PRST STD US Postage Paid Permit, #454 THE STATE OF MAINE'S BOATING NEWSPAPER Portland, ME Maine Coastal News Volume 32 Issue 10 October 2019 FREE Lobster Boat Racing Season Comes to an End at Portland

Carl Anderson III’s DANICA HAILEY [Calvin Beal 36; 675-hp Scania] and Heather Thompson’s GOLD DIGGER [Wayne Beal 36; 675-hp Scania], have had a great summer of racing together in Diesel Class J. GOLD DIGGER got the win at Portland with DANICA HAILEY second. The last two lobster boat races of the they have begun stripping her and getting sold her to Marshall Spear, who sold the hull Boat Class A (Skiffs 16 feet and under, year (Long Island on Saturday (17 August) her ready to go to Wayne Beal’s Boat Shop to Jake Dugas of Yarmouth and her engine Outboard up to 30 hp, operators up to 16 and MS Harborfest at Portland on Sunday in Jonesport to be rebuilt this winter. went elsewhere. Another very interesting years old.) and the winner was Aran Johnson (18 August)) seemed to have arrived a lot Sign-ups started on the ferry dock at entrant was KATHLEEN II [Crowley 36; in HAZEL B. [Lund 16; 25-hp Evinrude]. sooner than I expected. To date it has been about 1300 and there was a steady line until 500-hp Lugger], now owned by Michael Second went to Max Byers’ BUCKET OF an excellent year with great competition just after 1400 when we closed registration Floyd. For those that can remember back to HOLES [13’; 20-hp Tohatsu]. At many of and a lot more boats competing compared with 46 boats entered. There were some 2000, she was finished off by Steve Johnson, the races this year there has been a battle to previous years. interesting boats that arrived to race. Josh who powered her with a 2,500-hp 12-cylin- between the two ZIPPINs (David Noyes’ I headed over to Long Island on Friday Duym’s DUCHESS [Holland 30; 420-hp der Rolls Royce/Packard engine, which was ZIPPIN’ [Corson 14; 60-hp Johnson] and afternoon for the weekend. Friday evening Cummins]. DUCHESS was formerly Nick constantly thirsty. She raced at Harpswell, Jacob Noyes’ ZIPPIN’ TOO [Corson 15; 90- there was a pre-race party with a number Wiberg’s MISS KATIE, which was a top Winter Harbor, Pemaquid, but her big race hp Nissan]) and Frank Bennett’s NADEN of the island’s racers and residents in atten- boat in Diesel Class E for several years. was the last of the season at Searsport when [Naden 16; 60-hp Suzuki] in Work Boat dance. They were selling T-shirts, hoodies Before Nick owned her it was owned by she faced off against Glenn Holland’s RED Class B (Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, and other memorabilia. They were also serv- Josh’s uncle, Rusty Duym, who some will BARON [Holland 32, 1,100-hp Ford]. She 31 to 90 hp.). They were on the line again ing hamburgers, hot dogs, wings and barbe- remember as a teacher at the Boat School in got second in Gasoline Class E to the RED and as they neared the finish line ZIPPIN’ que ribs. The highlight was Steve Johnson’s Eastport and later as a mechanic at Billing’s BARON’s first, first in the Boatbuilder’s TOO jumped into the lead with ZIPPIN’ just arrival in his 5-ton Army truck with several Diesel and Marine in Stonington. Unfortu- Exhibition Class, and first in Gasoline Free- sliding by NADEN. In Work Boat Class C racers who had arrived earlier that day for nately, he passed away several years ago. for-all with RED BARON second. This (Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, 90 hp and the weekend of racing. Then there was the Jake Dugas’ unnamed racer [Mitchell Cove set up the final race of the day, the Fastest over.) the winner was David Johnston’s arrival of a Denver boot, which was going 32; 380-hp Cummins], whose name was Lobster Boat. RED BARON had the blower CASCO MISS [Eastern 22, 250-hp Hon- to be applied to Steve’s truck to keep it were later revealed to be GUILTY PLEASURE motor from Chief Engines of Florida at this da] with second going to Marshall Spear’s it was, but it would not fit. competed in Diesel Class E. She has an inter- time, and they could change the pulleys and GULL [Webber’s Cove 22; 150-hp Mercu- Saturday morning was overcast and I esting lineage. She was originally owned by get about 100-hp power, but you were only ry], which he finished off this past winter. made several treks around the island on a Todd Ritchie of Stockton Springs and raced supposed to do this one time and this was it. Three boats were on the line for Gaso- golf cart before the races. I visited Johnson’s as MISTRESS [440-hp Sisu] from 2002 to They switched the pulleys and won with a line Class A (Four and Six Cylinder, 24 feet Boat Yard and saw Justin Papkee’s PULL 2004. She was sold in state and then out of speed of 57.8 mph, which set a new record and over.) and the winner was Will Tierney’s N’ PRAY [Wayne Beal 40; 550-hp Isuzu], state, but was brought back to Maine by Ed in the gasoline classes in a fantastic race. ELIZABETH [Repco 30; 250-hp Chevro- which suffered a catastrophic fire almost Shirley of Bucksport in 2014. He repowered With sign-ups done we loaded up and let]. Second went to Ernest Callow’s MISS three months ago. Fortunately she was near her at Johnson’s Boat Yard on Long Island headed out onto the committee boat, Steve MARJORIE [General Marine 26; 300-hp the dock at Long Island and everybody got with a 1,000-hp C-18 Caterpillar. She would Train’s WILD IRISH ROSE. Crusader] and third was Ann Johansen’s off. Unfortunately, the boat suffered exten- get up over 40 mph, but never reached the Despite being overcast it was fine day CINDY JEN [34’ Clinton Beal; 292 Chev- sive damage, along with a number of traps, speed they had hoped for. Last year after the and after a moment of silence for Galen rolet]. There were no entrants in Gasoline which were on board. She was salvaged and Rockland races she suffered a major engine Alley the races got underway. Continued on Page 18. hauled up at the yard right after the fire and issue and she was done for the year. Ed then Three boats were on the line for Work - C o n t e n t s Publisher's Note 4 Woods Hole Oceanographic News 9 Boat and Ship Yard News 14 Classified Ads 29 Calendar of Events 4 IMOCA News 10 Back Coves New Model 15 Willis Spear Talks Fishing Part III 5 NYYC Invitational Cup 11 Lobster Boat Racing Results 20 70s Memories-Punt Fishing 6 Commercial Fishing News Maritime History U. S. Coast Guard News 7 Miscellaneous News 12 Industrial Journal - 1890 26 U. S. Navy News 8 ME DMR News 13 Page 2. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2019 Maine's Propeller & Fabrication Experts are 200 Maine St. Brunswick, ME 04011 Now Your Source for Marine Hardware! 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Remember when we Show in Newport, RI, which I have attend- (207) 223-8846 E-mail - [email protected] were young and were told that when we got ed as a representative of Maine Built Boats older time would go by faster and faster, (MBB) since 2012. I am there to answer Website: www.mainescoast.com especially for those that filled their days questions about the models our builders with things to do. This year we did not have offer, especially the Maine lobster boat. much of a spring since it rained many of Over the years I have fielded a lot of ques- the days and it really did not get warm until tions about the builders and the boats they sometime in June. That was fine as it allowed produce and try to match the person to the me to catch up on some inside projects, but builder or builders that could deliver what once summer started there was no rest for they are looking for. Some have done their the wicked. There is no question that lob- research and others are just beginning to ster boat racing takes a lot of my time, but I gather information. One this year had a five would not have it any other way. Then just year plan, which included selling his sailboat getting this newspaper out on the newsstand, and replacing it with a Downeast powerboat. getting in the boat yards for some news, and This is the best boat show in New England by the way if you do not have a hip replaced for MBB as there are thousands of people walking would soon be a severe problem. who come looking for a boat or accessories. There certainly are things I would like Not many of the Maine boatbuilders come to do differently in the summer. I have pur- to Newport, mostly due to the time commit- Follow us on Facebook: chased the 1964 Clinton Beal wooden lob- ment, but it would be worth it in the end, Find under - Jon Johansen ster boat (CINDY JEN) and would like to do even if they did not do it every year. more getting out on the water and document This year there was a major change at the coast from that perspective. One of my the Show as one of the main tents was re- Maine Coastal News is published 12 times a year and is dedicated to covering the news free weekend days after the end of lobster placed by a new hotel, bringing us back to along the entire coast of Maine, Kittery to Eastport. We cover general marine news, commercial boat racing, I took the boat up to Cundy’s the question of waterfront property and its fishing, yachting (power and sail), boat yard and waterfront news and maritime history. Distribution of Maine Coastal News is from Eastport to Marblehead, MA and is free on Harbor from Harpswell and had lunch at access. I am not sure how many boats are the newsstand. It also can be obtained by subscription. A year subscription, 12 issues, is $20.00. Holbrook’s and photographed many of the in the water and how much space on land A single copy is $2.00, which covers the postage. Foreign rates for subscriptions are $40.00 per lobster boats in the harbor and some of the is utilized, but it would be difficult to find year. homes on the water. I am not sure how many another place anywhere in New England to TheMaine Coastal News office is located at 966 North Main Street, Winterport, Maine. people do this, so that years and years down accommodate this show. The Show did put Comments or additional information write: Maine Coastal News, P.O. Box 710, Winterport, the road we know what was there. I believe up another tent, moved the ticket booth next Maine 04496. it is valuable from a historical perspective. to it and hoped that people would go into this Concerned About Waterfront Property tent. Unfortunately, not as many did and the There has been an investment group exhibitors in this tent were not very happy. Publisher Jon B. Johansen from Texas buying up marinas and boat The tent where MBB’s booth is, along with Editor-in-Chief Rachel Elward yards along the Atlantic Coast over the last a number of other Maine boat yards and several years. A couple of years ago they pur- businesses, was right behind the new hotel chased a majority of the boat yards/marinas, on the dock. The tent that was missing did Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the November issue is October 11. about 25 in number all of New England and feed our tent and it did seem that there was The deadline for the December issue is November 8. New York, that were owned by Jack Brewer. less traffic, but I still had a good number of Now they control about 80 properties and people asking questions. Now the question it makes you wonder what their ultimate is, what happens next year? The rumour plan is. Jack would buy an existing boat was that they might place exhibitors under yard or marina that had fallen into disrepair the hotel in the parking garage, but others MCN's Calendar and clean it up and make the necessary up- heard a rumour that the whole dock might On-going Exhibits Energy and Enterprise: Industry and the grades to make it a great facility. In the end not be available next year, which could Capt. Paul Cuffe: His Work, Vision and City of New Bedford it remained a functional marine facility, but make for an interesting show. It may also Living Legacy New Bedford Whaling Museum one can only wonder if the new group has bring into question the future of the show New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA the same motive. Now this is not new as as to whether Newport’s waterfront is worth New Bedford, MA Info: (508) 997-0046 coastal development has been ongoing since more as something else other than a site for Info: (508) 997-0046 the beginning of time. However, now coastal a boat show. For those of us we remember Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers property is becoming scarce and extremely the 1980s and 1990s when two boat yards After Ryder – Photographs by Nicholas Mystic Seaport expensive and those buying it may develop disappeared and became condos. It is very Whitman Mystic, CT a boat yard into condos with a marina. This difficult to get something to happen on New- New Bedford Whaling Museum Info: mysticseaport.org means the loss of the boat yard, because it port’s waterfront so we are probably safe for New Bedford, MA is not as profitable as condos are. A bigger a few years. Info: (508) 997-0046 Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the problem is commercial fishing access, Websites Franklin Expedition which we have seen diminish here on the Since the spring we have launched a Enlightened Encounters: The Two Na- Mystic Seaport coast of Maine over the last several decades. revamped website for Maine Coastal News tions of Manjiro Nakahama Mystic, CT Commercial access needs to be preserved (mainescoast.com). Right now you can read New Bedford Whaling Museum Info: mysticseaport.org and protected. I am not sure that I would the current and several back issues and the New Bedford, MA rely on the government for this, even though lobster boat racing newsletters. This win- Info: (508) 997-0046 Streamlined: From Hull to Home there are several federal and state piers in ter I will be working on a couple of other Mystic Seaport the State of Maine dedicated to commercial sections, one on the evolution of the Maine The East Unlocks its Gates: American Mystic, CT fishing. One thought is a commercial fishing lobster boat, another on lobster boat models; Whalers and Trade in Asia Info: mysticseaport.org association that is formed to buy coastal shipbuilding, and steamers. New Bedford Whaling Museum property and protect access. Otherwise one The other website is for the Internation- New Bedford, MA Homer at the Beach: A Marine Painter’s could worry that the money people could al Maritime Library (not live yet), which Info: (508) 997-0046 Journey, 1869-1880 come in with no regard for the commercial will have a vast amount of maritime related Cape Ann Museum fishermen, purchase the land and restrict information. The first aspect will be a list of O’er he Wide and Tractless Sea: Original Gloucester, MA access. vessels from the early volumes of the “List of Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt Newport International Boat Show Merchant Vessels of the United States” en- New Bedford Whaling Museum OCTOBER The middle of September means it was compassing sail and steam and to this I added New Bedford, MA 4-6 MMTA Boat Show a list of vessels built in the State of Maine. Info: (508) 997-0046 Thompson Point When these lists were crashed together it Portland, ME comprised about 75,000 vessels with 91 Thou’ Shall Knot: Clifford W. Ashley fields. After eliminating the duplicates the New Bedford Whaling Museum 19 Awards Banquet & Dinner list totaled 54,007 vessels, which will be New Bedford, MA Robinson’s Wharf Version 1. I am already working on Version Info: (508) 997-0046 Southport Island II, which will have other annuals and custom Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223- house lists inputted and this will probably “The SPRAY will Come Back”: Sole 8846 take most of the fall and early winter to Circumnavigator Captain Joshua Slocum complete. I also need to input information New Bedford Whaling Museum into other databases: encyclopedia, chrono- New Bedford, MA logical history, biographies and voyages. It Info: (508) 997-0046 is a huge project, but I love the challenge! October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 5. Willis Spear talks Fishing in Casco Bay

