Monday, September 30, 2013

Owls Head Lighthouse "A View From Above"



The lighthouse was designed by Green & Foster and Jeremiah Barry and constructed in 1826. It is a 30-foot (9.1 m) tall cylindrical brick tower on a granite foundation standing on top a cliff. It has one of the last six Fresnel lenses in operation in Maine















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"The Fleet Is In" The Maine Windjammer Project

"The Fleet Is In" By Doug Mills
The fleet is in at Camden.[09-29-13]




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Saturday, September 28, 2013

"Spring of '08" The Maine Windjammer Project


"Spring of '08" By Doug Mills

Windjammer Mistress with Mercantile in the background at Camden Harbor in the spring of '08. [05-07-2008]





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Friday, September 27, 2013

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Tall Ship Corwith Cramer at Rockland

Rockland, Maine - The brigantine Corwith Cramer is in Rockland for work at Rockland Marine.  The Corwith Cramer is a tall ship (specifically a brigantine) owned by the Sea Education Association (SEA) sailing school, named after SEA's founding director. Her home port is Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.
Name:SSV Corwith Cramer
Builder:ASTACE Shipyard, Bilbao, Spain
Launched:1987
Status:active
General characteristics
Displacement:280 tons
Length:134 ft (41 m) overall,
98 ft (30 m) on deck
Beam:26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft:13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion:Sail; auxiliary 500 hp (370 kW) Cummins diesel
Sail plan:Brigantine, 7,800 sq ft (720 m2) of sail
Complement:38 persons
Here it a gallery of shots taken in 2011 when she was hauled out at Rockland Marine for a new coat of paint.












"Last Sail Out" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Last Sail Out" By Doug Mills
Stephen Taber's last sail out of the 2011 sailing season.[09-26-2011]



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