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Log Entries (2009)
- Sep 09 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Sep 08 - At anchor near Port Mouton, NS
- Sep 07 - 50 nm east of Gloucester
- Sep 06 - Gloucester Heritage Center
- Sep 04 - Gloucester Heritage Center
- Sep 02 - On the Canadian - US border
- Sep 01 - 15nm S of Liverpool, NS
- Aug 09 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Aug 08 - Chester Harbour, NS
- Aug 07 - Chester Harbour, NS
- Aug 05 - Chester Harbour, NS
- Aug 02 - Mahone Bay Harbour
- Aug 01 - Mahone Bay Harbour
- Jul 31 - Mahone Bay Harbour
- Jul 23 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 21 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 19 - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 16 - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Jul 15 - 20nm ESE of Lunenburg, NS
- Jul 14 - 70 nm SW of Cape Sable Island
- Jul 13 - 55nm NE of Cape Cod
- Jul 12 - Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
- Jul 10 - Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
- Jul 08 - Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
- Jul 07 - 23 nm SSW of Portland, ME
- Jul 05 - Bath Maritime Museum, ME
- Jul 04 - Sheepscot River, ME
- Jul 03 - 40nm SW of Yarmouth
- Jul 02 - 20nm SE of Liverpool, NS
- Jun 22 - Bishops landing, Halifax
- Jun 11 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Jun 07 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Apr 18 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Apr 02 - Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Date: Jul 14 2009
Ships Position: (Latitude:42 34.7 N - Longtitude:066 47.7 W)
Comments: A sword fishing boat from Pubnico pulled up alongside as we were striking sail . . .
Captain Watson
70 nm SW of Cape Sable Island
Good Evening,
Well after 33 hours or so of sailing I have thrown in the towel and we are motoring for the night. We rolled and slatted around last evening with the main boom slipping in toward the ship and then lifting and rolling outboard. Can you imagine sleeping with a 3500 pound tree pulling at the back porch of your house every minute or so? Me either. today was frustrating as well as we managed to coax 4 or five knots out of her and then nothing, or we would end up going in the wrong direction just to keep the main from banging around. We had the fisherman stays'le up and down and the main and fore gaff tops'ls and flying jib were all OK and pulled well.
Tonight we had a real treat. A sword fishing boat from Pubnico pulled up alongside as we were striking sail and all of a sudden hoisted a huge 300 pound fish from their deck and hung it overside for us to see. The crew clapped and cheered and took some pictures and video. Afterwards they treated us to a high speed "flyby" If anybody reading this meets or knows those fisherman, thank them for me. It was a fantastic experience for the crew and I and very much appreciated. As the crew polish brass and varnish mahogany they sometimes forget the roots of Bluenose and the banks schooners. Meeting working boats and visiting fishing communities is good for all of us as we can show them the past and they can show us the present and future.
If you are interested in the banks schooners or any of the history along the coast of Nova Scotia the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Lunenburg) and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax) are great resources. In fact there are some smaller museums within the Nova Scotia museum system that have tremendously interesting displays on shipbuilding and the history of Nova Scotia sail. Yarmouth's museum is certainly worth a visit as well as the smaller community museums around the province. If you've got kids the Natural History Museum in Halifax is really worth a spin through, they have great displays of sea and land life including whales, dolphins and bears!
That's all for tonight,
Best regards,
Phil Watson
Bluenose II