Part III with chrome valve covers and spotless. In Willis Spear of Yarmouth has been this picture they are shoveling ice out of the discussing his fishing life on Casco Bay holdbecause they are running out of pens to and the people who influenced him and put the fish.So they are taking all the ice out some of the stories he remembers hearing of the pens and putting it on deck then they from them. In this part he begins talking are going to run the fish down the middle about his wife’s father, Albert Vincent of the boat they call the ‘slaughter’ to fill it. Werner, who fished his whole life. The They are in the process of filling the boat, photograph to the right is he and his brother but they are towing in this picture because reeling gill nets on what Willis thought you can see the wires are out so they are was Holyoke, Long or Pocahontas Wharf going to get another set. My father-in-law in Portland. His nickname was Suzie and said he didn't like it that much because Willis explained, “The reason they called they had to pack them in like an overfilled him Suzie is because he had a sister, Suzie, suitcase. He was on there for seven years, and they hung around together onMunjoy they wound up lobstering out of Newport, Hill. Wherever Big Suzie was he was, so Rhode Island in the end on the Continental they called him Little Suzie and it stuck Shelf with a boat and they didn't like it so the rest of his life.” they gave it up eventually.” Albert fished on the 117-foot Later on this boat was sold to someone as much as the 398 they later put in. The WAWENOCK, which was built at the from Gloucester. Willis added, “She was new engine would do twice the amount of Gamage yard in South Bristol in 1953. In rammed by another boat off of Long Island, work. one photo the deck is covered with red fish New York aft of the gallows frame and the A few other names that Willis men- and Willis added, “Evidently they got them other boat sunk, collapsed the stem. This tioned were Bill Doughty, whose brother too fast. He said they used to like to try and thing was oak on oak and eventually they is part-owner of Washburn & Doughty of catch them in a week. I know he fished burned her some place out of Gloucester. East Boothbay; Bob Crowe, who was from with Dicky Friend out of Portland. There There are pictures of her online. I have seen Bailey’s Island; Frankie Mallow from were three Friends, there was Dicky, Fred- one of her out of Stonington, Connecticut. Portland; and Mike O'Reilly, from Cliff dy, and Butch and two of them drowned. There was one picture, they called her the Island, who was the shore engineer and Dicky and Freddy had a 55-foot Bruno LITTLE AL, she was painted kind of a engineer on a boat owned by the Harris and they fishing together,Butchywasn't bluish color.” Company. “Bernard Harris was one of the with them. They were good fishermen with “Bob Anderson from Rockland three Harris Brothers that owned Harris O'Hara. They dropped the doors at night owned the boat and he was partners with Company,” said Willis. “He owned Harris somewhere outside of New Ledge and it another guy by the name of Maynard Oil, and the boat VANDAL. VANDAL got rough and they were taking water over Labby,” added Willis. Maynard owned was run at this time by a guy named the stern and the hatch to the lazerette POCAHONTAS and he owned part of the Albert Vincent "Suzie" Werner Boog Doughty, his real name was Reuben Willis Spear's Wife's father. was loose and the lazerette filled and they WAWENOCK with Bob. Bob bought his Doughty and he was from Long Island. did not have a chance to get a call off or share out eventually. They told me May- They all liked to fish with him, he was anything.Butchy got shot in a domestic nard was a Finn. There was a population just a real gentle man back in the days, Continued on Page 25. dispute. He was a good guy, but when he of Finns around Rockland, like that Kosti back when the sound machines were kind got drinking he was a little different and Ruohomaa that did the photographs. He of imperfect and the old Loran A were not when the cop came he attacked him. just went out. Then there was Jimmy Far- “My father-in-law didn't want to go rell, the guy that smoked the cigar, the little on WAWENOCK,” continued Willis. “He stub cigar with the plastic mouth holder. had been gill netting and there was a guy He was about this tall, they called him a by the name of Ozzy Howard who was the little giant. They made fun of his height and engineer, he used to come over and visit in his stateroom someone made a ladder to Suzie all the time. They lived over by the the toilet. They told me he was a tail gunner University of Maine, and he would say on a B17 because of his size. His brother they needed somebody, but he didn't want was Neil Farrell that fishing out of Portland to go. His mother made him go and he said for a while but ran a boat up at Rockland, it was the best boat he had ever been on. one of the red fish boats. Tommy Turner The deck platesyou put the fish down, well was on these boats and he lives in Bruns- most deck plates are galvanized and those wick. He was Bob Anderson's son-in-law. were bronze. He said the deck engine for The WAWENOCK was powered the winch behind the house was an 871 with a Wolverine, which weighed twice

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By Lee S. Wilbur boats and now the traps, which by the way something/anything to a dual class room of the three of us went out that evening. Some- About the second year we moved back needed much tender care and repair. (30+) 7th and 8th graders whose main con- thing I've regretted and wished I hadn't to SWH from Orono after my last year at End of the rental day, I'd tuck one of cern was “recess”. done, but she survived. Ingrid now has a University of Maine. Six years and I'd final- the kids up in the bow, their life jacket on One of my special memories of those great position as head of “Harbor House”, a ly achieved a “Major” in Business Admin- and start around the Manset/Seawall shore few summers is of setting Ingrid, who children's activity center in Southwest Har- istration with a “minor” in Education. Heidi “Pulling traps”. No trap hauler. I was the couldn't have been much older than four, in bor and mother of two aspiring children. and I were still running our boat rental busi- hauler and at the end of a day working the the truck while I went back to put the boat Derek, After many several years with he ness and we'd brought our old mobile home rentals, then later after teaching school, it on a mooring. Came back and got ready to and wife Sarah's “Fiddler's Green” restau- back from Orono and by then had set it up was great therapy. Fresh air, on the water, start the truck when I smelled something rant in Southwest Harbor is now carpenter- on a piece of land in Seawall. To add a bit perhaps an occasional lobster for dinner like oily cleaning fluid. I remarked, “What's ing and contracting, closer to his Dad's love of spice to our lives we now had two chil- and some exercise. What more could any- that smell?” looking over at Ingrid. of boatbuilding and working with his hands dren, Ingrid, the oldest (4yrs) and Derek,( one ask. Sure couldn't do it today. There on the seat was a spray can of to create. I haven't lobstered for many, 2). Interesting though, were some remarks cleaning fluid which my darling daughter many years, though I do look back on those I'd taken a job as Teacher-Principal from other fishermen which filtered back. had used as she said, to “clean off the lob- times with pleasure, choosing now to spend in the town of Lamoine, some twenty odd Hurtful but I let it slide. One especially to sters.” As cute as the family treasured story my time chasing fish around my favorite miles from Southwest. Great town, loved the effect that I was a school teacher, had a is, I'm embarrassed to say I was quite upset lake, Long Pond. the kids, great experience. Pay wasn't boat rental business and “lobstering” on the and to punish her, left her with a sitter when great, around 4500$ a year, but with the side. Gist being, I was taking lobsters that rental business in summer we “made ends by rights were someone else's. I had naive- meet”. For an extra vehicle, we'd bought an ly figured I had a license and by working Over the Bar: Gibson, Howland and Newman old (somewhere near “52-53”) Ford pick- hard and trying to get ahead, just about any ber 7, 1941 to August 15, 1945 - the period up truck. Idea was to use it for the rentals, endeavor was open to a Maine coastal boy. encompassing that time when merchant launching and hauling, and I could com- Fact that my father was the town doctor ships were armed and the world's oceans mute to Lamoine with it in the winter. Was may just have figured in to the equation. were actively contested by Axis forces. In definitely not in good shape and the few With today's new regulations of course, this addition, he authored the qualification brief hundred dollars I'd spent would have been opportunity would have been non-existent. for the civilian seamen of the Army Trans- better placed on a down payment for lat- Punt fishing was also a great way to portation Corps of WW II winning veterans' er model. Didn't want any more payments spend time with son or daughter, whichev- status for that group as well. than necessary. Goal was to “make do”. er's turn it was. I'd pile a few life preservers Gibson authored four books and co-au- Our business was on the waterfront. up in the bow of the old camo-green MFG thored four others with his wife. All of their Rental day ended 4:30-5 each day (7-day “Challenger” (used as well for Sea Duck writings deal with aspects of maritime his- week). Time left to perhaps run a few lob- hunting), tuck them in, and head out around tory. Their two volumes which covered the ster traps. Had a boat, extra (old), with the harbor pulling these rickety old traps Civil War period received the 1996 John “1950's” 10hp Johnson. Still running to- that were literally stitched together with Charles D. Gibson Lyman Award for Naval History. Their last day. I scrounged around, bought a few used beat up lathes and cod line. They did fish to 1928-2019 book, Over Seas, published in 2002, was se- traps until I had, if recollection serves, the a certain extent and if I got over a half doz- FORT PIERCE - Charles Dana Gibson, lected by the American Library Association maximum 20-25. en “bugs” I was satisified. It was enough the son of Langhorne Gibson and Marion as an Outstanding Academic Title. This all made sense to us. Along with to put good meal on the table occasionally Taylor Gibson, died peacefully at his North For his work on behalf of World War the timing, a couple years before we'd pur- and share some with my folks. Plus, it was Hutchinson Island home on June 19, 2019. II merchant seamen, Gibson was made chased a two story house in Manset with a great just being out on the water; more than Gibson, born in 1928, was raised in West- the recipient of the Captain K. C. Torrens small field where we could store the rental especially in the fall after trying to teach chester County, New York. Award from the Council of American Master He served during 1944-45 as a civilian Mariners; the Distinguished Service Award seaman with the U. S. Army Transportation from the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy INC. Corps (ATS), having enrolled as an ordinary at Kings Point; and the Marconi Memori- SEAL COVE BOATYARD, seaman a few days prior to his sixteenth al Gold Medal of Achievement from the STORAGE • MAINTENANCE • RESTORATION birthday. He held the Merchant Marine Veteran Wireless Operators Association. Combat Bar for that overseas' service. In Together with his wife, Gibson received 1953, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieu- the K. Jack Bauer Award for contributions tenant, Transportation Corps, Army of the made to maritime history. They are the only United States. In 1962 he was honorably husband/wife team to be so honored. discharged from the Reserves as a 1st Lieu- His professional affiliations included tenant, Infantry. membership in the Council of American While a resident of New York State Master Mariners; the Marine Society of the during the 1960s, Gibson operated a live- Port of New York; the North American Soci- stock farm and was appointed by Governor ety for Oceanic History; Steamship Histor- Nelson Rockefeller to the New York State ical Society; Army Historical Foundation; If it has to do with the care of boats, Commission for the Preservation of Agricul- and the Council on America's Military Past. tural Lands. He later served as a Commis- Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife, Kay; we do it here and we do it better than most. sioner of the New York State Agricultural his daughter Rene Gibson of Hillsdale, NY; Resources Commission. In that capacity he his son Bill (April) Gibson of Gloucester, 124 Horseshoe Cove Road • Harborside, ME 04642 was a primary force in the drafting and sub- VA; his brother Mark (Robbie) Gibson of Tel: (207) 326-4422 • Fax: (207) 326-4411 sequent passage of legislation leading to that Ivy, VA; his sister Diana (Bill) Garner of state's Agricultural Districting, a program Bethesda, MD; and his sister-in-law Sara Email: [email protected] • www.sealcoveboatyard.com which became a vibrant force in New York's Gibson of Richmond, VA. He was prede- land-use policies during the early 1970s. ceased by his daughters Marion and Abby, Following his marriage to Elizabeth his brothers Harry and Langhorne, Jr, and his Kay Faulk in 1973, Gibson became active- sisters Parthie Shields and Renee Darrell. CHASE, LEAVITT & CO. ly engaged in the commercial swordfish Interment of ashes will be in Searsmont, industry, working out of New Bedford, at the convenience of the Gibson family. The Chart Room Massachusetts. Dana and Kay later operated Flags · Books · Chart Kit · Paper Charts ·Navigation Tools Jekyll Towing & Marine Services, an ocean tug enterprise based in Brunswick, Georgia, and later St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1985, Life Service Station the Gibsons sold their tug Jekyll Isle (now Abandon Ship · Floatation Gear ·Distress Signals · Overboard Rescue Pentagoet) to Maine Maritime Academy and relocated to Camden, Maine, where they resided and worked together as maritime Inflatable Boats historians for thirty years. They became Sales: Achilles, Caribe, & Highfield residents of Fort Pierce (North Hutchinson Large Supply of Spare Parts Island), Florida, in 2013 but continue to Llewellyn Howland Repair Professionals maintain a summer place in Maine. 1937-2019 During 1988, Mr. Gibson's pro-bono Howland, Llewellyn, III of Boston and consulting work resulted in Armed Forces Wenham, MA, died in his sleep at home on 144 Fore St., Portland (207) 772-6383 veterans' status and benefits being awarded Friday, June 21. The cause was lung cancer. 218 Bucksport Rd., Ellsworth (207) 667-9390 by the Department of Defense to over 84,000 Born August 21, 1937, Louie grew up in civilian seamen who served in the WW II Continued on Page 23. www.chaseleavitt.com Oceangoing Merchant Marine from Decem- October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7. U. S. Coast Guard News

Coast Guard, state, local agencies re- Police Department who responded to the Monday. Officials presented Norman’s spond to ferry aground in Boston Harbor scene after being contacted by the masters Great-nephews, Stephen and Bradley, with 16 August of the ferries. a Purple Heart for making the ultimate sac- BOSTON — Coast Guard, state, and local Luke Garrity, 18, is accused of jumping rifice during WWI. Norman Finch enlisted rescue crews responded to an aground ferry off the Island Queen in Falmouth on June 23, in the U.S. Coast Guard on June 7, 1917, Friday off Long Island in Boston Harbor. 2019. The ferry is owned by Island Commut- and served as a crew member aboard the At approximately 7:45 a.m., J.P. Vega, er Corp. Tampa. One of the six Coast Guard Cutters operations manager for Boston Harbor Andrew Myers, 19, is accused of jump- assigned to the Navy, Tampa was on convoy Cruises, called Coast Guard Sector Boston ing off the Anna C in Block Island, Rhode duty in European theater when the ship was watchstanders to report the ferry Lightening Island on July 28, 2019. The ferry is owned torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk ran aground with 84 people aboard. by Interstate Navigation Company. with all hands aboard on Sept. 26, 1918, in Station Boston and Point Allerton res- “Jumping into the water from a certif- Bristol Channel, England. cue crews launched, along with state and icated passenger vessel, such as a tour boat In 1999, Commandant Admiral James local partner agencies. or charter vessel, is not only dangerous for Loy authorized the posthumous awarding Four people were injured and brought the person jumping, but it also endangers the of the Purple Heart Medal to the crew of M/V GOLDEN RAY laying on her side in St. to Black Falcon Cruise Terminal to awaiting lives of others onboard,” said Commander USS Tampa. The Coast Guard continues to Simons Sound, Brunswick, GA. emergency medical services. They were Brian McSorley, deputy sector commander identify families who have yet to receive crewmembers aboard a disabled cargo transported to various hospitals in Boston. of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New their ancestors’ Purple Heart. Visit the Coast vessel with a fire on board Sunday morning The ferry Lightening got underway England. “Commercial passenger vessel Guard Historian's Office for more informa- in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia. under its own power to dock in Charlestown. crews are responsible for the safety of all tion. Currently, 20 people have been safely The cause of the incident is under in- passengers aboard their vessels and, in this removed and four people remain unac- vestigation. case, their attention was diverted away from Coast Guard, port partners conducting counted for on the M/V GOLDEN RAY, a the safe operation of the vessel in order to rescue operation for 4 aboard disabled, 656-foot vehicle carrier. The vessel is listing Coast Guard fines Woods Hole, MA and try and retrieve the jumper from the water.” on fire vessel in St. Simons Sound heavily in the St. Simons Sound. Block Island, RI ferry jumpers All Coast Guard certificated small 8 September At approximately 2 a.m., Coast Guard 21 August passenger vessels undergo thorough safety CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard Continued on Page 22. BOSTON — Investigators from Coast inspections that include testing the crew’s and port partners are searching for four Guard Sector Southeastern New England competence to recover a man overboard. issued two notices of violation last month In both of these case the crews performed Superb Service with proposed penalties of $2,500 each to their man overboard emergency recovery in Come to Jonesport for Best Rates two individuals for intentionally jumping accordance with their procedures. • Expert over ferry railings in June and July. Upon receipt of Notice to Violations, · Expert Repair - Wood & Fiberglass · Haul out/Storage The act of intentionally jumping into the recipients have 45-days to appeal the fine. · Moorings · DIY Space water from a passenger vessel is considered · Showers/Laundry · Cove-side Cottage interfering with the safe operation of the Coast Guard presents Purple Heart to vessel, a violation of 46 United States Code, Finch family in Chatham, MA Section 2302. 26 August Jonesport Shipyard provides meticulous, The penalties for this violation can be BOSTON — The Coast Guard First District experienced maintenance and repair. up to $35,000. These fines are the Coast Commander, Rear Adm. Andy Tiongson, (207) 497-2701 Storage is convenient, affordable and secure. Guard’s response to action taken from inves- U.S. Representative Bill Keating, local [email protected] Join our Shipyard family. tigative reports provided by the Falmouth Coast Guard units and Cape Cod communi- 285 Main St., PO Box 214, Jonesport, ME 04649 JonesportShipyard.com Police Department, and New Shoreham ties honored Seaman Norman Wood Finch,

