tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84587028570328410022024-03-14T05:02:41.133-04:00Frederick LeBlanc PhotographyMaritime Heritage, Windjammers, Tall Ships, Sailing, Seascapes, Landscapes, Fine Art PhotographyFred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-57457501695254474972010-04-27T16:46:00.002-04:002010-04-27T16:50:53.342-04:00Maine Windjammer April Newsletter<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNc7nYKSs_MY1RS7AONUTpPWiGspF9VGF62QFJn4-LwaxknyMD9UAQJvCpIUC3cdrW_85okCvhNawYi9PdjOJcUQvTRGHVOQzr5bi2HM9b8HRVu3r6a_49E_HDJcz210AGteDJTzg0Cs/s1600/mwa_news_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 93px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464921793210936034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNc7nYKSs_MY1RS7AONUTpPWiGspF9VGF62QFJn4-LwaxknyMD9UAQJvCpIUC3cdrW_85okCvhNawYi9PdjOJcUQvTRGHVOQzr5bi2HM9b8HRVu3r6a_49E_HDJcz210AGteDJTzg0Cs/s400/mwa_news_01.jpg" /></a><strong><em> Maine Windjammer</em></strong> <strong>April 2010 </strong><a href="http://www.imakenews.com/mwa/index000438675.cfm?x=bgQJr97,b4lMRClb"><strong>Newsletter</strong></a></div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-4589548062431925802010-04-21T08:34:00.003-04:002010-04-21T08:48:01.036-04:00Jewel of Muscat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvqjM4GFssPb157DJAE5IchnENtHXj048DzUmxrn-8CA97M0RKj2aGg6e4wzpefghmGh30ulKTyPrLWxTId40yOFRXp0DlEEg2AKFB20AFUOrCUOn_KrlqAa52_oxuxJKMLpc22DpSJY/s1600/jewet.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462571532539537106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvqjM4GFssPb157DJAE5IchnENtHXj048DzUmxrn-8CA97M0RKj2aGg6e4wzpefghmGh30ulKTyPrLWxTId40yOFRXp0DlEEg2AKFB20AFUOrCUOn_KrlqAa52_oxuxJKMLpc22DpSJY/s400/jewet.jpg" /></a> The <strong><em><span style="color:#993300;">JEWEL OF MUSCAT</span></em></strong> is a reconstruction of an arab trading ship 1,200 years old, sailed into the port of Galle, Sri Lanka, a staging post on its journey across the Indian Ocean from the Arabian peninsula to Singapore.Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-16597180890017186252010-04-16T09:18:00.001-04:002010-04-16T09:20:19.206-04:00Barque SWALLOW<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsqP_PgnGR8mE83GnFRU-3ZJHUpXEkUGe5lhE8MUJow9-jIPpMe1WvTXs68p8dx0s6F6rowYVd-IGyN3zsnojIrM6EAcZ8L2mNkhT5j3WcTUbY7Zfr0kXsVqI90_j4aFJYg7KYb7Qc-8/s1600/swallow.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460724122111506274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsqP_PgnGR8mE83GnFRU-3ZJHUpXEkUGe5lhE8MUJow9-jIPpMe1WvTXs68p8dx0s6F6rowYVd-IGyN3zsnojIrM6EAcZ8L2mNkhT5j3WcTUbY7Zfr0kXsVqI90_j4aFJYg7KYb7Qc-8/s400/swallow.jpg" /></a> Maritime Heritage Photograph: Barque <strong><em>SWALLOW<br /></em></strong><br /></div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-42487665107771913872010-04-10T09:15:00.002-04:002010-04-10T09:18:47.427-04:00Camden Windjammer Fleet<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXgvR5_IV5s3JAzmu1KUfT_T-DwzD-tlG4MgNnre4YwkWDlgqXlbURRm69pAF3iCOQIiMoLw0_qlwm1PzUhwz54BBqyfUTxezuwYLIOoRoS81dQayGyWp_z7mlMOsQiStT_UUddj2h4k/s1600/camden.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458496843677051874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXgvR5_IV5s3JAzmu1KUfT_T-DwzD-tlG4MgNnre4YwkWDlgqXlbURRm69pAF3iCOQIiMoLw0_qlwm1PzUhwz54BBqyfUTxezuwYLIOoRoS81dQayGyWp_z7mlMOsQiStT_UUddj2h4k/s400/camden.jpg" /></a> The Maine Windjammer Fleet in Camden Harbor soon </div><div align="center">to be refitted for the 2010 sailing season.</div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-16626189276786787812010-04-05T08:49:00.000-04:002010-04-05T10:16:56.820-04:00Schooner LEWIS R. FRENCH<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcphMjg4YGY0Aj0s-jmQwimny4cKxgVVBhoZXcGlRzH8V83a_XklkAuN4FBisXWMGmqJKBaVEwiZXlBullUqdtpLYtM44cgClFgffcAYDnnAHW8ClNXi5igcbm31gk0vHfMUVCf3KKi4/s1600/french.