Monday, November 30, 2009

Schooner Harvey Gamage Hauled

The schooner Harvey Gamage hauled at the Northend Shipyard , Rockland, Maine

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Worlds Largest Barque

Launched in 1914, Norway’s tall ship HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl is the world’s largest three-masted barque. The 95-year-old ship is used to train cadets from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. With 50 sails and an old-fashioned rig-system, the tall ship does not carry advanced computer technology, electric engines or hydraulic systems. The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is pictured with the Lord Nelson

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Save The CITY OF ADELAIDE

MORE than 60 prominent South Australians have signed an open letter to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, calling on him to save the historic ship City of Adelaide. The group is trying to save the ship, which is the oldest clipper of its type in the world. It is currently sitting on a slipway in Scotland and is at imminent risk of destruction.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Friday, November 6, 2009

My Maine Windjammers Video

I will also be leading two PhotoCruises in June and August 2010 aboard the 95' schooner HERITAGE out of Rockland, Maine, if you would like to sail and photograph windjammer pleases email me at fredleblanc@comcast.net for more information.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

The Great Gloucester Schooner Race

Schooners Spirit of Massachusetts, Ernestina and
Pride of Baltimore II
Schooner Ernestina

Friday, October 23, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

5th World Voyage



Fifth World Voyage of the Barque Picton Castle. The adventure of a lifetime awaits you! Step aboard for Picton Castle's Fifth World Voyage, a 14-month circumnavigation of the globe, sailing westward through the tropics

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Lighthouse Storm


LIGHTHOUSE STORM Off the Coast of Brittany, North West France.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

HMS Victory Broadside


To celebrate the amalgamation of Royal Navy museums, a rolling broadside was fired by HMS Victory.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Whaler to Sail Again

The Mystic Seaport Board of Trustees voted and authorized the Museum staff to restore the historic whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan to sailing condition and to plan a ceremonial voyage upon completion of the current multi-million dollar restoration project. The Charles W. Morgan is the oldest commercial sailing vessel in the western world, in pure age, only the USS Constitution, a military vessel, is older.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

North End Shipyard

Schooner HERITAGE & the North End Shipyard, Rockland, Maine

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Schooner Grace Bailey

The schooner GRACE BAILEY was built in Patchogue, Long Island, New York in 1882. In 1939 she became one of the first windjammers to carry passengers, today sailing out of Camden, Maine.