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That means that while research- fessionalism that is second to none.” concept of operations for the most extreme ers are able to identify some of the glue’s Michael Murphy also conducted exten- conditions thought to be survivable.” proteins, they have no way to identify the sive training during its routine operations Under the extreme high pressure condi- proteins in the remaining undissolved glue. that prepared the crew to successfully rescue tions inside the submarine the subjects did “Imagine if you have a lot of salt and five stranded mariners off the coast of Peru. not survive beyond 55 hours, less than the 72 you put it in the water,” said Dasha Leary, “Helping spot those fishermen was hours currently in place to rescue survivors NRL research biologist “Not all the salt will easily the high point of my naval career,” in a DISSUB scenario. dissolve. But if you want to study all the salt said Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Ryan Buck. Based on their initial study, Johnson, you need to either add more water or come “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing at Hall, and colleagues agree survivability of up with a different way of dissolving it. first, but then I saw them frantically waving the current DISSUB rescue plan is uncertain That’s kind of how these guys are. We have makeshift flags made of jackets and pants, when atmospheric pressure inside a sub- chunks of the proteins, but we need them just to make sure we saw them.” marine rises to five times greater than the all broken down in the solution to be able Michael Murphy also conducted a num- atmospheric pressure at sea level. They cau- to study them.” ber of live-fire gunnery exercises – including tion the study does not address survivability Schultzhaus and her fellow researchers its 5-inch gun, close-in weapons system, during less extreme DISSUB scenarios, and designed a study to test how well their ba- Mark-38 25mm machine gun, .50-caliber emphasize additional research must be done. rocycler machine, a laboratory instrument machine gun, M240 machine guns, and “Factors limiting DISSUB survivabil- used to subject specimens to cycles of pres- a two-day small-arms qualification – and ity are likely related to internal pressure sure, could break down the proteins with HSM 37 tallied 266 flight hours over the and atmospheric composition, but further three separate test solvents. The machine course of 84 flights. research is needed,” Johnson said. “The next worked by continuously applying and re- “This has been an excellent deploy- steps are to confirm the findings in a second leasing high pressure on the samples. ment,” said Forch. “Along with our allies model, identify physiologic factors limiting In the study, researchers identified more and partners, we all operate toward the survivability, and develop countermeasures than 80 proteins, about double the number same end – continued security and stability that will improve outcomes during DISSUB identified in previous studies. After they Samuelson receives degree from Naval that result in a free and open Indo-Pacific. escape and rescue.” characterized the proteins, they discov- War College I couldn’t be more proud of my Sailors for About Naval Medical Research Center ered several enzymes, which Schultzhaus By Esther Savar their accomplishments and dedication to NMRC's eight laboratories are engaged believes may play a role in the production NEWPORT, RI — Eben Samuelson from mission.” in a broad spectrum of activity from basic of glue, the transport of proteins, or in the Columbia recently received a Masters U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in science in the laboratory to field studies at support of the barnacle molting process. She of Arts degree in Defense and Strategic the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, sites in austere and remote areas of the world hopes future studies will reveal the purpose Planning from the Naval War College in relevant training necessary for an effective to operational environments. In support of of each. Newport, Rhode Island. Samuelson, son global Navy. U.S. 3rd Fleet works constant- the Navy, Marine Corps, and joint U.S. The pressure cycling technology also of Clyde Samuelson, Jr. of Columbia and ly with U.S. 7th Fleet to complement one warfighters, researchers study infectious allowed the researchers to use smaller Martha Samuelson of Venice, FL, graduated another and provide commanders capable, diseases, biological warfare detection and samples and get results in a shorter time in 2001 from the United States Merchant ready assets across the spectrum of military defense, combat casualty care, environmen- compared to traditional solvent-soaking Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY with operations in the Pacific. tal health concerns, aerospace and undersea approaches. a degree in engineering. Commissioned in medicine, medical modeling, simulation and “We can do 16 samples at a time while the Naval Reserve upon graduation in 2001, NMRC Seeks to Improve Disabled operational mission support, and epidemiol- before we could do only one sample and he was promoted Commander in March Submarine Rescue Survival ogy and behavioral sciences. we had to pull several barnacles together to 2019. Following several years in shipping, From Naval Medical Research Center get enough material to study it,” Leary said. Samuelson is presently a Port Engineer in Public Affairs Researchers Develop Groundbreaking “Here we can look at material from a single Norfolk, VA where he resides with his wife KISSIMMEE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Med- Process to Study Barnacle Glue, Could barnacle and tell the individual differences and two children. ical Research Center (NMRC) scientists Save Navy Millions better. It could take several days to get the presented their research, “Determining DIS- From Cassandra Eichner, Strategic Com- results with the old process because there USS Michael Murphy Returns from SUB survival rates rescued subjects using munications, U.S. Naval Research Labora- were extra steps.” Deployment Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompres- tory Public Affairs NRL’s barnacle team believes devel- From Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public sion System (SRDRS) standard operating WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Researchers at oping novel ways to extract proteins will be Affairs procedures,” during the Military Health the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory devel- critical to understanding how barnacles in- PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The Arleigh System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in oped a new method for identifying the glue teract with the environment and, ultimately, Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kissimmee, Florida Aug. 22. proteins that barnacles produce to adhere to how to keep them from attaching effectively. Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and the “Ea- “The Undersea Rescue Command in ship hulls and other surfaces. “We now have a controlled way to syriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike San Diego made the initial request to eval- The new method, featured on the cover break the glue down and see what’s there Squadron (HSM) 37 returned to their home- uate survivability,” said Lt W. Rainey John- of the May issue of Integrative Biology, is and what’s changing,” Schultzhaus said. port of Pearl Harbor following a successful son, undersea medical officer. “Supporting faster, safer, improves efficiency of sam- Their findings also have implications deployment to the 3rd and 4th Fleet areas of disabled submarine (DISSUB) rescue is a ples and yields more effective results than for the medical community. According to operations, Aug. 19. pillar of the Undersea Medicine Department traditional methods. Researchers hope the Schultzhaus, medical researchers can use While deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet (UMD) research mission.” discovery will lead to new solutions for deal- this technique to study similar substances, area of operations, Chile hosted Michael Survivability was evaluated following ing with the accumulation of barnacles on like plaques formed during disease. Murphy and its crew of more than 350 current Navy standard operating proce- ship hulls, which hinders Navy operations Complete details of the collaborative Sailors, along with maritime forces from dures for disabled submarine rescue at the by creating drag and increasing fuel costs. research by NRL's Center for Bio/Molec- 11 partnering countries – including Brazil, operable limits of the rescue equipment. “We are developing a new way to ular Science and Engineering Division and Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, The study evaluated the Submarine Rescue actually study the adhesive to see what it Chemsistry Division can be found in the Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Tur- System (SRS), a section of the Submarine is composed of,” said Janna Schultzhaus, June 28, edition of Integrative Biology (doi. key, and the United Kingdom – to participate Rescue Diving and Recompression System research biologist and National Research org/10.1093/intbio/zyz020). in exercise UNITAS LX (60). (SRDRS), decompression plan. Council Postdoctoral Associate at NRL. UNITAS, Latin for "unity," is the According to Johnson, DISSUB rescue “Before we can develop something that will 32 for 1: Grandson Recounts WWII world's longest-running multinational mar- is a complicated and resource-intensive pro- work against it, we have to know what it is.” Sailor's Heroism, Donates Citation to itime exercise. Conceived in 1959 and first cess. “Current rescue systems require trans- These small but mighty crustaceans USS Nimitz executed in 1960, UNITAS is a demonstra- port to the DISSUB site, modification of a create a cement-like adhesive layer that is By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd tion of U.S. commitment to the region and vessel of opportunity, and round-the-clock difficult to remove once applied. The adhe- Class David Claypool, USS Nimitz Public the strong relationships forged between operation of mobile hyperbaric chambers, sive layer, called barnacle glue, is made of Affairs partnering nations and their militaries. which can take several days,” he said. proteins that have remained mysterious to BREMERTON, Washington (NNS) -- Greg During deployment, the ship also According to Dr. Aaron Hall, Ph.D., researchers. Researchers believe identifying Mason, a retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, participated in exercise Teamwork South, supervisory research physiologist, Under- the proteins is the first step toward under- is part of a long lineage of military service a biennial Chilean naval exercise that fo- water Medicine Department, the DISSUB standing the glue, and ultimately developing members. On August 27, 75 years after a cuses on conducting training scenarios in rescue plan was designed based on projected materials to effectively combat the glue’s citation signed by Admiral Chester W. Nim- intermediate and advanced anti-surface and survival of the crew and engineered capabil- adhesive qualities. itz was awarded to his grandfather, Mason anti-submarine warfare operations. ities of the rescue system. “If we can figure out how to make them donated it to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz “Multi-national operations and exer- “A surrogate model was used to expose not attach as well, they will be easier to (CVN 68) during a visit to the ship. cises like UNITAS and Teamwork South subjects to the most extreme environmental remove or [ensure] they just won’t attach,” Mason’s grandfather, Guy Adams Ma- underpin the U.S. Navy’s collective mar- conditions described in the decompression Schultzhaus said. “That would save the son, and his best friend John Arnold Austin itime efforts in the Indo-Pacific region,” plan, specifically an atmospheric pressure Navy a lot of money.” were both stationed in Pearl Harbor in De- said Cmdr. Christopher Forch, Michael inside the submarine five times the pressure Researchers have used solutions like cember of 1941. Murphy’s commanding officer. “The vari- at sea level,” he said. “Because of the known toxic hexafluoroisopropanol to dissolve the Continued on Page 24. ety of operations the ship conducted during risk of pulmonary oxygen toxicity, which glue and identify proteins. The problem with October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9. Woods Hole Oceanagraphic News as one that would address a central question ering different aspects of the search for life in astrobiology research today: "On which beyond Earth. ocean worlds, and using which measure- “Given NASA’s objective to under- ments, do we have the highest probability stand the distribution of life beyond Earth, of finding life beyond Earth within the next astrobiology will be the focus of a growing human generation?" number of NASA’s science missions,” said The project will form a cornerstone for Mary Voytek, NASA Senior Scientist for NASA's new Network for Ocean Worlds Astrobiology in a November 2018 NASA (NOW), which was also announced today. Astrobiology release announcing the estab- July 2012 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15. NOW is an initiative aimed at accelerating lishment of the networks. “These new RCNs research on planetary bodies with liquid will contribute to fulfilling the program’s water oceans that may harbor life or con- goals including enabling future missions to ditions that couldBoat support it by coordinat And- find habitable Ship worlds and life.” Yard News ing scientific studies nationwide that help The NOW network will include ExOW, advance understanding of ocean worlds. a $7.6 million, five-year project led by The network will be co-led by German, at German, from WHOI, with partners from WHOI, together with Alison Murray at the 9 other institutions across theBROOKS U.S. Other TRAP MILL Desert Research Institute (DRI) and Alyssa oceanographic laboratories involved in An illustration of an organism infected with the giant virus known as Mimivirus. Rhoden at the Southwest Research Institute ExOW include the Scripps &Institution MARINE of SUPPLIES (Credit: Shutterstock) (SwRI). Oceanography, the University1- of California800- 426- 4526 Surprising Enzymes Found in Giant ology and the origin of the giant viruses “If we hope to find evidence of life beyond Santa Cruz, the University of Minnesota, Ocean Viruses themselves, which currently is unknown, Earth, within the next human generation, Columbia University’s Lamont-DohertyBath, ME ~ Portland, ME ~ Thomaston, ME Findings could represent new drug targets and hotly debated, Stegeman says. then our best bet is to look toward the grow- Earth Observatory, MIT, and Harvard Uni- MORE THAN JUST LOBSTER TRAPS!! for human pathogens Viruses are the most numerous bio- ing list of ice-covered ocean worlds right versity. From the space community, the team

