


munity groups. Boats are crafted to sail indefi nitely downwind and will transmit their location and boat speed via a GPS interface for up to one year. The boats rely solely on wind and current power. Initial sea trials were launched from MMA’s schooner Bowdoin in 2008 off the northeast coast of North America. Coordinated by program founder, Rich-


ard Baldwin, this year’s boat launch from the TSSOM will provide an exciting learning opportunity for students at Swan’s Island Middle School. The students and their teach-


er, Michelle Whitman, brought the miniboat “Black Rock” to the TSSOM crew to launch during this year’s training cruise. UMaine Marine Science Club members will also follow their miniboat, “Dirigo” which was sponsored by the Maine Coastal Program. A third miniboat, “Patriot Pride,” sponsored by an elementary school in Las Vegas, will also be launched from the TSSOM. To learn more, visit Educational Passages online or contact Richard Baldwin at dick@educa- tionalpassages.com or 207-322-1901.


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Heritage Fellow and Penobscot Marine Museum Trustee Ralph Stanley. Stanley will be at Penobscot Marine Museum’s Searsport campus to celebrate the day. The Museum will be off ering $1 admission all day as part of this event. Ralph Stanley is recognized in the


State of Maine and nationally as a master boatbuilder. In 1946 Ralph Stanley began his wooden boat building career. During this time he built and restored more than 70 boats including lobster boats and yachts, dories, rowboats and Friendship Sloops. Stanley became a National Endowment of the Arts, National Heritage Fellow in 1999 for his contributions to boatbuilding as a traditional art. Along with boatbuilding, Stanley is a musician who enjoys making his own violins. At 1:00 p.m. view the fi lm Ralph Stan-


ley: An Eye for Wood with a live commentary by fi lm director Jeff Dobbs.


At 2:00 p.m. enjoy a selection of tradi-


tional fi ddle music presented by Belfast Bay Fiddlers & Friends. Belfast Bay Fiddlers is a group of local musicians who enjoy playing and sharing their music. Feel free to bring your instrument and join in with the group. Raise a glass in a toast to Ralph Stanley


at 3:00 p.m. and hear stories and tributes about Ralph and his infl uence on the coast of Maine. Many thanks to Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. of Belfast for their generous support. At 4:00 p.m. Old Grey Goose will play


a selection of American folk songs on a variety of acoustic instruments. Their music focuses on core American values through songs of love, work, diversity and achieve- ment.


The celebration event runs from 1:00


p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Penobscot Marine Museum is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission for this special day is $1 per person.


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fi nd what you didn’t think you had. You feel bigger and stronger and that’s incredible,” said Bellion.


Podium places It was then time for Jérémie Beyou,


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3rd in the Vendée Globe to say something. “It’s hard to fi nd the words to express what we experienced. You go through all the emotions. But the human mind is great: we only remember the good times. I’ll be back in four years with a new boat, so I’m very lucky.” Next up was Alex Thomson, runner-up after his epic duel with Armel Le Cléac’h. “Are you ready to see a Brit win the race in 2020?” he asked the audience. The fi nal person invited onto the stage was Armel Le Cléac’h. He received the Vendée Globe Trophy from Yves Auvinet, President of the Vendée Globe. He too was very moved, as


he looked back at his adventure. “The match with Alex was incredibly tough. After coming second twice, I managed to win this time. I’ll never forget that. You are never the same when you return from a Vendée Globe.” See you on 8th November 2020 for the start of the ninth Vendée Globe Yves Auvinet concluded by presenting


a very positive report on the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe. “I’d like to stress how lucky our department is to have such an event, which everyone is jealous of and rightly so. I’m pleased that the 29 skippers all made it home safely. Thank you for the pleasure you gave to the public. You give us a great exam- ple of humanity. That gives us the motivation to do even better in 2020. I can already tell you that the start of the 9th Vendée Globe will be on 8th November 2020 at 1202hrs UTC.”


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