Historic Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Returns to New Bedford

After seven years of reconstruction and restoration in Boothbay Harbor, ME, the historic schooner Ernestina-Morrissey returned to her home port in New Bedford, MA earlier this week.  “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Ernestina-Morrissey sailing into New … Continue reading

Bob Bartlett and His “Little Morrissey” — Voyage to Greenland

We recently posted about the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, ex Ernestina, ex Effie M. Morrissey, beginning a new chapter as a sail training vessel for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Here is a repost of a documentary, narrated by the polar explorer, Captain … Continue reading

Historic Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey To Begin New Chapter With Mass. Maritime

The schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, ex Ernestina, ex Effie M. Morrissey, will soon begin a new chapter in her long and storied career as a sail training vessel for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The schooner was built in 1894 at the James … Continue reading

Planking Underway on Ernestina-Morrissey Restoration

Wooden vessels can be a bit like the ax that doesn’t wear out as long as you keep replacing the head and the handle.  Such is very nearly the case with the Ernestina-Morrissey, a 124-year-old schooner now being restored by Bristol Marine at Boothbay Harbor … Continue reading

Restoration of the Ernestina-Morrissey Continues

The restoration of the historic schooner Ernestina-Morrissey is a quiet success story. The schooner, launched in 1894, is being rebuilt in the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Arriving at the yard in April 2014, she is expected to be redelivered in 2019. The schooner, the official … Continue reading