A new study led by researchers at logical ‘entities’ on Earth, though giant here in our own solar system,” said German. includes planetary scientists at Arizona State Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution viruses were not known until 2003, when “And looking further ahead, if we want to University, and NASA's Ames Research (WHOI) and Swansea University Medical a virus large enough to be seen with a light understand the range of possible conditions Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. School furthers our knowledge of viruses— microscope was discovered. More than that could support life anywhere beyond Ultimately, the ExOW team intends in the sea and on land— and their potential to 1,000 genes were identified in that first Earth, then we will simultaneously need to to construct a comprehensive theoretical A. L. Pettegrow of Southwest Harbor has a Duffy 35 and a Pettegrow 30 in for upgrades. Your one-stop-shop for traps and marine supplies! cause life-threatening illnesses. 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She been given the contract to build the interior Stop in and see us! team searched more than 8,000 virus ge- Follmer (University of California Irvine)will be tionfinished of outice-covered as a sportfisherman. liquid waterof oceans an 86-foot on carbon a predictive fibre racing sledframework under applicable to all nomes and found that many newly-discov- are co-lead authors with Lamb. Additional A 46-footJupiter’s Wesmac moons is being Europa finished outand Ganymedeconstruction in theocean State worlds of Washington. of this type, but will have ered giant viruses contain multiple genes for coauthors include: Andrew Warrilow, Claireas a lobsterand, subsequently,boat for a fisherman Saturn's from moonsThis project Ence -is waitingclear, for immediate designs and and they direct relevance to two a type of enzyme called cytochrome P450. Price, and Steven Kelly (Swansea UniverVinalhaven.- ladus The and hull Titan. and top NOW are done is theand latestdo not of expect four to beginhigh until priority August. astrobiology Most of targets: Europa P450 enzymes are common in animals, sity Medical School); Marie True and Tom research coordination networks (RCNs) to and Enceladus,” said German. The project plants and bacteria, but finding them in new Poulos (University of California Irvine); and beLawsuit established by NASA, Against introduced Maine today BoatContinued on Page 10. Visit us online at: viruses is unexpected. Prior to the giant vi- David Nelson (University of Tennessee). at AbSciCon, that will enable research cov- WWW.BROOKSTRAPMILL.COM ruses, it was never considered that viruses The research was supported by a USA- Builder Dismissed would have these genes. 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i4Family_Sgl_7x10_BW.indd 1 6/25/15 1:32 PM Page 10. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2019 IMOCA News net Race was a way to train for the Transat should add that Maxime Sorel also retired Jacques Vabre, and who was sailing merely after encountering a problem with the main- for the eighth time on this boat, the race sail car on his V & B Mayenne. turned into an incredible duel with Banque Populaire, which his PRB finally overcame Finals Rolex Fastnet Race (IMOCA) at the finishing line: “We had to push hard 1 Charal 2d 1hr 32mins 28s and give it our all. So that is what we did. 2 PRB 2d 1hr 40mins 27s We caught up on the leg back down from 3 Banque Pop... 2d 1hr 44mins 20s the Fastnet, keeping up the pressure on 4 Bureau Vallée 2 2d 2hrs 7mins 4s Banque Populaire that we finally managed 5 Initiatives Coeur 2d 2hrs 11mins 49s to overtake when they messed up a gybe 6 Maitre CoQ 2d 2hrs 21mins 20s just before the finish...You can learn a lot in 7 Groupe Apicil 2d 2hrs 46mins 41s these races, as there are so many different 8 Malizia 2d 3hrs 12mins 24s conditions. We really enjoyed ourselves too, 9 Newrest - Art… 2d 4hrs 52mins 37s as it is not every day on a monohull that 10 Prysmian Group 2d 5hrs 1min 55s you sail reaching at more than thirty knots, 11 La Fabrique 2d 5hrs 13mins 48s which was fantastic...” 12 Groupe Setin 2d 6hrs 41mins 1s Clarisse Crémer (Banque Populaire X) 13 Time For Oceans 2d 7hrs 57mins 38s also enjoyed her first race alongside Armel 14 Pip Hare Racing 2d 8hrs 21mins 6s Le Cléac'h and was pleased with making it 15 La Mie Câline 2d 9hrs 34mins 57s One of the new IMOCA boats APIVIA, on trials just after she was launched. to the podium: “I find it hard to believe... We 16 Campagne de... 2d 12hrs 53mins 30s Photo by Maxime Horlaville/Disobey/Apivia were focusing on our race and wanted to do 17 Rosalba 2d 16hrs 11mins 54s A great victory for Jeremie Beyou and after keeping up a fast pace. Just after our best without spending time looking at 18 EyeSea 2d 19hrs 57mins 17s Christopher Pratt in the 2019 Rolex them, Banque Populaire (ex-SMA) sailed where we were in the rankings. I never imag- DNF: Arkéa-Paprec / V and B Mayenne Fastnet Race by Clarisse Crémer and Armel Le Cléac'h ined that we would make it to the podium.” The 48th edition of the Rolex Fastnet achieved a remarkable result making it to For Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire): Five new IMOCAs launched in the Race gave us an extreme race with speed the podium aboard their boat with straight “It was a greatsurprise. At the start we had space of six week being the key element for the twenty IMO- daggerboards.We look at some of the lessons no idea how we would measure up against After Jérémie Beyou’s Charal, the first CA monohulls taking part, eleven of which learnt in this 48th edition and hear the first our rivals, particularly as we are still dis- new generation monohull launched a year were foilers. It was a hard fought contest words from the winners. covering the boat. However, we managed to ago, things sped up this summer with the with boats close to each other and was led Jérémie Beyou grabbed his first victo- do what was required to get to the podium.” launch of no fewer than five new IMOCAs in by Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt on ry with Charal after being forced to retire Six boats crossed the line in one hour just over six weeks... In all, eight brand new Charal, which was always a notch above the from the last Route du Rhum, confirming and eight in ninety minutes. "The IMOCA IMOCAs will have been built for the 2020 others and managed to keep the lead to the the performance capability of the boat and fleet is getting closer and closer, and al- Vendée Globe, confirming the commanding finish. With a time of two days, one hour, his ability to sail her. “It’s great to win with though the boats are very different, they offer success of a thriving IMOCA class. 32 minutes and 28 seconds, Charal got close Christopher and with Charal! It was a hard similar levels of performance,”observed Over the past month and a half, on av- to the IMOCA race record, but did not beat fought contest where you never had time to Guillaume Evrard, in charge of operations erage one brand new IMOCA was launched the reference time set by PRB in 2011 with ease off. Rounding the Fastnet is always a for the IMOCA, who followed the race out each week. In chronological order, Sébas- a time of one day, 23 hours, 21 minutes and great moment. The tack after the Needles on the water: “The Rolex Fastnet is known to tien Simon’s Arkea-Paprec on 20th July; 27 seconds. when we managed to get the boat moving be an open race and once again it allowed Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss on 4th August; Just eight minutes behind the winner, and take the lead ahead of everyone else everyone to show what they could do. The Charlie Dalin’s Apivia on 5th August and Kevin Escoffier and Nicolas Lunven on was sheer pleasure.” 2019 race gave us an exceptional plot with Kojiro Shiraishi’s DMG Mori on 2nd Sep- PRB took a well-deserved second place For Kevin Escoffier (PRB) whose Fast- lots of ups and downs. We saw a real battle tember. On Saturday 7th September, it will out on the water, with very little rest for the be Thomas Ruyant’s turn to unveil his new skippers, who had to work hard throughout Advens for cybersecurity. Two other brand Woods Hole Oceanagraphic News and give it their all...We saw a remarkable new IMOCAs are also currently being built, massive pool of abiotic methane in the oce- performance by Banque Populaire (ex SMA) Corum l'Epargne for Nicolas Troussel and Continued from Page 9 anic crust and mantle,” Klein says. which in spite of her speed disadvantage on L’Occitane for Armel Tripon. is designed to be completed just in time for The scientists analyzed rocks using the way up to the Fastnet and back, was very Sébastien Simon (Arkea-Paprec): the launch of Europa Clipper, NASA's next Raman spectroscopy, a laser-based micro- quick in the transition phases and managed “Confident we have made the right choices major mission to an ocean world, which is scope that allows them to identify fluids to keep up with the others, which explains Sébastien Simon’s team was the first to leap currently scheduled for launch in the early and minerals in a thin slice of rock. Nearly how they got third place.In this year’s race, into action this summer, launching the new 2020s. every sample contained an assemblage of you needed to be fast and take the right Arkea-Paprec (designed by Kouyoumdjian) minerals and gases that form when sea- decisions. Speeds were very high and we on 20th July. Since the, the boat has been Origin of Massive Methane Reservoir water, moving through the deep oceanic saw some great performances from people out sailing regularly and in particular took Identified crust, is trapped in magma-hot olivine. As like Louis and Davy (Bureau Vallée 2), as part in the Rolex Fastnet Race (retired due New research from Woods Hole Ocean- the mineral cools, the water trapped inside well as Clarisse and Armel (Banque Popu- to a short circuit), which was followed by ographic Institution (WHOI) published undergoes a chemical reaction, a process laire) who made it to the podium on a boat a training course at the Finistère Ocean Aug. 19, 2019, in the Proceedings of the called serpentinization that forms hydrogen without foils... There is a big group now of Racing training centre. During this course, National Academy of Science provides and methane. The authors demonstrate that boats that perform well likeMaitre CoQ and Sébastien Simon and Vincent Riou were evidence of the formation and abundance in otherwise inhospitable environments, just Bureau Vallée 2, which come from the same able to see how they measured up against of abiotic methane—methane formed by two ingredients⁠—water and olivine⁠—can generation and did well. PRB and Initiatives two other new generation foilers, Charal and chemical reactions that don’t involve or- form methane. Coeur, which are boats dating back to 2012, Apivia. “It’s hard to draw any conclusions ganic matter—on Earth and shows how the “Here’s a source of chemical energy have shown us that with their new foils, they from this training, as the weather conditions gases could have a similar origin on other that’s being created by geology,” says See- are at the same level as the boats from 2016. were very tricky,” explained Sébastien. “But planets and moons, even those no longer wald. Prysmian Group had a very good start to the we did manage to see that the boat has a lot home to liquid water. Researchers had long On Earth, deep-sea methane might have race, but failed to maintain the pace during of potential. We are confident we have made noticed methane released from deep-sea played a critical role for the evolution of the second half. Newrest Art & Fenêtres also the right choices, even if we know there vents. But while the gas is plentiful in the primitive organisms living at hydrothermal showed that she was capable of reaching is still a lot of work to do, in particular in atmosphere where it’s produced by living vents on the seafloor, Seewald explains. And good speeds. And we should also mention calibrating the electronics. We can make a things, the source of methane at the seafloor elsewhere in the solar system, on places like Pip Hare, who for practically 24 hours was lot of progress still and are looking ahead to was a mystery. Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s Ence- leading the race with her option around The making changes. In terms of the mechanical “Identifying an abiotic source of deep- ladus, methane produced through the same Lizard...” aspects, these boats are very complicated sea methane has been a problem that we’ve process could provide an energy source for As for the incidents during the race, and setting them up right takes a lot of time. been wrestling with for many years,” says basic life forms. they began with Damien Seguin and Yo- We hope to get 100% of her potential by the Jeffrey Seewald a senior scientist at WHOI The Woods Hole Oceanographic Insti- hann Richomme on Groupe Apicil running start of the Transat Jacques Vabre.” How who studies geochemistry in hydrothermal tution is a private, non-profit organization aground shortly after the start. They were does Sébastien Simon see his IMOCA in systems and is one of the study’s authors. on Cape Cod, Mass., dedicated to marine re- stuck on a sandbank for an hour before comparison with his rivals? “The hull that Of 160 rock samples analyzed from across search, engineering, and higher education. being able to get back in the race. As for the is closest to ours, which is powerful and the world’s oceans, almost all contained Established in 1930 on a recommendation damage to the boats, the major story was straight is Apivia. The shape of Charal and pockets of methane. These oceanic deposits from the National Academy of Sciences, its Sébastien Simon and Vincent Riou being Hugo Boss is completely different, as they make up a reservoir exceeding the amount primary mission is to understand the ocean forced to retire on the new Arkéa-Paprec. are rounder and with a larger rocker. Each of methane in Earth’s atmosphere before and its interaction with the Earth as a whole, After rounding the Fastnet Rock in sixth of us has our own type of foil. We’ll see in a industrialization, estimates Frieder Klein, a and to communicate a basic understanding place and on their way back down towards few months from now what that may mean marine geologist at WHOI and lead author of the ocean’s role in the changing global Plymouth, they suffered from a short circuit in terms of performance.” of the study. environment. For more information, please and the boat was plunged into darkness, Continued on Page 25. “We were totally surprised to find this visit www.whoi.edu. forcing them to retire from the race. We October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 11. Royal Sydney YC Wins Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup

Royal Sydney Shines on Challenging in the United Kingdom. The strict one-de- That was pretty good. Occasionally I’d look 70 points; 4. Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 7, Final Day and Takes the Rolex New York sign nature of this new, purpose-built class around and see where people are…think to 3, 12, 5, 1, 5, 2, 11, 9, 2, 15, 14; 86 points;. Yacht Club Invitational Cup Down Under combined with the fact that all 20 boats myself ‘oh how did that happen?'" 5. Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, La.), NEWPORT, R.I. — It all came down to the are owned and maintained by the New While most of the attention was focused 14, 19, 2, 4, 4, 8, 10, 9, 3, 8, 3, 3; 87 points; final race, as it should. Two teams of accom- York Yacht Club, ensures a level playing on the battle for first, there were a number 6. New York Yacht Club, 8, 14, 7, 7, 8, 14, plished and motivated amateur sailors from field never before seen in amateur big-boat of developments lower in the standings. 1, 8, 11, 1, 5, 8; 92 points; 7. Royal Thames opposite corners of the globe battling on a sailing. The regatta was carried live on Anthony O'Leary and the Royal Cork Yacht Yacht Club (GBR), 5, 5, 6, 19, RDG/8, 7, 3, lumpy, windy Narragansett Bay for one of Facebook Live and YouTube. Twenty teams Club team once again showed they love to 13, 6, 9, 11, 7; 99 points; 8. Japan Sailing Corinthian sailing's most-prized trophies, from 14 countries and five continents will sail in heavy air. They went 5-2-1, won the Federation, 1, 4, 9, 11, 6, 9, 13, 5, 10, 7, 6, the 2019 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invi- compete in the 2019 Rolex New York Yacht day, and took advantage of a couple of tough 19; 100 points; 9. Yacht Club Italiano, 4, 12, tational Cup. Club Invitational Cup. races by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club to 5, 8, 11, 13, 6, 3, 15, 13, 4, 9; 103 points; 10. Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and San Save for one bad race on the regatta's claim Royal Cork's first Invitational Cup Royal Swedish Yacht Club, 9, 2, 8, 18, 13, Diego Yacht Club started the 12th and final third day, the San Diego Yacht Club team podium. 4, 9, 7, 8, 10, 14, 10; 112 points; 11. Yacht race separated by six points, which was any- had sailed a nearly flawless regatta through Another team that spent the day on the Club Costa Smeralda (ITA), 3, 7, 13, 9, 17, thing but a safe margin in this competitive nine races. Even though they carried a one- up escalator was the crew representing the 3, 17, 2, 4, 11, 13, 15; 114 points; 12. Royal 20-boat fleet. The Australian team had the point lead into the final day, it was hard to host New York Yacht Club (at right), led New Zealand Yacht Squadron, 12, 11, 11, edge in the overall standings, but skipper bet against the youthful West Coast team. by co-skippers Andy Fisher and Ray Wulff. 17, 10, 6, 12, 6, 16, 3, 7, 13; 124 points; 13. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis and his team put But then came the second windward mark After a very up-and-down regatta, the team Itchenor Sailing Club (GBR), 16, 13, 10, 10, the regatta title right in play with a sub-par rounding of today's first race. With Royal found its groove on the final day. With three 15, 15, 4, 10, 7, 15, 19, 6; 140 points; 14. start while San Diego bolted to the head of Sydney rounding ahead, in third place, San solid races, including a wire-to-wire win in Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (GER), 10, the fleet and was, for a while, back in the Diego tried to squeeze just too much out the day's first race, Fisher, Wulff and Co. 18, 18, 15, 14, 10, 16, 14, 13, 6, 10, 12; 156 virtual regatta lead. of a thin layline and ended up pasted to the moved from 10th to sixth in the overall points; 15. Yacht Club Argentino, 13, 15, 4, Using the superior boatspeed and windward mark while the bulk of the fleet standings. 16, 8, DSQ/21, 11, 12, 19, 19, 16, 11; 165 sterling tactical that had gotten them out of sailed past. A certain top-10 finish became The next Rolex New York Yacht Club points; 16. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, trouble all regatta, Royal Sydney ground an 18th. Invitational Cup will be sailed in September 19, 8, 15, 6, 9, DSQ/21, 15, 17, 18, 12, 17, back into the top 10 and then into the top five, Now trailing first place by 13 points, of 2021. The request for invitation process 16; 173 points; 17. Royal Freshwater Bay leaving San Diego hoping for a miracle that SDYC skipper Tyler Sinks and crew showed will begin before the end of the year. For U.S. Yacht Club (AUS), 18, 17, 16, 14, 16, 11, 19, wouldn't come. The RSYS team was simply remarkable reslience with a win in the sec- yacht clubs, next September's Resolute Cup 15, 12, 14, 18, 5; 175 points; 18. Real Club too polished. After 12 races in a full range ond race while Belgiorno-Nettis and crew is the only path to securing an invitation to Náutico de Barcelona (ESP), 15, 10, 17, 13, of conditions, they sailed through the final (at left) struggled to an eighth. That brought the big show in 2021. 18, 12, 14, 16, 17, 17, 12, 17; 178 points; finish line in fourth place to become the first the title back into reach for the final race. Final Results 18. 19. Royal Yacht Squadron (GBR), 17, Southern Hemisphere club to win the Rolex With the pressure on, the Australians rose 1. Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (AUS), 11, 16, 19, 12, 19, 17, 18, 20, 14, 16, 9, 18; 195 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. to the occasion. 9, 1, 3, 3, 2, 7, 1, 2, 4, 8, 4; 55 points; 2. San points; 20. Yacht Club de France, 20, 20, The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invi- "Luckily for us, we're good in the Diego (Calif.) Yacht Club, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 16, 8, 20, 20, RET/21, 18, 20, 19, 20, RET/21, tational Cup is a biennial regatta hosted by [stronger winds] and there was quite a lot of 4, 1, 18, 1, 2; 59 points; 3. Royal Cork Yacht DNC/21, DNC/21; 241 points. the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in wind in that last race, and we were able to get Club (IRL), 6, 6, 14, 2, 5, 1, 5, 18, 5, 5, 2, 1; Newport, R.I. Since the event was first run the boat rumbling," said Belgiorno-Nettis. in 2009, it has attracted top amateur sailors "Mike Dunstan, my main trimmer, and my from 43 of the world’s most prestigious other trimmer on jib, David Edwards, they yacht clubs from 21 countries. After five just set up the boat so it was easy for me to editions in the Swan 42 class, the 2019 event sail. I could just punch the numbers out. It’s was sailed in the IC37 by Melges, designed all about being consistent. So we were able by Mark Mills and built by Westerly Marine to chip our way up from quite deep. 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The details of those selection of Mr. Geoffrey White as the Di- responsible for fisheries management on hearings, as well as a public hearing webinar rector of the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative the Atlantic coast established the ACCSP. October 3, 2019 at 6 PM follow: Statistics Program (ACCSP). Mr. White has Using a committee-based approach, ACCSP MA Maritime Academy, Admiral’s Hall been with the Commission for more than 20 works with its partners to increase data 101 Academy Drive New Hampshire Fish and Game Department years and has worked in various capacities utility by: (1) developing and implement- Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts September 3, 2019; 7 PM for ACCSP for the past 15 years. Since 2015, ing coastwide data standards; (2) providing Contact: Mike Armstrong at 978.282.0308, Urban Forestry Center Mr. White has coordinated and managed the electronic applications that improve partner ext. 109 45 Elwyn Road transition to and full implementation of state data collection; (3) integrating and sharing Portsmouth, NH conduct of the Access Point Angler Intercept partner data via a coastwide repository; (4) Draft Addendum VI was initiated in Contact: Doug Grout or Cheri Patterson at Survey (APAIS), an integral component facilitating fisheries data access while pro- response to the 2018 Benchmark Stock 603.868.1095 of the Marine Recreational Information tecting confidentiality; and (5) supporting Assessment, which indicates the resource Program. Mr. White replaces Mr. Michael further technological innovation. Since the is overfished and experiencing overfishing. Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife Cahall, who served as ACCSP Director from Program’s inception, the Commission has The Draft Addendum explores a range of September 16, 2019; 6 PM 2007 to May 2019. played an important role in its creation and management alternatives designed to end University of Rhode Island Bay Campus “Geoff’s long-standing dedication to administration. In 2016, ACCSP officially overfishing and reduce fishing mortality to Corless Auditorium, South Ferry Road the Commission and ACCSP, combined became a Commission program. the target level in 2020. Narragansett, RI with his outstanding record of accomplish- The Draft Addendum proposes man- Contact: Conor McManus at 401.423.1941 ments over two decades, made him a clear States Schedule Public Hearings on At- agement options for both commercial and choice for ACCSP Director,” stated Robert lantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum VI recreational sectors in the ocean and in Public Hearing Webinar Beal. “His leadership in overseeing the tran- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Chesapeake Bay in order to reduce total September 18, 2019; 6 PM sition of APAIS from a federal contractor to Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Man- fishery removals by 18% relative to 2017 Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowe- state conduct for the states of Maine through agement Board releases Draft Addendum levels. The proposed measures include re- binar.com/register/1750824234161238785 Georgia is particularly notable. With an ex- VI to Amendment 6 of the Interstate Fishery duced quotas for commercial fisheries, and Phone: 1-888-585-9008 tensive background in both fisheries science Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass changes in bag limits, minimum sizes, and Room Number: 853-657-937 and information technology, Geoff is ideally for public comment. Atlantic coastal states slot size limits for the recreational sector. Contact: Kirby Rootes-Murdy at suited for this position. He understands the from Maine through North Carolina, includ- Since catch and release practices represent 703.842.0740 absolute necessity for high quality, depend- ing Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, a significant component of overall fishing able, and timely fisheries data, as well as the and the Potomac River Fisheries Commis- mortality, the Draft Addendum also explores The Draft Addendum proposes allow- need to leverage technological innovations sion, have scheduled their hearings to gather the mandatory use of circle hooks when ing commercial quota to be transferred to improve efficiencies at all levels of data public input on Draft Addendum VI. The de- fishing with bait to reduce release mortality between all regions and states to enable the collection and management.” tails of those hearings follow. Massachusetts in recreational striped bass fisheries. full utilization of the coast-wide commercial Joining Mr. White in a new leadership is still scheduling its hearings; a subsequent Draft Addendum VI is available at quota and avoid quota payback for unintend- position is Ms. Julie Defilippi Simpson as release will announce the details of those http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/ ed quota overages. The Commission’s FMP ACCSP Deputy Director. Ms. Defilippi hearings once they are finalized. StripedBassDraftAddVI_PublicComment_ allocates the coast-wide quota to the states Simpson is another ACCSP veteran, having Aug2019.pdf or via the Commission’s of Maine-Connecticut as a regional alloca- joined the Program in November 2007 as Maine Department of Marine Resources website at http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/ tion and to the states of New York-North a Fisheries Data Coordinator. Dedicated, October 1, 2019 at 6 PM public-input. Fishermen and other stake- Carolina as state-specific allocations. Cur- hard-working, and highly proficient in all Kennebunk Town Hall – Room 300 holders are encouraged to provide input rently, the FMP only allows quota transfers that she does, this will be Ms. Defilippi 1 Summer Street on Draft Addendum VI either by attending between states with individual allocations, Simpson’s third promotion. As Deputy Di- Kennebunk, Maine state public hearings or providing written with regions excluded from benefitting from rector, she will coordinate the annual request Contact: Megan Ware at 207.446.0932 comment. Public comment will be accepted quota transfers. The 2019-2020 coast-wide for proposals process and staff the Oper- until 5 PM (EST) on October 7, 2019 and quota was reduced by 46% due to declin- ations Committee. She will also continue October 2, 2019 at 6:30 PM should be sent to Max Appelman, Fishery ing biomass. If landings in the 2019-2020 to lead the Data Team, providing guidance Yarmouth Town Hall - Log Cabin Management Plan Coordinator, 1050 N. fishing year remain the same as 2018-2019 on all data-related activities including stan- 196 Main Street Highland St, Suite A-N, Arlington, VA landings, the coast-wide quota may not be dards, warehousing, and dissemination. Yarmouth, Maine 22201; 703.842.0741 (FAX) or at com- exceeded but some states could face an early In accepting the Director position, Mr. Contact: Megan Ware at 207.446.0932 [email protected] (Subject line: Striped closures due to reaching their allocation and White stated, “I am honored and privileged Bass Draft Addendum VI). being unable to access available unused quo- to direct a program I feel so passionate New Hampshire Fish and Game If your organization is planning to re- ta from the northern region through quota about. I’m very proud to have been part of October 1, 2019 at 7 PM lease an action alert related to the Draft Ad- transfers. the progress ACCSP has made to date and Urban Forestry Center dendum, please contact Max Appelman at The Draft Addendum also includes a I am excited to work with our new Deputy 45 Elwyn Road [email protected] prior to its release. scoping question on whether the federal Director, Ms. Julie Defilippi Simpson, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Board will meet at the Commission’s commercial trip limit should be eliminat- maintain our rigorous program standards Contact: Doug Grout at 603.868.1095 Annual Meeting in October to review public ed and replaced by state and regional trip while exploring opportunities to improve comment and consider final approval of the limits. This issue is under consideration data collection and access. One of our goals Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Addendum. due to concern that the coast-wide quota will be to more fully integrate ACCSP’s October 2, 2019 at 6 PM has been substantially underutilized over activities with partner needs.” Crowne Plaza Woburn ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board the past seven years and the federal com- Approves Draft Addendum VI mercial trip limit is viewed by some as an for Public Comment additional constraint on the fishery beyond The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries the commercial trip limits implemented for Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Management state permit holders. The Commission does Board approved Draft Addendum VI to the not establish the federal commercial trip Boattalk Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) limit, but it can make recommendations to The call-in radio show for people contemplating things naval on WERU-fm 89.9 Blue Hill and 99.9 Bangor streaming and podcasting at weru.org live every second Tuesday of each month 10-11am Local boating news, interesting guests, and your input too. Call-in live and join the conversation on community radio or just roll with flow on the nautical radio show without piers. Non-commercial community supported local radio. Thanks for your support. MAINE COASTAL NEWS OctoberJuly 20122019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page Page 13. 13. Commercial FishingFishing NewsNews MiscellaneousISCELLANEOUS CommercialOMMERCIAL FishingISHING NewsEWS the New England andM Mid-Atlantic Fishery Fishery Management Plan C Coordinator, Highway, Charleston, SC.F The assessments participants N may be asked to leave the room. Center, and Marine Mammals of Maine Waring noted that the 2012 harbor seal process for the last decade made him a sure opportunity to look back at where we have Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries 1050 N. Highland St, Suite A-N, Arling- will be used to evaluate the health of the A copy of the agenda for the peer review joined the team for the Rockland tagging study is an example of collaboration among choice to serve as the Commission’s Acting been and what we have accomplished, and on this management measure during the ton, VA 22201; 703.842.0741 (FAX) or at stock and inform management of the species can be found here – http://www.asmfc.org/ effort. many different organizations so that Executive Director,” stated ASMFC Chair chart a new course for the future.” federal specifications process. The public [email protected] (Subject line: Spiny in an ecosystem context. files/Meetings/SEDAR69RW_AtlMenha- A pre-abundance survey aerial flight everyone involved benefits as much as Paul Diodati. ”Recognized and well The Commission was formed over 70 is encouraged to provide comments on this Dogfish Draft Addendum VI). Review Workshops are open to the denERPs_Agenda.pdf along the entire Maine coast will begin on possible. “My goal is to successfully respected by the fisheries management years ago by the 15 Atlantic coast states to question to help inform future recommenda- For more information, please contact public, with the exception of select closed For more information, please contact May 26 or 27 to determine the general conduct the capture/tagging and aerial community, he brings to the position strong assist in managing and conserving their tions from the Commission to the Councils Kirby Rootes-Murdy, Senior Fishery Man- sessions for Review Panel deliberations Patrick Campfield, Science Director, at locations of the radio-tagged harbor seals at abundance survey,” Waring said, “and to leadership skills and a thorough shared coastal fishery resources. With the and NOAA Fisheries on the management of agement Plan Coordinator, at krootes-mur- when the public and all other workshop [email protected] or 703.842.0740. that time. Antennas mounted on the wings continue developing the regional network of understanding of the issues faced by the recognition that fish do not adhere to spiny dogfish in federal waters. [email protected]. of the radio tracking airplane can detect the seal researchers and cooperative research Commission and the states. His appointment political boundaries, the states formed an Draft Addendum VI is available at radio signals from tagged seals within a 5-10 programs.” will ensure continuity in the Commission’s Interstate Compact, which was approved by http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/ Peer Reviews for Atlantic Menhaden mile area when the radio-tagged animals are scientific and management programs during the U.S. Congress in 1942. The states have SpinyDogfishDraftAddVI_PublicCom- Single-Species and Ecological Reference hauled out on the ledges. Navy to Host Series of Public Meetings to this time of transition.” found that their mutual interest in sustaining ment_Aug2019.pdf or via the Commis- Points Benchmark Assessments Sched- On about May 27, the aerial Solicit Comments on Proposed Training Over the next couple of months, the healthy coastal fishery resources is best sion’s website at http://www.asmfc.org/ uled for November 4-8, 2019 photographic abundance surveys will and Testing Exercises off U.S. Atlantic Commission’s Executive Committee will promoted by working together about-us/public-input. Fishermen and other The Atlantic States Marine Fisher- begin. The survey will photograph seals on and Gulf of Mexico Coast; Comments Due develop a vacancy announcement and cooperatively, in collaboration with the stakeholders are encouraged to provide ies Commission’s Atlantic menhaden haul-out ledges in bay sectors in four-hour July 10 selection process for the new Executive federal government. With this approach, the input on Draft Addendum VI either by single-species and ecological reference intervals. Simultaneously, the radio tracking The Department of the Navy has Director. Mr. Diodati continued, “This is an states uphold their collective fisheries attending state public hearings, ASMFC points benchmark stock assessments will aircraft will search in the same bay sectors for prepared a Draft Environmental Impact exciting time in the Commission’s seventy management responsibilities in a cost- webinar,radio tagged or providingseals. Data written from both comment. aircraft beStatement/Overseas peer-reviewed through Environmental the Southeast Impact year history. It offers our Commissioners an effective, timely, and responsive fashion. Publicwill be comment used to derive will be an acceptedabundance until estimate. 5 PM Data,Statement Assessment for U.S. Navyand trainingReview and(SEDAR) testing (EST)“We on Septemberdo not know 23, how2019 many and shouldharbor fromactivities November conducted 4 – 8,within 2019 theat theAtlantic Town beseals sent exist to in Kirby New England Rootes-Murdy, because most Senior seal andFleet Country Training Inn and and Testing Suites, Study 2008 Area.Savannah The surveys focus on one specific area or Study Area is in the western Atlantic Ocean location. However, we do know that local and encompasses waters off the east coast populationsNews have become from more abundant Maine'sof North America andDMR the Gulf of Mexico. 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In Diesel Class F Scott Merryman’s K. E. II [Northern Bay 38; 405-hp Cummins] getting by Three boats were on the line for Gasoline Class A and the winner was Will Tierney’s Craig Stewart’s CARL & CO. [Wayne Beal 36; 405-hp Cummins] and DONNA ELAINE ELIZABETH [Repco 30; 250-hp Chevrolet]. [Wayne Beal 36; 405-hp Cummins]. Continued from Page 1. MARIE [Sisu 26; 235-hp Isuzu], which is finish WILD ONE got separation and took III [41’Johns Bay Boat; 700-hp Caterpillar]. now owned by Riley Johnson of Long Is- the win with a speed of 38 mph. Heather Next up was the two Wooden Boat Class B (V8, Up to 383 cid, 24 feet and land and has continued her domination. The Thompson’s GOLD DIGGER [Wayne Beal Classes. The win in Class A (Any hp., up over.), but there were two boats on the line winner in Class B was Tim Flynn’s DOTTIE 36; 675-hp Scania] won Diesel Class J (551 to 35 feet 11 inches.) went to ROAR with for Gasoline Class C (V8, 376 to 525 cid, MAE [32’ John Luke; 186-hp Isuzu]. Home to 700 hp, 36 feet to 39 feet 11 inches.) with second going to CINDY JEN. First in Class 24 feet and over.):Randy Durkee’s BLACK from shipping out Adam Kimball brought a speed of 41 mph and just back a couple of B (Any hp., 36 feet and over.) was SAND DIAMOND [Holland 32, 454 Chevrolet] out his MISS ATTITUDE [Holland 32; 265- boat lengths was Carl Anderson III’s DAN- DOLLARS III, second was DELUSIONAL and Jim Lee’s ROAR [32’ Clinton Beal, hp John Deere] and won Class C with second ICA HAILEY [Calvin Beal 36; 675-hp Sca- and third was MYSTERY. 1960; 454 ci Chevrolet]. As there was no going to Howard Tolman’s MISS MOLLY nia]. Third went to Scott Keenan’s DEAR In the Boats Built by Johnson Boat Yard one in Class D (V8, 376 cid and over, 24 [Holland 32; 300-hp Cummins]. There were ABBIE [Northern Bay 38, 700 hp Volvo] race, first went to CASCO MISS, followed feet and over (Non-working racer).) and just no entrants in Class D (236 to 335 hp, 34 from Blue Hill. The closest race of the day by WILD ONE and LYNN MARIE. one entrant in Class E (V8, Over 525 cid, feet to 39 feet 11 inches.), but there were was between Andrew Taylor’s BLUE EYED In the Royal River Boat Yard race 28 feet and over, Turbos/superchargers, Al- four on the line in Class E (336 to 435 hp, GIRL [Morgan Bay 38, 900-hp Scania] in CARL & CO. was able to keep JACALWA cohol and Nitrous.): Steve Johnson’s BUD 24 to 33 feet 11 inches.). The winner of this Class K (701 to 900 hp, 28 feet to 39 feet 11 behind him for the win. Third went to Harold & DAWN [Jingle Johnson 28; 1,100-hp class was DUCHESS, followed by GUILTY inches.) and Tom Clemon’s MOTIVATION Stewart’s DONNA ELAINE [Wayne Beal Chevrolet] they were sent down together. PEASURE and Bob Dugas’ ENDURANCE [Northern Bay 36; 1,000-hp Caterpillar] in 36; 405-hp Cummins]. BLACK DIAMOND got the win in Class [Mitchell Cove 32; 350-hp Caterpillar]. Six Class L (901 hp and over, 28 feet to 39 feet The winning boat in the Gasoline Free- C and BUD & DAWN in Class E. boats came to the line in Diesel Class F (336 11 inches.). They came up the course side by for-All was BLACK DIAMOND, with Next up was the Diesel Classes. There to 435 hp, 34 feet to 39 feet 11 inches.). side with about half a boat length between William Tierney’s ELIZABETH second and was only one entrant in Class A (Up to 235 First over the line was Scott Merryman’s K. their bows with MOTIVATION getting the BUD AND DAWN third. hp, 24 to 31 feet 11 inches.), one in Class B E. II [Northern Bay 38; 405-hp Cummins] win with a speed of 44 mph. The winner of It was no surprise that the top boat in (Up to 235 hp, 32 feet to 39 feet 11 inches.) with Craig Stewart’s CARL & CO. [Wayne Diesel Class M(A) (40 feet and over, up to the Diesel Free-for-All was MOTIVATION. and two in Class C (236 to 335 hp, 24 to 33 Beal 36; 405-hp Cummins] second and Josh 500 hp.) was Chris Pope’s OLD SCHOOL BLUE EYED GIRL got second and GOLD feet 11 inches.) so they were all sent downMaine Audet’s Boats, KARAMEL Homes &[Jim Harbors Beal-34; 380-hpMagazine [Holland 41; 380-hp Cummins] at 28 mph DIGGER third. together. The dominate boat for a number of Hyundai] third. There were no entrants in with second going to Alan Knowlton’s The final race of the day, Fastest Lobster years in Class A was SteveMay/June Johnson’s LYNN 2017Class G (436 • toIssue 550 hp, 28146 to 35 feet• AD11 SEA PROOF URCHIN [Young Brothers 45, 425-hp Boat, saw the top three boats from the Diesel inches.) so next up was Class H (436 to 550 John Deere] and third to Tucker Johnson’s Free-for-All on the line and finished in the Please review this printout very carefully, checking especially for spelling, grammatical, and factual errors. Please pay close attention to hp, 36 feet to 39 feet 11 inches.). The winner MYSTERY [40’ John’s Bay Boat; 405 hp same order. telephone and fax Fishingnumbers, and access to all the details in physical, e-mail, and web site addresses. Please note that any colors shown are merely of this class was Rusty Candage’s JUDITH Cummins]. The only entrant in Class N Missing this day was Cameron Craw- approximations of ink printedalong onthe paper. We make every effort to be 100% error free. However, we cannot be held responsible for errors once Kennebunk River ANN [Crowley 36, 500-hp Cummins] with a (40 feet and over, 751 hp and over.) was ford’s WILD WILD WEST and since the you have approved this printout.speed of Please31 mph check with theKATHLEEN appropriate II boxtaking below, Marshall sign, and Spears’ return to:JACALWA [Wesmac 46; lobstering has not been great this year he Julie Corcoran, Maine Boats, Homes & theHarbors, second Inc., position. 218 South Scott Main Wood’s St., WILDSte. 300, 1000-hp P.O. Box Caterpillar] 566, Rockland, so she ME ran 04841 down the decided to go out to haul. We supply the bait, tackle & boat ONE207-594-8622 [Crowley/Beal • Fax: 33; 207-593-0026 892-GM] was a course with the four racers in Diesel Class When we were done racing at Long you supply the time to relax! frequent racer, but over the last several years M(B) (40 feet and over, 501 to 750 hp.). First Island about 1730 a number of us climbed comes out only here and there. Her engine over the line was JACALWA with a speed of on board MISS ATTITUDE and headed for Saco Bay Tackle supplies on site. was worked on this past winter and at Harp- 36 mph and right behind home was Wayne Island Lobster Company on Peak’s Island For Rent: Power boats, canoes, and kayaks swell she competed against Chris Smith’s Clemons’ TEMPTATION [Young Brothers for a pre-race get together for the MS Har- MISTY in Class I (551 to 700 hp, 28 to 35 40; 730-hp MAN] getting the win in Class borfest Lobster Boat Races. It was a great Call 207-967-3411 feet 11 inches.) and took second. This day M(B). Second went to Jim Barclay’s LINA dinner and there were a number of people or stop by 67 Ocean Avenue was the re-match and as they came up the ROSE [Calvin Beal 42; 550-hp Nanni] and there showing support for the MS Harborfest course it was close, but as they neared the third was Scott Dugas’ SAND DOLLARS Lobster Boat Races including the staff and guest bartender Tim Flynn. When the morning arrived we were socked in by fog on Long Island and it was an interesting ride in CINDY JEN to Portland Discover Boating in South Freeport Yacht Services in Portland. When signing up at Long Island I also signed up many of those planning to attend the Portland races. I already had 35 entries in the computer from Long Island so it was a breeze adding in the 16 entries that morning for a total of 51 racers. At about 1000 we boarded the com- mittee boat and headed out to our position on the east side of the finish line. Dave Johnston with CASCO MISS opened the racing, as he did at Long Island, with a moment of silence and the spreading of Galen Alley’s ashes. Dave then got the racing going. First up was the Work Boat Classes. Coming over from Harpswell Amanda Clemons took her unnamed boat [Kencraft 16; 25-hp Yamaha] to a first place finish with a speed of 21.5 mph in Work Boat Class A. Just like at Long Island the same three racers Full Service Marina • Beautiful Secure Harbor Heated Indoor Storage • ValvTect Fuel • Yamaha Outboard Service came to the line in Class B, NADEN, ZIP- Wooden Boat Restoration • Honda Marine Dealer • Certified Technicians Sealand Dealer • Awlgrip Refinishing • Yanmar Sales and Service PIN and ZIPPIN TOO. As they neared the 5 Wharf Road, South Freeport, ME 04078 • 207-865-3899 31 Main Street, South Freeport, ME 04078 • 207-865-3181 finish line ZIPPIN’ TOO slowed for some StroutsPoint.com BrewerSouthFreeport.com