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456652528827346322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcphMjg4YGY0Aj0s-jmQwimny4cKxgVVBhoZXcGlRzH8V83a_XklkAuN4FBisXWMGmqJKBaVEwiZXlBullUqdtpLYtM44cgClFgffcAYDnnAHW8ClNXi5igcbm31gk0vHfMUVCf3KKi4/s400/french.jpg" /></a> Maine Windjammer Schooner <strong><em>LEWIS R. FRENCH</em></strong></div><br /><center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2k7nlMAx1kk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2k7nlMAx1kk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-5435714889497062332010-04-03T08:59:00.000-04:002010-04-03T12:59:50.567-04:00Maine Windjammers March Newsletter<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAk17DogNaLxd3GOLOazk7H3XayPh2LRfh64i9010Cln30LLdRlOLuGe8wMNX545yC873uxlGO-YvJDovxlQQt5d0NrKzG2UZNGnVRTPjedGTi9CGh_emYRgZNpVG8aP_mE6Ut7ULBCM/s1600/mwa_news_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 93px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455524188742409090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAk17DogNaLxd3GOLOazk7H3XayPh2LRfh64i9010Cln30LLdRlOLuGe8wMNX545yC873uxlGO-YvJDovxlQQt5d0NrKzG2UZNGnVRTPjedGTi9CGh_emYRgZNpVG8aP_mE6Ut7ULBCM/s400/mwa_news_01.jpg" /></a> Maine Windjammer Association <a href="http://www.imakenews.com/mwa/index000432909.cfm?x=bgKtVD9,b4lMRClb">March 2010 Newsletter<br /></a><br /><br /></div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-11339518614346880092010-04-01T07:55:00.000-04:002010-04-01T09:04:19.597-04:00Sloop CLEARWATER<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlE17xdTJ1uA0e-4DO8hhwpO8yG0dgTKGAXE-SRssPxJ6EuijXXhvnBB1_iQYm4ZPlcfjiC1-NvmA1UPX1aqZakwjGCn5DCFSX1VEAwKY2uuM_RWeY6TNy4opyHJtmfQnSwF0ZjYtaGg/s1600/clearwater_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455152751297856178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlE17xdTJ1uA0e-4DO8hhwpO8yG0dgTKGAXE-SRssPxJ6EuijXXhvnBB1_iQYm4ZPlcfjiC1-NvmA1UPX1aqZakwjGCn5DCFSX1VEAwKY2uuM_RWeY6TNy4opyHJtmfQnSwF0ZjYtaGg/s400/clearwater_01.jpg" /></a> Hudson River Sloop<strong><em> </em></strong><a href="http://www.clearwater.org/come-sailing/sail-schedule/"><strong><em>CLEARWATER</em></strong></a></div><center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1tE8fmv1onA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1tE8fmv1onA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-90566982012999703802010-03-29T07:25:00.001-04:002010-03-29T08:54:12.657-04:00Bark EUROPA<object width="400" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ly6rL0nFhy8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ly6rL0nFhy8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="260"></embed></object><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.barkeuropa.com/en/home/1-Tall_ship_barque_europa">Bark EUROPA</a></p>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-64438140530319287772010-03-26T08:16:00.000-04:002010-03-26T08:58:43.882-04:00Schooner BLUENOSE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23VHgPNWEh7c4RG38K9SSNMoQyEr_mUZyNlSD94QIQFQ7eB_I7bnBStWR6KutuXPbxDqIs5AEwwclgmqAxBmlTVMZvflN4xHgNvjAlxLN6wZsR7l5NcEOqyzrQAmCo6cwvqZ8GGW40fk/s1600-h/bluenose.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451468937472191250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23VHgPNWEh7c4RG38K9SSNMoQyEr_mUZyNlSD94QIQFQ7eB_I7bnBStWR6KutuXPbxDqIs5AEwwclgmqAxBmlTVMZvflN4xHgNvjAlxLN6wZsR7l5NcEOqyzrQAmCo6cwvqZ8GGW40fk/s400/bluenose.jpg" /></a><br /><center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnpN8Fj5WH0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnpN8Fj5WH0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-88832645448034444492010-03-23T07:27:00.000-04:002010-03-23T07:54:04.017-04:00Haiti Relief