Tag Archives: schooners
The Blue Wave and Blue Mist sank more than 50 years ago. Grand Bank never forgets
The vicious storms of February — with gale-force winds and mountainous waves — are a constant reminder to Grand Bank of the price its people have paid to earn a living from the sea.,, Many of us still have painful memories of the loss of the schooner Mabel Dorothy in 1955, along with her six-man crew. This tragedy was followed less than four years later when the steel side trawler Blue Wave capsized and sank, carrying her 16-man crew with her. Just seven years after that in 1966, a similarly designed ship from the local fishing fleet, the Blue Mist, met the same fate, taking the lives of the 13 men onboard. >click to read< 06:54
Photo Update – Parade of Sail – ‘Gloucester in its glory’
Hundreds of onlookers gathered along Stacy Boulevard on Sunday morning to witness a fleet of schooners sail across the Inner Harbor. The Parade of Sail is part of the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival. Throughout Labor Day weekend, the city hosts a series of events that celebrate Cape Ann’s rich boating history. The culmination was the Mayor’s Race on Sunday afternoon, where the festival’s featured schooners face off for the Esperanto Cup, among other prizes. Photo’s. >click to read< 08:23
From Good Morning Gloucester, The Parade of Sail – photo’s by Donna Ardizzoni >click to read< BEAUTIFUL SCENES FROM AROUND THE HARBOR DURING SCHOONER FEST – photo’s by Kim Smith >click to read< 21:05