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The two Wooden Boat classes were combined and Alan Dugas’s DELUSIONAL [38’ John’s In the Royal River Boat Yard race Craig Stewart’s CARL & CO. [Wayne Beal 36; 405-hp Bay Boat, 600-hp Cummins] is working his way past Jim Lee’s ROAR [32’ Clinton Beal, Cummins] is doing his best to keep up with Marshall Spear’s JACALWA [Wesmac 46; 1000- 1960; 454 ci Chevrolet], which was once owned by Alan, who totally rebuilt her. hp Caterpillar]. The winner was CARL & CO. with JACALWA second. reason, allowing ZIPPIN’ to slip by for the got second. win with a speed of 41.4 mph. Third went The winner of the Diesel Free-for-All to NADEN. Looking for his second win of was MOTIVATION followed by GOLD the weekend was CASCO MISS, which he DIGGER and DANICA HAILEY. got. Behind him was Edward Apron’s MISS In the final race of the day and of the KYLIE [Mirachi; 225-hp Yamaha] and Jim year just three boats came to the line and as Koehling’s MALAGO [Crowley Beal 23; expected MOTIVATION lead the way to the 150-hp Yamaha], who got second and fourth finish line with GOLD DIGGER second and respectively. BUD & DAWN third. There were just five boats in the Following the last race of the day four Gasoline classes so there were run down tugs from McAllister came out, one from together. BUD & DAWN tried to keep pace Providence, Rhode Island, and took the with BLACK DIAMOND, but BLACK course over and ran two races. It was then DIAMOND slipped over first getting the back to Portland Yacht Services for the win in Class C with BUD & DAWN getting post-race celebration and lunch. This is a the win in Class E. The winner of Gasoline fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Class B was Jeff Croft’s TILLY [Brownell; as I read out the winners, handed them their 350 260-hp Mercruiser] and the winner of winnings, which was cash, and 98 percent Class A was CINDY JEN. of them put it into the bucket, which went to Now came the Diesel Classes. Con- the MS Society of Maine. There were also tinuing her domination in Class A was a number of prizes donated and these were LYNN MARIE with second going to Tristan then auctioned off and that raised another Cloutier’s PERFECT GAME and third was chunk of money for MS. Then we read out Scott Dyer’s RELENTLESS [BHM 28; the winners of the diesel fuel from Global, 200-hp Yanmar]. There was no entrants in which is 100 gallons for each diesel class and Class B, but in Class C four boats were on the diesel free-for-all. At the end I had four the line. MISS ATTITUDE crossed the line unclaimed certificates which were auctioned first followed by Howard Tolman’s MISS off and that raised about $1,000. This con- MOLLY [Holland 32; 300-hp Cummins] in cluded the day’s and the year’s lobster boat second and Burton Rankie’s ACORN [Cape racing season. Dory 28; 260-hp Cummins] in third. The There is no question that this was a winner of Class E was DUCHESS followed great year with more boats than ever racing by GUILTY PLEASURE in second. The for the year, 823, compared to last year with top boat in Class F was K. E. II with second 739. The number of boats racing has climbed going to KARAMEL and third all the way steadily over the last five years. In 2010 we from Newbury, MA Andrew Haley’s COOT had a total of 520 competing in 10 races and [36-footer; 430-hp Volvo]. There were no one can attribute the increased attendance entrants in Class G, but there were three since then to a group of racers that love in Class H. JUDITH ANN got the win and Continued on Page 21. Nick Martinez’s PRETTY WOMAN [Cal- vin Beal 36; 510-hp Caterpillar], who did not make the Long Island race, got second. NEED TO MOVE YOUR BOAT? WILD ONE was the only entrant in Class I so he ran down with Class J and got the win CALL YORK'S BOAT TRANSPORTATION in his class. GOLD DIGGER got the win in Class J with DANICA HAILEY second. There was no entrants in Class K and with just MOTIVATION in Class L he ran down with Class M(A). In Class M(A) it was OLD SCHOOL leading the way to the finish line with a speed of 27.8 mph and SEA URCHIN in second and MYSTERY took third. There were six boats on the line for Class M(B) and the top two contenders were LINA ROSE and TEMPTATION. As they came down the course it looked close but as they neared the finish line TEMPTATION had the lead with LINA ROSE second. The two wooden Boat Classes were run together and in a very close finish it was COOT edging out SAND DOLLARS III for the top spot in Class B with MYSTERY getting third. In Class A it was TILLY out pacing CINDY JEN for the win. Only two boats came to the line for the YORK'S MARINE Gasoline Free-for-All and the win went to 11 Gordon Drive (207) 596-7400 BLACK DIAMOND and BUD & DAWN Rockland, Maine 04841 www.yorkmarineinc.com

Page 20. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2019 Final Results: Long Island and MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races

In a very close race, determined right at the line was a battle between Scott Dugas’ SAND Second in Diesel Class E at Portland was Jake Dugas’ GUILTY PLEASURE [Mitchell Cove DOLLARS III [41’Johns Bay Boat; 700-hp Caterpillar] and Andrew Haley’s COOT [36-foot- 32; 380-hp Cummins]. er; 430-hp Volvo]. COOT would just edge out SAND DOLLARS III for the win. LONG ISLAND LOBSTER BOAT RACE DIESEL POWERED WORK BOATS 24 FEET AND OVER. 17 August 2019 Race 9 –Class A, Up to 235 hp, 24 to 31 feet: 1) Lynn Marie, Riley Johnson (30 mph). WORK BOATS UNDER 24 FEET. Race 10 –Class B, Up to 235 hp, 32 feet to 40 feet: 1) Dottie Mae, Tim Flynn. Race 11 Race 1 –Class A, Skiffs 16 feet and under, Outboards up to 30 hp, operators up –Class C, 236 to 335 hp, 24 to 33 feet; 1) Miss Attitude, Adam Kimball; and 2) Miss Molly, to 18 years old: 1) Hazel B., Aran Johnson (22 mph); 2) Bucket of Holes, Max Byers; and Howard Tolman. Race 12 –Class D, 236 to 335 hp, 34 feet to 40 feet: No Entrants. Race 3) White Boat, Own Conte. Race 2 – Class B, Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, 31 to 90 13 –Class E, 336 to 435 hp, 24 to 33 feet: 1) Duchess, Josh Duym (28 mph); 2) Guilty hp: 1) Zippin Too, Jacob Noyes (37 mph); 2) Zippin, David Noyes; and 3) Naden, Frank Pleasure, Jake Dugas; 3) Endurance, Bob Dugas; and 4) Determination, Parker Poole. Bennett. Race 3 –Class C, Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, 90 hp and over: 1) Casco Race 14 –Class F, 336 to 435 hp, 34 feet to 40 feet: 1) K. E. II, Scott Merryman; 2) Carl Miss, Dave Johnston (40 mph); and 2) Gull, Marshall Spear. & Co., Craig Stewart; 3) Karamel, Josh Audet; 4) Empty Pockets, Justin Papkee; 5) Blue GAS POWERED WORK BOATS 24 FEET AND OVER. Dolphin II, Cameron Murphy; and DNF) Donna Elaine, Harold Stewart. Race 15 –Class Race 4 –Class A, Four and Six Cylinder, 24 feet and over: 1) Elizabeth, William G, 436 to 550 hp, 28 to 35 feet: No Entrants. Race 16 –Class H, 436 to 550 hp, 36 feet Tierney (25 mph); 2) Miss Marjorie, Ernest Callow; and 3) Cindy Jen, Ann Johansen. Race to 40 feet: 1) Judith Ann, Rusty Candage (31 mph); and 2) Kathleen II, Michael Floyd. 5 –Class B, V8, Up to 375 cid, 24 feet and over: No Entrants. Race 6 –Class C, V8, 376 Race 17 –Class I, 551 to 700 hp, 28 to 35 feet: 1) Wild One, Scott Wood (38 mph); and 2) to 525 cid, 24 feet and over: 1) Black Diamond, Randy Durkee (30 mph); and 2) Roar, Misty, Chris Smith. Race 18 –Class J, 551 to 700 hp, 36 feet to 40 feet: 1) Gold Digger, Jim Lee. Race 7 –Class D, V8, 376 to 540 cid, 24 feet and over (Non-working racer): No Heather Thompson (41 mph); 2) Danica Hailey, Carl Anderson II; 3) Dear Abbie, Scott Entrants.Race 8 –Class E, V8, Over 525 cid, 28 feet and over, Turbos/superchargers: Keenan; and 4) Delusional, Alan Dugas. Race 19 –Class K, 701 to 900 hp, 28 feet to 40 1) Bud & Dawn, Steve Johnson feet: 1) Blue Eyed Girl, Andrew Taylor. Race 20 –Class L, 901 hp and over, 28 feet to 40 feet: 1) Motivation, Tom Clemons (44 mph). Race 21 –Class M(A), 40 feet and over, up to 500 hp: 1) Old School, Chris Pope (28 mph); 2) Sea Urchin, Alan Knowlton; and 3) Mystery, Tucker Johnson. Race 22 – Class M(B), 40 feet and over, 501 to 750 hp: 1) Temptation, Wayne Clemons; 2) Lina Rose, Jim Barclay; 3) Sand Dollar III, Scott Dugas; and 4) Dominator, Lee MacVane. Race 23 –Class N, 40 feet and over, 751 hp and over: Penobscot Marine Museum’s Nati onal Fisherman 1) Jacalwa, Marshall Spear (36 mph). Race 24.Class O. Non-working boats, any length, photography collecti on is the defi niti ve resource for any horsepower: No Entrants. seeing and understanding the commercial fi sheries in Race 25 –Wooden Boat Race, up to 35 feet 11 inches. 1) Roar, Jim Lee; and 2) Cindy th Jen, Ann Johansen. Race 26 – Wooden Boat Race, 36 feet and over. 1) Sand Dollar III, 20 century North America. Scott Dugas; 2) Delusional, Alan Dugas; and 3) Mystery, Tucker Johnson. See the images online: Race 27 – Boats Built by Johnson’s Boat Yard: 1) Casco Miss, Dave Johnston (41 penobscotmarinemuseum.org/nati onal-fi sherman/ mph); 2) Wild One, Scott Wood; 3) Lynn Marie, Riley Johnson; 4) Elizabeth, William Tierney; and 5) Bud & Dawn, Steve Johnson. Race 28 – Royal River Boat Yard Race: 1) Carl & Co., Craig Stewart; 2) Jacalwa, Marshall Spear; 3) Donna Elaine, Harold Stewart; 4) Dominator, Lee MacVane; 5) Delu- sional, Alan Dugas; 6) Sand Dollar III, Scott Dugas; 7) ---, Jake Dugas; and 8) Determi- nation, Parker Poole. Race 29 –Gasoline Free-for-All: 1) Black Diamond, Randy Durkee (33 mph); 2) Elizabeth, William Tierney; 3) Bud & Dawn, Steve Johnson; and 4) Miss Marjorie, Ernest Callow. Race 30 –Diesel Free-for-All: 1) Motivation, Tom Clemons (50 mph); 2) Blue Eyed Girl, Andrew Taylor; 3) Gold Digger, Heather Thompson; 4) Duchess, Josh Duym; 5) ---, Jake Dugas; 6) Miss Molly, Howard Tolman; 7) Karamel, Josh Audet; and 8) Delusional, Alan Dugas. Race 32 – Fastest Lobster Boat: 1) Motivation, Tom Clemons (49 mph); 2) Blue Eyed Girl, Andrew Taylor; 3) Gold Digger, Heather Thompson; and 4) Miss Molly, Howard Tolman.