Voyage<center><object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mCqCpnRpsd8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mCqCpnRpsd8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></center><center>Haiti Relief Voyage aboard the schooner <strong><em><a href="http://www.libertyschooner.com/">LIBERTY</a></em></strong></center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-17451207691931806882010-03-22T10:03:00.002-04:002010-03-22T10:05:56.589-04:00Schooner Race of Old<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV-XN1VBYrK-htJ2Hr7B1A5fWfcazSGwTNue0m3NfqfDCcAvuSTfDGcwPBenXtMi_je6zBYHlU4TKr8SHQ5o2dzZOJORNqILSIWM2HrgDfj1N2QJ-G08IE4wNqzGGzMwqdVIMY1yNdAU/s1600-h/yacht.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 184px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451458743652377586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV-XN1VBYrK-htJ2Hr7B1A5fWfcazSGwTNue0m3NfqfDCcAvuSTfDGcwPBenXtMi_je6zBYHlU4TKr8SHQ5o2dzZOJORNqILSIWM2HrgDfj1N2QJ-G08IE4wNqzGGzMwqdVIMY1yNdAU/s400/yacht.jpg" /></a> Schooner Race of old: Library of congress photo.</div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-91346220609981076162010-03-19T07:45:00.001-04:002010-03-19T08:41:21.050-04:00CHARLES W. MORGAN Restoration<center><object width="400" height="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3jEwALzzOkg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3jEwALzzOkg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="320"></embed></object></center><center>Milling lumber for the retoration of the Whaler <strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">MORGAN </span></em></strong></center><center>at <a href="http://www.mysticseaport.org/">Mystic Seaport</a>.</center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-40990427445318142682010-03-16T14:37:00.003-04:002010-03-16T14:42:51.982-04:00Schooner ADVENTRESS<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMZI4G3ptFYWqFhKCh8VczpNTXEIyehEVtqUO9Xf8PLztiRsFzVgZxPeCEtp9L7OanYvI8E0Xgdmhyphenhyphen76keFwDxHSnYLFJ7PnyPbUQ4oojMyhMNhuCcPv3-f9VoOXVe3YvAFarbSc_iDQ/s1600-h/adventuress.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449302865551417298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMZI4G3ptFYWqFhKCh8VczpNTXEIyehEVtqUO9Xf8PLztiRsFzVgZxPeCEtp9L7OanYvI8E0Xgdmhyphenhyphen76keFwDxHSnYLFJ7PnyPbUQ4oojMyhMNhuCcPv3-f9VoOXVe3YvAFarbSc_iDQ/s400/adventuress.jpg" /></a> Schooner <a href="http://schooneradventuress.com/default.aspx"><strong><em>ADVENTURESS</em></strong> </a> readies for the coming sailing season.</div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-61682813204358291602010-03-12T12:16:00.014-05:002010-03-12T12:36:55.477-05:00Schooner VICTORY CHIMES<center><br /><object width="400" height="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5GaZ-wC0VSY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5GaZ-wC0VSY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="320"></embed></object><br /></center><center>Three masted schooner <em><strong><a href="http://www.victorychimes.com/">VICTORY CHIMES</a></strong></em> built 1900 now </center><center>part of the passenger trade out of Rockland, Maine</center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-11042314088389836762010-03-10T11:29:00.008-05:002010-03-10T11:34:33.760-05:00Pride of Baltimore II Hauled<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF9mgmRfKiCyjBTugjdaPc-p3ndtPpNriSlBxhk0N_xpbNCmUwy6XQTEfx1yjX76hjq3I08ON_PkJ8VvB2dwZhNjmNm7RSC4VTCXNMwjzYFuuC_wo1sr2OCtwW4YbohxyUjLXTffqr7o/s1600-h/pride_05.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447043676063387378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF9mgmRfKiCyjBTugjdaPc-p3ndtPpNriSlBxhk0N_xpbNCmUwy6XQTEfx1yjX76hjq3I08ON_PkJ8VvB2dwZhNjmNm7RSC4VTCXNMwjzYFuuC_wo1sr2OCtwW4YbohxyUjLXTffqr7o/s400/pride_05.