Friday, March 29, 2013

North End Shipyard Spring








North End Shipyard Spring
By Doug Mills
Maritime Editor
RCN America Network


One of the surest signs of spring is when the North End Shipyard starts hauling out the schooners of the Maine Windjammer Fleet.  On Thursday the American Eagle was hauled out for a new coat of paint and it's yearly inspection.

The 92' schooner American Eagle was built in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1930. For 53 years she was a working member of the famed Gloucester fishing fleet. She is also a National Historic Landmark.

She will spend about a week on the railway at North End Shipyard.  The American Eagle is planning it's first trip of the season on May 17th.










"The Breakwater at Rockland" The Maine Windjammer Project

"The Breakwater at Rockland"  By Doug Mills
The Victory Chimes and the Nathaniel Bowditch meet at the breakwater in Rockland. [July 16, 2010]



Saturday, March 23, 2013

Friday, March 22, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

"Summer Fog"

"Summer Fog"  By Doug Mills
Heritage sails past Owls head in the in an early morning summer fog.  
August 22, 2009



Wednesday, March 20, 2013

"Spring Fit Out"


"Spring Fit Out" By Doug Mills
Spring fit out at the North End Shipyard in Rockland.  Taken May 25, 2010 with Heritage and American Eagle in the foreground and Isaac H Evans in the back putting on sail.



Tuesday, March 19, 2013

"Pinky Schooner Maine"


"Pinky Schooner Maine" By Doug Mills
The pinky schooner Maine near the site of the old Snows Shipyard in 2008.



Monday, March 18, 2013

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Friday, March 15, 2013

"Privateer Lynx"


"Privateer Lynx"  By Doug Mills

Tall ship Lynx on her first trip back to her birthplace, Rockport Maine, in 2010.



Thursday, March 14, 2013