One day, I really want to make it to Gloucester, MA for the yearly schooner festival held over the Labor Day weekend. Perhaps one year I will sail there in my own boat, which is definitely not a schooner. In the meantime, here is a beautiful video of yesterday’s Gloucester Schooner Festival Parade of Sail.
Old Salt Blog
a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea , hosted by nautical novelist Rick Spilman
Every time I read Gloucester Schooner I marvel at two things. Firstly our American cousins can still spell and pronounce “Gloucester” and the film “Captains Courageous” which I shall now watch again for the umpteenth (lots) time.