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWo_a84Vzy9gjI0KPjh-8SIBGKSbl6nHKQhsxIfzUZMA8JoCMfMl548IogWaE-jHa04HlJzyVbM6hNl-5d2waxi3P7XprV8kDb2sLkROuagOXrw6ItCKwdfCHVDOdBEzyUl_mt5jpRLiM/s1600-h/pride_02.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447043587205657106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWo_a84Vzy9gjI0KPjh-8SIBGKSbl6nHKQhsxIfzUZMA8JoCMfMl548IogWaE-jHa04HlJzyVbM6hNl-5d2waxi3P7XprV8kDb2sLkROuagOXrw6ItCKwdfCHVDOdBEzyUl_mt5jpRLiM/s400/pride_02.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwLcD3psGxqakbw77G_H5uuvARrGwHexW-wmcQTLIenv9QCza4r1ZzQzHWmpF-ItHtlATawXOR6Mt8cwu7J9ZZ8DTXnZ_2tPDfKgALPkd6dsu2HtdmIjYd3ylInsmN2Av07kInUnBfyc/s1600-h/pride_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447043522747425890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwLcD3psGxqakbw77G_H5uuvARrGwHexW-wmcQTLIenv9QCza4r1ZzQzHWmpF-ItHtlATawXOR6Mt8cwu7J9ZZ8DTXnZ_2tPDfKgALPkd6dsu2HtdmIjYd3ylInsmN2Av07kInUnBfyc/s400/pride_01.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IBx06qFHGWZFdDmWVMxDlkSvnYuBzpAPqybCLBRlcauRYxhEFw9UTiuXSGHafjFdUttNfaIONFy26AJOhkY-G83PWaM4z_I5izF-wABhYXEkNoPIkMuWyD4u8GiW6alGrh4xtX8cZwQ/s1600-h/pride_03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447043448166489330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IBx06qFHGWZFdDmWVMxDlkSvnYuBzpAPqybCLBRlcauRYxhEFw9UTiuXSGHafjFdUttNfaIONFy26AJOhkY-G83PWaM4z_I5izF-wABhYXEkNoPIkMuWyD4u8GiW6alGrh4xtX8cZwQ/s400/pride_03.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pride2.org/index.php"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447043361743650946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezGgAjHRFJ5TNlExpjPL8BZurDgESQxEkXgvav3tbpw-Geiqu-J8Z81dDBzt9RzqUpoMNXQvU3zFEYgIelEp-EX80xnfA0FlsrP7uXcdeGSQIKHEyFN5j9XP_OzpF7EZ3lnKauf-llyE/s400/pride_04.jpg" /><strong><em> PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II</em></strong></a></div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-44057341739578181762010-03-08T08:47:00.003-05:002010-03-08T09:01:18.582-05:00Restoration of the MORGAN<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ptXneerhr48&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ptXneerhr48&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><center>Restoration of the whaler <strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">CHARLES W. MORGAN</span></em></strong> at </center><center><a href="http://www.mysticseaport.org/"><strong><em>Mystic Seaport</em></strong></a> goes Hi-Tech. </center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-31530545701056212012010-03-05T09:15:00.005-05:002010-03-05T09:40:04.110-05:00Tall Ship Races 2010<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ii66AiBe3Q0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ii66AiBe3Q0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><center><a href="http://atseasailtraining.com/"><strong><em>At Sea Sail Training</em></strong></a> <strong><span style="color:#006600;"><em>The Netherlands</em></span></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/">Sail Training International</a></span></em></strong></center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-85237000687863029292010-03-01T10:18:00.003-05:002010-03-01T10:22:35.823-05:00Windjammer February Newsletter<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisutgwuu1SYu1LJrlEjkGLWbxkG2xViKDBYHA9bVZUY8JBnJ3YPU9Nz4TuweUXZyVyLYvSeRUiU0S7OCGO1sQz5CHLVgUMXADNdZFzXVbQN__YSrJrAckSzdYAwu4ywNX8soMX6N98lQA/s1600-h/mwa_news_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 93px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443685565041523474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisutgwuu1SYu1LJrlEjkGLWbxkG2xViKDBYHA9bVZUY8JBnJ3YPU9Nz4TuweUXZyVyLYvSeRUiU0S7OCGO1sQz5CHLVgUMXADNdZFzXVbQN__YSrJrAckSzdYAwu4ywNX8soMX6N98lQA/s400/mwa_news_01.jpg" /></a> Maine Windjammer Association February 2010 <strong><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"><a href="http://www.imakenews.com/mwa/index000425872.cfm?x=bgDpSd5,b4lMRClb">NEWSLETTER</a></span></em></strong><br /><br /></div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-84129868703806902232010-02-26T09:04:00.001-05:002010-02-26T09:39:01.186-05:00Brig For Sale<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDCNe33QjLQNqrtwGISA0az5VKp_F1rG-yU8In1KciWhehXl9z_jPZTALnL420xID2Yc5rGF05Bp3RHB7t1iaeurMtaWESbmqtu1hTHOZfSlsRaDg7mDmz-QbyhbgnCiRwkU_O6r8xd4/s1600-h/brig.