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The Schooners of Madagascar and the Brittany Shipwrights
Last month we posted about the Bugis schooners of Indonesia – Where the Age of Sail Never Ended – the Bugis Phinisi, an Appreciation. Recently AFP (Agence France-Presse) published an article about another region where the age of commercial sail … Continue reading
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Tagged Brittany, Joachim brothers, King Radama II, Madagascar, schooners, shipwrights
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Land and Sea – Nova Scotia Schooners On-Line Now
Last Sunday we posted about the CBC program,Land and Sea, which was broadcasting a half hour documentary on traditional schooners in Nova Scotia. It is now available to watch on-line. The documentary tells the story of four different schooner owners … Continue reading
Land and Sea – Nova Scotia Schooners
In the United States, we have seen an explosion of so-called “reality TV,” which is usually more akin to unscripted soap opera than reality, fortunately. In Canada, however, the CBC has some wonderful programming which is reality television in … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Seastories, Ships
Tagged "Land and Sea", CBC, Nova Scotia, schooners
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Detroit Riverdays featuring the Appledore Schooners
The Detroit Riversdays Festival starts this evening and runs through Sunday. In addition to lots of music, food and riverside activities, the sister schooners, 85′ Appledore IV, and the 65′ Appledore V will be available for tours. Sounds like fun.
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Tagged Appledore IV, Appledore V, Detroit Riverdays, schooners
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Channel Island Tall Ships Festival June 24-26, 2011
An impressive fleet of schooners and brigantines will be featured in the the Channel Islands Harbor Tall Ships Festival, this Friday through Sunday at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California. The visiting vessels include the topsail schooner Californian, topsail schooner Amazing Grace, … Continue reading
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Tagged brigantines, Channel Islands Harbor Tall Ships Festival, schooners
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1871 Schooner Showdown – Historic Schooners Lewis R. French and the Stephen Taber to Race June 17th
Both the schooners Lewis R. French and the Stephen Taber were built in 1871. To celebrate their 140th birthdays, these grand old ladies will be racing from Camden to Rockland this Friday June 17 in an “1871 Schooner Showdown.” A race of two historic … Continue reading
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Tagged Lewis R. French, schooners, Stephen Tabor
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