PORTLAND LOBSTER BOAT RACES 18 August 2019 WORK BOATS UNDER 24 FEET Race 1 - CLASS A Skiffs 16-feet and under with outboards up to 30 hp, Operator 18 years and younger: 1) ---, Amanda Clemons (21.5 mph). Race 2 – CLASS B Inboards, outboards or outdrives, 31 to 90 hp: 1) Zippin’, David Noyes (41.4 mph); 2) Zippin’ Too, Jacob Noyes; and 3) Naden, Frank Bennett. Race 3 – Class C, Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, 90 hp and over: 1) Casco Miss, Dave Johnston (45.4 mph); 2) Miss Kylie, Edward Apon; 3) Double Trouble, Kevin Smith; 4) Malaga, Jim Koehling and DNS) Gull, THE NationalN Marshall Spear. GAS POWERED WORK BOATS 24 FEET AND OVER. Race 4 – Class A, Four and Six Cylinder, 24 feet and over: 1) Cindy Jen, Ann Jo- Fisherman hansen (11.2 mph). Race 5 – Class B, V8, Up to 375 cid, 24 feet and over: 1) Tilly¸ Jeff Croft. Race 6 – Class C, V8, 376 to 525 cid, 24 feet and over: 1) Black Diamond, Randy Collection Durkee (30.9 mph); and 2) Roar, Jim Lee. Race 7 – Class D, V8, 376 to 540 cid, 24 feet @ and over (Non-working racer): No entrants.Race 8 – Class E, V8, Over 525 cid, 28 feet PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM and over, Turbos/superchargers: 1) Bud & Dawn, Steve Johnson. www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org DIESEL POWERED WORK BOATS 24 FEET AND OVER. Route One, Searsport, Maine 04974  207-548-2529 Race 9 – Class A, Up to 235 hp, 24 to 31 feet: 1) Lynn Marie, Riley Johnson (29.9

LB2012.15.8056 mph); 2) Perfect Game, Tristan Cloutier; 3) Relentless, Scott Dyer; and 4) Grammie Annie, July 2012 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. Maritime History

JOHN TOFT'S TALEOctober 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. By William Bunting and fall of this once great Maine industry A year or so ago the Maine Coastal John first went to work in a Lubec sardine News printed a pleasant little story factoryLong in 1904, Island and one year later and was made MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races concerningFinal the old Results:Eastern Steamship foreman of the Seacoast sardine factory at Company’s 1903 steamer Calvin Austin, a Lubec, then the largest in the United States. handsomeJohn Carroll. coastal Race packet, 10 – Class 298 feetB, Up long, to 235 hp, As32 thefeet largest to 40 infeet: Lubec 1) Dottieas well, Mae we ,may Tim paintedFlynn white,(13.6 mph). with Racea towering 11 – Class black C, stack 236 to 335suppose hp, 24 that to the33 feet:Seacoast 1) Miss factory Attitude was, Adamfitted andKimball two lofty, (27.4 raked mph); masts. 2) Miss Prior Molly to ,World Howard withTolman the (26loudest mph); whistle 3) Acorn in town, Burton for alerting Rankie; and 4) Bogsea, Max Bogdanovich. War I, she ran on the International LineRace from 12 –employees Class D, 236 of the to arrival335 hp, of 34 fish feet and to of 40 work. feet: No entrants. Race 13 – Class E, 336 to 435 hp, 24 to 33 feet: 1) Duchess, Josh Duym (31 Boston to Portland, Lubec, Eastport, and In any event, it was customary, on foggy mph); 2) Guilty Pleasure, Jake Dugas; and 3) Determination, Parker Poole. Race 14 – Class Saint John, New Brunswick. mornings, for John to blow that whistle to F, 336 to 435 hp, 34 feet to 40 feet: 1) K. E. II, Scott Merryman (28.1 mph); 2) Karamel, Josh Running Audet; across 3) Coot Publisher, Andrew Johansen Haley; 4)not Emptyanswer Pockets the, Justinwhistle Papkee; of the 5) approachingSeadonk, Ted longWeber; after theand article 6) Blue appeared, Dolphin I IItold, Cameron him that MurphyPortland (6.2 steamer mph). Race so as 15 to – help Class her G, captain 436 to I, 550too, hp,knew 28 ato good 35 feet: story No about entrants. the Calvin Race 16 –find Class his H,way 436 in to through 550 hp, the 36 channel.feet to 40 As feet: it Austin,1) Judith and Ann that, Rusty I would Candage send it (32.5 along mph); after 2) Prettyhappened, Woman John, Nick was Martinez; especially and good DNS) friends Mis- I tresshad, Benconsulted Perry. Race my 17 notes– Class fromI, 551 toa 700with hp, Captain28 to 35 feet:Lowell 1) WildIngalls One of, Scottthe Calvin Wood. conversationRace 18 – Class I had J,had 551 with to 700 John hp, Toft, 36 feetthe to Austin.40 feet: 1)Ingalls Gold Digger was ,from Heather the Thompson nearby teller(41.6 of mph); the tale, 2) inDanica the mid- Hailey 1970s., Carl We Anderson had Canadian III; 3) Dear island Abbie , ofScott Grand Keenan; Manan and DNS)and metDelusional at the R.J., Alan Peacock Dugas. sardineRace 19 factory – Class on K, 701became to 900 a hp,naturalized 28 feet to American 40 feet: No citizen entrants. so Brown’sRace 20 Wharf – Class in Portland L, 901 wherehp and Toft, over, then 28 feetthat to he 40 could feet: 1)serve Motivation as an ,officer Tom Clemons aboard The steamer CALVIN AUSTIN. in (49.7his late mph). eighties, Race 21was – viceClass president M(A), 40 and feet andInternational over, up to Line 500 steamers. hp: 1) Old School, Chris superintendent.Pope (27.8 mph); I have 2) Sea since Urchin looked, Alan high Knowlton; By and the 3) turnMystery of the, Tucker century, Johnson. coastwise Race Calvin Austin, and answered in kind. As passing a remark to the ”wheelsman,” as and22 low– Class for M(B),that notebook 40 feet and but over, have 501 not to 750steam hp: packet1) Temptation lines – ,those Wayne based Clemons at Boston (30.3 soon as the big steamer was warped quartermasters on these steamers were foundmph); it, 2) and Lina thus Rose the, Jim rendition Barclay; of3) JohnForeverhad Girl been, ????; combined 4) Sand by Dollar the notorious III, Scott Charlie Dugas; alongside the wharf John hopped aboard called. Everything being as it should be, Toft’s5) Dominator tale that follows, Lee McVane; is drawn andentirely 6) Ivy from Jean, MorseEric Knight. of Bath, Race Maine 23 – underClass theN, 40flag feet of andthe and headed up to the captain’s cabin on the Ingalls decided to cat-nap on the settee at the memory.over, 751hp However, and over: I 1)believe Jacalwa it, Marshallto be Spear.Eastern Race Steamship 24.Class O. CompanyNon-working – boats,were hurricaneIn the second deck, tugboat just aft raceof the of pilothouse, the day FOURNIER to back GIRLS of the pilothouse. and ANDREW Some MCALLISTER time later, while reasonablyany length, accurate. any horsepower: No entrants. significant carriers of passengers and also find out what had happened.just before When they he crossedhalf the asleep, finish he line. overheard the pilot remark to AtRace the time 25 of– Woodenour meeting Boat I was Race, at work up to freight,35 feet 11much inches. of 1)it Tillyexpress., Jeff SteamersCroft (18.5 arrived the exhausted Ingalls was already in the wheelsman that the wind had backed onmph); a project and which, 2) Cindy many Jen years, Ann later, Johansen. resultedRacedelivered 26 – Wooden tin, solder, Boat Race,and cotton over seed36 feet. oil to1) bed, his eyes – as described by John so many towards the west. Good, thought Ingalls, the in Cootthe two, Andrew volumes Haley of (24.9 A Day’s mph); Work 2) Sand ; A DollarDown III ,East Scott sardine Dugas; factories,and 3) Mystery and ,carried Tucker yearsLobster later — looking like “two Boat holes burned Racingfog was lifting, and Seasonhe snoozed some more. Johnson. Sampler of Historic Maine Photographs away millions of cans of sardines. in a blanket.” Ingalls explained what has Then suddenly he sat up as his half- Race 27 – Gasoline Free for All: 1) Black Diamond, Randy Durkee (31.3 mph); and 1860-1920. Traveling about the state with a Coastal waters were then very crowded, happened. conscious brain tumbled to the realization 2) Bud & Dawn, Steve Johnson. 4x5 camera, I sought out historic photos of and without the benefit of any electronic aids Comes The Calvin Austin to had an departed Endthat if the at wind hadPortland indeed backed to the west Race 28 - Diesel Free for All: 1) Motivation, Tom Clemons (46.9 mph); 2) Gold Digger, been no changes mentioned as to rules or Mainers at work to copy, and old-timers who to navigation the piloting of these scheduled he shouldn’t still be hearing the deep Heather Thompson; 3) Danica Hailey, Carl Anderson III; 4) Duchess, Josh Duym; 5) Old PortlandContinued on schedule from at 5 PM Page in a 19.thick fog classes. One minor change will be at sign- could help me understand what the images steamers was a very demanding, high- reverberating voice of the fog signal! School, Chris Pope; 6) Karamel, Josh Audet; 7) Mistress, Ben Perry; and 8) Determination, withto compete. a light easterly There wind.are already After runningrumors of out a ups each skipper will be handed the day’s depicted.Parker Poole. I was privileged to be able to talk pressure job with great responsibilities, hercouple time of so new as to boats put Seal coming Island out abeam, next year the racingLeaping schedule to the compass with his he race saw, highlightedto his alarm, with a Racenumber 29 of- Fastestsharp-minded, Lobster dry-witted Boat: 1) Motivationrequiring, Tom much Clemons skill, experience, (49.5 mph); and 2) a veryGold course(a Mussel was Ridge changed 28 and afor Mitchell the long,Cove andthat there the willbig besteamer no changes was madeheaded during at right the folksDigger hailing, Heather from theThompson; late 1800s and who 3) Bud were & Dawnlevel-head, Steve inJohnson. moments of stress. Navigation uninterrupted35) and that could Down create East some leg. interesting In the races.angle Thisto its is proper being course,done to straightmake the out races into eager to talk about the old days one more in fog was based on running established darkenedcompetition pilothouse in certain the classes pilot dependingon watch sat on gothe more North smoothly Atlantic! by having any questions time. I treasure the memories of those compass courses at known rates of speed for on a stool by a partially opened window, answered before the races start. what they decide to power with. Continued on Page 22. meetings,2019 including YEAR the hour or so that I was ENDprescribed lengthsAWARDS of time. peering With into the the annual dark fog, meeting and occasionally and awards For more information on lobster boat privilegedGAS POWERED to chat with WORKJohn Toft. 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MSS-137A_wooden_boat_4x5.indd 1 6/21/16 10:49 AM Page 22. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2019 Boat And Ship Yard News competitive and ever-changing market, it’s always welcomes the challenge of custom layout and design were in need of a facelift” requests to further improve an already ex- said George Menezes, Southport COO. “We ceptional boat. For more information, please also recognize that this new hull will afford visit www.southportboats.com. us the opportunity to develop other models on this platform, including a forthcoming 30’ Dual Console.” The new model will debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (Oc- tober 30th through November 3rd), and will be on display at subsequent regional boat shows throughout the winter and spring. Contact your local Southport for more in- formation. Southport Boats builds robust, quality engineered offshore center console boats on three platforms (27′, 30′ and 33′), and their new 33 Dual Console and has developed a reputation as one of the premier boats in their class. The semi-production builder employs A Mussel Ridge 46 being finished off as a cruiser for a customer from Texas. She is scheduled experienced and dedicated craftsmen and to be finished the middle of next year. technicians who build high quality products ter consoles. in a newly acquired 100,000+ square foot Continued from Page 14. “The Southport 30 FE will set a new production facility. Southport Boats, while a At Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin they are the inside station, which means the engine direction for the Southport Center Console production builder, caters to the demanding working on the hull of a Wheeler power room will have much more space around designs” said Jonathan Kirby, Marketing needs of their customers and dealers and boat. She should be rolled over next month. everything. and Sales Director of Southport Boats. “The Out in the yard they have the former new model will carry over a lot of features FOXY LADY [Dixon 42], which was from the 33 FE and new 33 DC, but also U. S. Coast Guard News recently purchased from a bank in Massa- feature many new design cues for the whole Continued from Page 7. chusetts by a commercial fisherman from brand that we are excited to introduce on this Unified Command & Joint Information Gloucester. She needs a lot of work and an boat.” Sector Charleston watchstanders were noti- Center established for St. Simons Sound engine, which they will begin doing this fall. The Southport 30 FE fits in the middle fied by the Glynn County 911 dispatch that Incident They also have a lot of interest so they of the Southport lineup, and offers a great the M/V GOLDEN RAY had capsized in A Unified Command and Joint Informa- should be busy right into next year. mid-sized option for buyers who are looking the St. Simons Sound. The watchstanders tion Center (JIC) have been established for for a very capable offshore boat, but don’t immediately issued an urgent marine infor- the cargo vessel Golden Ray response and Southport Boats feel the need to jump up to the 33 FE. The mation broadcast and directed the launch of salvage efforts. South Gardiner new 30 FE, much like the 33 FE, will offer multiple Coast Guard assets. The Unified Command consists of the Southport Boats, a leader in offshore features and comforts that make the boat The vessel’s master and chief engineer U.S. Coast Guard, Georgia Department of center console and dual console boats with a ideal for both offshore fishing and family are assisting authorities and salvage teams to Natural Resources, and Gallagher Marine reputation for a smooth, responsive, and dry days headed to the beach or cruising to a develop plans to stabilize the vessel and con- Systems. Multiple federal, state, local and ride, today announced a new center console new harbor. The 30 FE will feel familiar to tinue rescue efforts. The GOLDEN RAY's partner organizations are also assisting in model on an all-new 30’ hull, the Southport those accustomed to the 292, but decidedly crew size is 24 people; 23 crewmembers and the response. 30 FE. The Southport 30 FE is the evolution new and fresh. one pilot. The Unified Command’s operational of the original Southport 292, and will usher “The outgoing 292 has been an ex- Coast Guard units involved in the priorities are ensuring the safety of the in a new style and design for Southport cen- tremely successful product for us, but in this response: Two Coast Guard Station Bruns- public and responders, protecting wildlife wick Response Boat crews; Two Coast and the environment, ensuring economical Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dol- activities in the area are minimally affected, phin helicopter crews; Coast Guard Cutter and the eventual salvage and safe removal Heron launched to assist; Coast Guard Sec- of the vessel. tor Charleston; Marine Safety Unit Savan- nah; and Coast Guard Salvage Engineering Coast Guard finds missing kayaker off Response Team (SERT) launched to assist. Gloucester The Port of Brunswick Captain of the 14 September Port (COTP) has established an emergency BOSTON — Coast Guard crews helped safety zone in St. Simons Sound. Vessels are find a missing person Saturday near House not authorized within .5 miles of the M/V Island. GOLDEN RAY, which is laid over on its A good Samaritan reported seeing an side. overturned orange kayak near Salem Chan- Also assisting in the response are the nel to Sector Boston watchstanders at 2:24 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, p.m. Shortly after, the wife of the missing DISCOUNT POWER TOOLS Moran Towing, SeaTow, Brunswick Bar kayaker called Sector Boston watchstanders Pilots Association, and the Glynn County reporting her husband overdue. CORDED POWER TOOLS Fire Department. Two rescue boat crews from Station CORDLESS POWER TOOLS The cause of the incident is under in- Gloucester and crews from the Salem and FUELED POWER TOOLS vestigation. Beverly Harbormasters launched. When PNEUMATIC POWER TOOLS they arrived on scene, the kayak held a dry UPDATE: bag containing a set of keys and a t-shirt. FASTENERS BRUNSWICK, GA — Coast Guard and After searching for about an hour, the HAND TOOLS salvage crews extracted the remaining four Beverly Harbormaster rescue crew found MATERIAL HANDLING Golden Ray crewmembers Monday in St. the kayaker wearing a life jacket. He floated Simons Sound near Brunswick, GA. in four-foot seas for about three hours. POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES The crewmembers were transported by "A life jacket really saved this man's SAFETY SUPPLIES a Coast Guard Station Brunswick 45-foot life," said Ensign Isabella Stoyka, the duty WELDING SUPPLIES Response Boat-Medium boat crew to Glenn public affairs officer for Sector Boston. "If County EMS for further medical evaluation. his kayak was labeled, we may have found Salvage crews were transported by him sooner." Coast Guard to the vessel at 8:22 a.m. to The water temperature was 66 degrees assess the vessel's hull and at approximately and winds were about 20 knots. 1 p.m., Monday, it was confirmed the re- His kayak was not labeled. maining four crew members were still alive If you are going out on your kayak, the inside the Golden Ray and an extraction plan Coast Guard recommends you check the was developed to safely rescue them. weather, tell someone where you are going Three crew members were safely ex- and when you will be back, wear a lifejack- tracted from the vessel at approximately 3 et, have a sound-making device, and label p.m. and the fourth and final crew member you're kayak. If you are paddling at night, was safely extracted at 5:50 p.m. make sure you have a light. October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 23. Passed Over the Bar: Gibson, Howland and Newman