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442181927666566162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDCNe33QjLQNqrtwGISA0az5VKp_F1rG-yU8In1KciWhehXl9z_jPZTALnL420xID2Yc5rGF05Bp3RHB7t1iaeurMtaWESbmqtu1hTHOZfSlsRaDg7mDmz-QbyhbgnCiRwkU_O6r8xd4/s400/brig.jpg" /></a> Tall ship the brig <span style="color:#990000;"><strong><em>PRINCE WILLIAM</em></strong></span> is for sale.</div><div align="center">For the Rest of the Story <a href="http://seafever.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/prince-william-brochure.pdf">Click Here.</a> </div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-28706310241684773882010-02-23T09:22:00.006-05:002010-02-23T09:53:06.482-05:00Captain Kip Files<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOYBHzueZQKI75Gap0kRfqit9_YKmr5Gs5NXv2fvO23iaKCnAWynYTPG2M9jFXk8CVUcT7N_8AlhHyLU069ewToselyk3DKtJPgukl4xYBKBPDMsWUBCrsPNrKuImglsEByreZ5OI5E/s1600-h/files.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441444263505167218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOYBHzueZQKI75Gap0kRfqit9_YKmr5Gs5NXv2fvO23iaKCnAWynYTPG2M9jFXk8CVUcT7N_8AlhHyLU069ewToselyk3DKtJPgukl4xYBKBPDMsWUBCrsPNrKuImglsEByreZ5OI5E/s400/files.jpg" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Captain Kip Files</span></em></strong> of the Downeast three masted schooner </div><div align="center"><strong><em><a href="http://www.victorychimes.com/">VICTORY CHIMES<br /></a></em></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-lSuPvsTKtogl6UM-ZSa44ELtJm-8wksE__1emKACYqDQXv1dl8zji0TQ_dN7rO77F8n_XHNo4exlgJ59k8z2t-PGJmx4RfzS1KsENzQX27Ul0_gZBF89620qaALCsyK33vlK8oO_6k/s1600-h/chimes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441451607379688850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-lSuPvsTKtogl6UM-ZSa44ELtJm-8wksE__1emKACYqDQXv1dl8zji0TQ_dN7rO77F8n_XHNo4exlgJ59k8z2t-PGJmx4RfzS1KsENzQX27Ul0_gZBF89620qaALCsyK33vlK8oO_6k/s400/chimes.jpg" /></a>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-14228675258587217492010-02-19T08:52:00.003-05:002010-02-19T09:23:23.418-05:00SV Concordia Lost at Sea<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehxUbYXzbwm4_coBgwgllXWSjyzzKXASvhTJ0EjSCDxrZDvBEOnhZ7K5D-zwrpRsg_iw40Zb1t2Pgzt-aNAI0PeCLFEGaKyrqXADlcQMbxR1Mc2MgS6PHBRwWY9jvKJesgjRgb-UFF6k/s1600-h/470_concordia_ship_100219.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439958881442269970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehxUbYXzbwm4_coBgwgllXWSjyzzKXASvhTJ0EjSCDxrZDvBEOnhZ7K5D-zwrpRsg_iw40Zb1t2Pgzt-aNAI0PeCLFEGaKyrqXADlcQMbxR1Mc2MgS6PHBRwWY9jvKJesgjRgb-UFF6k/s400/470_concordia_ship_100219.jpg" /></a> The sailing ship <strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">SV Concordia</span></em></strong>, based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, sank off the coast of Brazil, all 64 passengers were rescued from rafts Friday. The tall ship went down off the Brazilian coast near Rio de Janeiro while en route to Uruguay, survivors reported that the ship encountered strong winds before it went down.</div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-32608478350412555622010-02-15T09:18:00.000-05:002010-02-15T09:20:31.025-05:00Schooner Roseway<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbtvrRBhB7H9h3vCuJtjQUhXASnOm5Wdlq_5mLX_yK4nJJi0PWYIXetgK_3gRvWhwufyUkAjq8hAeGbL1WScsf-o6pTpRSC4BB6v7VW6d11Kmd_aQLSnOEyN1kXYMI1dGW3RqST_UN8Q/s1600-h/roseway.