America's Star-Spangled Ambassador
Photo: Vineyard views, courtesy of Captain Jan Miles Date:Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Location: Baltimore, Maryland The Tall Ship Challenge Great Lakes 2019 campaign of Pride of Baltimore II ended with a flourish. Following dawdling for Tropical Storm Dorian, Pride managed three quick transit legs to make her scheduled homecoming date of Saturday, September 21, 2019. … Read More
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Photo: Cloudy skies over the upper St. Lawrence River, courtesy of Jeff Crosby Date: Friday, September 6, 2019 Location: Lower St. Lawrence River. Activity: Moving between night anchorages as we await passage of Tropical Storm Dorian TS Dorian is expected to cross over Nova Scotia Saturday and Sunday. Dorian has a wide diameter of storm … Read More
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Photo: Sunset in Boyne City, courtesy of Daniel Duncan Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019 Position: Northeast Lake Michigan motoring northward against a north wind Pride departed Lake Charlevoix and Round Lake at the town of Charlevoix at 10:30 in the morning, heading toward the Straits of Mackinac (pronounced “Mackinaw”) ahead of continuing toward the bottom … Read More
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Photo: Squall on the horizon, 2014, courtesy of Patrick Smith Date: Friday, August 9, 2019 When do the sails get taken in? Might be the quintessential question for all sailors. The drive to remain sailing for sailors is strong. For traditional working sail rig sailors, it might be strongest. As sailors of the working rigs, … Read More
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Photo: Fiji the cat, courtesy of Picton Castle Date: Monday, August 5, 2019 Fiji? Aboard? Huh? Fiji is a cat. Calico colors … if I am not mistaken. She is Picton Castle’s ship’s cat. Came aboard Picton Castle during the recently ended seventh round-the-world voyage. Fiji is a wanderer. According to Picton Castle’s cook, this … Read More
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