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Tag Archives: Maine Maritime Academy

Historic Schooner Bowdoin Bound Back to the Arctic

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Rick SpilmanJune 16, 2024

The schooner Bowdoin, built for Arctic exploration in 1921, is headed for the Arctic for the first time since 2008, more than 100 years since her first such expedition.  The schooner, owned by Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), is sailed by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged Arctic exploration, Bowdoin, Castine, Greenland, Maine, Maine Maritime Academy, schooner

Schooner Bowdoin, Arctic Veteran Turns 100

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Rick SpilmanOctober 3, 2021

The schooner Bowdoin turned 100 years old this year. She was designed by William H. Hand, Jr., and built in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard. The only American schooner built specifically for Arctic exploration, she was designed … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Arctic, Bowdoin, Maine, Maine Maritime Academy, schooner
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