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438474617976454498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbtvrRBhB7H9h3vCuJtjQUhXASnOm5Wdlq_5mLX_yK4nJJi0PWYIXetgK_3gRvWhwufyUkAjq8hAeGbL1WScsf-o6pTpRSC4BB6v7VW6d11Kmd_aQLSnOEyN1kXYMI1dGW3RqST_UN8Q/s400/roseway.jpg" /></a> Schooner <strong><em>ROSEWAY</em></strong><br /><br /></div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-23821134538713242202010-02-12T08:56:00.002-05:002010-02-12T09:09:19.263-05:00Tall Ship STAD AMSTERDAM<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQp1u2qGRJxD7JbkYeMyyBdY63ORsd0a2gb82wrnEqBzffo1elhCCSl5z50DjQDUTv5-VFz_pygMkMf3bSnXuQuHtRTA_UHT0egsG_-OSc-SG-KjFGNGGSm-CfewE4-jEX3N0qn_hCbA/s1600-h/Stad-Amsterdam.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437358507993672402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQp1u2qGRJxD7JbkYeMyyBdY63ORsd0a2gb82wrnEqBzffo1elhCCSl5z50DjQDUTv5-VFz_pygMkMf3bSnXuQuHtRTA_UHT0egsG_-OSc-SG-KjFGNGGSm-CfewE4-jEX3N0qn_hCbA/s400/Stad-Amsterdam.jpg" /></a> Dutch clipper ship Stad Amsterdam will be visiting Sydney on its international voyage retracing Charles Darwin’s famous journey in the Beagle. Darwin’s original voyage led to his theory of evolution and the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. </div>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-80099760796227736912010-02-10T08:29:00.000-05:002010-02-10T08:57:34.022-05:00Tall Ship CUTTY SARK<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsTrdiJ1rB8Z_jrz2JS-8pDe8kAfy8Rvjd2SZVNOmhKblDtwr5We19rYGg5kbC6u3vdNz97tlo4rHv303_e1J_tpn0XRAM8m5S_aKRj_haT7IhR2IMpnzncChr6ZvtX2V15rgr-tJn5U/s1600-h/JB_Cutty_Sark_ablaze_.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436612942908509522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsTrdiJ1rB8Z_jrz2JS-8pDe8kAfy8Rvjd2SZVNOmhKblDtwr5We19rYGg5kbC6u3vdNz97tlo4rHv303_e1J_tpn0XRAM8m5S_aKRj_haT7IhR2IMpnzncChr6ZvtX2V15rgr-tJn5U/s400/JB_Cutty_Sark_ablaze_.jpg" /></a> The ship was originally due to re-open in 2009 but <strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">Cutty Sark</span></em></strong> suffered a major fire on 21 May 2007 which resulted in a 14-month delay on the project and significantly increased costs. Thankfully, due to heroic fire-fighting there was amazingly little damage to the ship’s original material and the Conservation Project can continue as planned. With additional significant financial contributions the <a href="http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/index.cfm"><strong><em>Cutty Sark</em></strong></a> Conservation Project is back on course, due to re-open in 2011. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhiNHmp3TeyjeGa260xA1uuXg4_ZzBOYeFSF3nrEHurPE4z5ofJe_p0vX26rUcS2mtD-ACvEPXGExsXyX7rGyLT5xqMjAT-LbCXFDeRahN2iDrm2aflPnWxKaRs5Sc56DlpptuDoX1IQ/s1600-h/Cutty_Sark_clipper_ship_January_2005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 355px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436612667524487634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhiNHmp3TeyjeGa260xA1uuXg4_ZzBOYeFSF3nrEHurPE4z5ofJe_p0vX26rUcS2mtD-ACvEPXGExsXyX7rGyLT5xqMjAT-LbCXFDeRahN2iDrm2aflPnWxKaRs5Sc56DlpptuDoX1IQ/s400/Cutty_Sark_clipper_ship_January_2005.jpg" /></a>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458702857032841002.post-59665037310047629592010-02-05T08:19:00.001-05:002010-02-05T08:49:22.893-05:00Yacht Schooner AMERICA<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/prwcfIx12xA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/prwcfIx12xA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Replica of the legendary yacht that won the America's Cup in 1881.</center>Fred LeBlanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410913272415138342noreply@blogger.com0