Newman, 84, died peacefully September Sloop. The demand for his hulls became Continued from Page 6. 1, 2019, at Birch Bay Village in Bar Har- so great that he made the decision to build South Dartmouth, MA, and was an ardent bor. He was born July 6, 1935, the son of with three employees only the hull and deck sailor and yachting skipper in his youth. He Laurence and Eleanor (Jarvis) Newman in with engine installed and ship them to other graduated from Milton Academy and from New Haven, Connecticut. Jarvis graduated boat finishers. During the '70s, Jarvis also Harvard College, class of 1959. He lived in from Pemetic High School, SWH, in 1954. restored two original wooden Friendship Jamaica Plain from 1970 to 2016, when he Through junior and high school, he lobstered Sloops, Venture and Dictator, selling the moved to Wenham. "Born to read," as he and fished with his father and grandfather, first and keeping the second as the family would say, he worked for publisher Har- worked at the Gordon & White Garage, and boat. The Dictator restoration was chroni- court, Brace, and World and literary agent had what became a life-long interest of re- cled in Time-Life books, The Classic Boat. Sterling Lord in the early 1960s. In 1965, he storing cars. He graduated from Wentworth He sailed her in races at Friendship Harbor joined Little, Brown in Boston as a senior Institute in Boston in 1956 from the aircraft every summer as well as locally with friends trade editor. He was beloved by the scores of maintenance program. His first job was with and family and single-handedly. In 1978 authors whose work he nurtured and cham- General Electric in Cincinnati, Ohio, testing he sold the boatyard, and in 1980 started pioned. In 1978, he established Howland jet engines. After two years there, including Newman Marine Brokerage, spending the and Company, an antiquarian dealership six months of basic training in the US Army, next 35 years selling boats, and working on specializing in maritime books and literary he moved to Massachusetts to work for GE his own to use, or better, sell. first editions. He contributed innumerable in Lynn. He found an apartment in Marble- Jarvis served on the board of directors forewords and articles to books and period- head and worked for the Eastern Yacht Club of Bar Harbor Banking & Trust for 30 at Jordan-Fernald, Mount Desert where icals, notably WoodenBoat magazine, and summer nights and weekends. years. He was a Vestry member of St. John's memorial services were held. A reception was the author of The New Bedford Yacht Early in 1961 Jarvis called Susan Church, the SWH warrant committee, was followed. Jarvis will be laid to rest at Mount Club: A History (2002) and No Ordinary Bunker, a Southwest Harbor girl who was a member of the Lions' Club, the Causeway Height Cemetery, remaining in his much- Being: W. Starling Burgess, Inventor, Naval attending school in Boston, and later that Club, the Friendship Sloop Society, and the loved hometown of Southwest Harbor. Architect, Poet, Aviation Pioneer, and Mas- year they were married in the same church SWH Bullseye Fleet. He was an honorary Those who desire may make contri- ter of American Design (2014) among other they had both attended in SWH. In 1962 member of the Tred Avon Yacht Club in butions in Jarvis memory to the Southwest works. Over the years, Louie supported after their first daughter, Kathe, was born, Oxford, Maryland, and recently he was Harbor Historical Society, PO Box 272, and engaged with many maritime historical Jarvis went to work with the Stanley Eleva- awarded the Maine Governor's lifetime Southwest Harbor, ME 04679. organizations; he was a longtime trustee of tor Company of Nashua, New Hampshire, achievement award for promoting Maine's the New Bedford Whaling Museum and of installing elevators throughout northern boat-building industry. Starting with what Mystic Seaport Museum. He also was a fel- New England. Six months after the birth of seemed a simple rowboat, Jarvis's business low of the Massachusetts Historical Society their second daughter, Kim, in 1964, they expanded to include classic Friendship and a member of the Tavern Club. Louie returned to Southwest Harbor when Bob Sloops, lobster boats, and Downeast plea- WANTED was predeceased by his parents, Llewellyn Hinckley offered Jarvis a job in the fiberglass sure boats, enjoyed by boaters far and wide. Howland, Jr. and Sarah Ives Howland of department of the Henry Hinckley Compa- In 2016 when Jarvis suffered physical MARITIME BOOKS, South Westport. He is survived by his wife ny. After learning the fiberglass process, problems along with his dementia, he moved MAGAZINES, of 52 years, Jessie W. "Jay" Howland; his Jarvis saw a need for a rowboat or yacht to Birch Bay Village in Bar Harbor. While sisters, Sarah H. Godfrey of Rumford, RI, tender to sell sailboat owners. He began there for 3 ½ years, he made many friends DOCUMENTS and Hope H. Hale of Carmel, CA; a daugh- building them at home and sold his first one with other residents and caregivers while ter, Jessie H. Cahill (wife of John A. Cahill in 1966. In 1968 Jarvis and Sue purchased enthusiastically participating in the many POSTCARDS III); a son, Cornelius (husband of Caroline The Village Washtub in town, and Jarvis left activities that were offered. and Angle Howland); three grandchildren; and Hinckley's to build rowboats in a shop he Jarvis was predeceased by his parents; numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. His built behind while Sue ran the laundromat. older brother, Larry Newman; and twin PHOTOGRAPHS sweetness, brilliance, wit, generosity, and At that time he thought he would build a sister, Janet Cutliffe. creativity will be sorely missed. His memory classic Maine boat, a Friendship Sloop, in He is survived by his wife, Susan Bun- Maine Coastal News will be cherished. Memorial contributions fiberglass, so he used a wooden 25' sloop to ker Newman, daughter, Kathe, and husband will be welcomed by the New Bedford build a hull and deck mold. In 1969, 50 years Dan Walton; daughter, Kim, and husband P.O. Box 710 Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, ago this month, launched his first fiberglass Tim Kearns; grandchildren Susan Falt, Winterport, Maine 04496 New Bedford, MA 02740. Memorial service Friendship Sloop that continues to sail out Sarah and husband Peter Philbrook, Gordon (207) 223-8846 information will appear later. of SWH today. In 1970, Jarvis Newman Falt, and Claire Kearns, and many nieces and Boats was formed, and the family moved to nephews. Jarvis W. Newman Manset, where he built a larger shop behind Friends were invited September 14 1935-2019 his grandparents' house and expanded to SOUTHWEST HARBOR - Jarvis Ward include powerboats and a larger Friendship M C N A D V E R T I S E R S

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John may still need to be saved,” Said Greg the 21st century. local community in Adak, but also training Continued from Page 8. Mason. Strategic Systems Programs is the Navy to clear underwater hazards and repair port When orders to the Nevada-class bat- When the banging and screaming command that provides cradle-to-grave facilities—a skill that will be absolutely cru- tleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) and the stopped, Guy Mason knew it was over, and lifecycle support for the sea-based leg of the cial in a future fight for sea control,” Rojas Altair-class destroyer tender USS Rigel (AR that Austin had died. nation's nuclear triad. This includes training, said. 11) populated in 1941, each needed chief Both Guy Mason and Austin saved systems, equipment, facilities and personnel MDSU-1 provides combat ready, expe- warrant officers in their carpentry shops. many lives that day, and Austin lost his in responsible for ensuring the safety, security, ditionary, rapidly deployable mobile diving Guy Mason insisted Austin take the orders the process. The Evarts-class destroyer es- and effectiveness of the nation's Submarine and salvage companies to conduct harbor to the Oklahoma to experience battleship cort USS Austin (DE 15), commissioned in Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Trident clearance, salvage, underwater search and life; Mason had previously been stationed 1943, was named in honor of Austin, who II (D5) strategic weapon system. recovery, and underwater emergency repairs on a battleship, the USS Nevada (BB 36). posthumously received the Navy Cross. SLBMs are one leg of the nation's in any environment. As one of only two such “He told his best friend, John, that he Due to his tireless efforts looking for strategic nuclear deterrent triad that also in- units in the U.S. Navy, MDSU-1 provides should experience officer-life on a battle- Austin, Guy Mason saved the lives of 32 cludes the U.S. Air Force's intercontinental fleet commanders the ability to gain or main- ship,” said Greg Mason as he talked about Sailors stuck on the inside of the Oklaho- ballistic missiles(ICBMs) and nuclear-capa- tain access to ports and begin the process of how his grandfather persuaded his best ma and his actions were recognized by the ble bombers. Each part of the Triad provides returning damaged or stranded vessels to friend to take the orders. “John was a taller, Navy, and was awarded a citation of heroism unique capabilities and advantages. SLBMs sea. portly man,” added Mason. signed by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. make up about 70 percent of the U.S.'s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Sunday morning, December 7, at 7:53 “My grandfather did not set-out to be deployed strategic nuclear deterrent Triad. One, the parent command of MDSU-1, man, a.m., Guy Mason was at his house which a hero,” said Greg Mason. “He knew his The SLBM is the most survivable, provides trains and equips Navy EOD and expedition- overlooked the harbor above Ford Island. best friend was on the Oklahoma, due to his persistent presence and allows flexible con- ary divers as the world’s premier combat Guy Mason and his son Arthur were home. advice of going to the Oklahoma, and was cept of operations. force for eliminating explosive threats and Greg Mason talked about his then eight- trying to find him. He ultimately saved 32 underwater hazards, so the fleet and nation year-old father looking down on the harbor lives while looking for one.” Navy Divers Clear Fishing Vessel From can fight and win. and seeing a lightshow, hearing awesome Alaska Harbor in Arctic Exercise About 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine sounds and being entertained by the display. USS Nebraska Tests Four Trident II D5 From Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Corps personnel are participating in Arc- Guy Mason realized Austin was on duty that Missiles One Public Affairs tic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise day down the hill on the Oklahoma and got From U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Pro- ADAK, Alaska (NNS) -- Navy divers as- (AECE) 2019 in the Aleutian Islands and a uniform on, called a shipmate and waited grams Public Affairs signed to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit south-central Alaska Sept. 1-28. for a ride. SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy con- One (MDSU-1) removed an abandoned AECE is one in a series of 2019 exer- The USS Oklahoma started to roll ducted four scheduled missile test flights fishing boat from the harbor of a community cises to prepares joint forces to respond to almost instantly and within 15 minutes, of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles from in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands this week, in crises in the Indo-Pacific region. AECE tests the ship was capsized. Austin was in the USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), an Ohio-class support of Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities the logistical transfer capabilities of joint ex- carpentry shop onboard and after the torpe- ballistic missile submarine, off the coast of Exercise (AECE) 2019. peditionary force in the Arctic environment. does struck the sides there was one exit: a Southern California this week. Fishing Vessel (F/V) Heritage, aban- This includes wet logistics over the shore, porthole. The first two launches took place Sept. doned over 10 years ago, was blocking expeditionary mine countermeasures, mo- Austin assisted with the escape of 15 4, and the last two were Sept. 6. All occurred private and commercial fishing boats from bile diving and salvage, offshore petroleum shipmates from the carpentry shop. before sunrise. access to the city of Adak's boat ramp, the discharge system operations, and expedi- By the time the second wave of attacks These test flights were part of a Com- primary launch point into the harbor. In tionary infrastructure assessment program. hit Pearl Harbor at 8:55 a.m., Guy Mason mander Evaluation Test (CET) whose May, the Navy divers conducted surveys Navy and Marine Corps participants was in a car with three other Sailors, driving primary goal was to validate performance and inspections to understand what person- will conduct operational and tactical ac- through the parking lot of the Officer’s Club expectations of the life-extended Trident II nel and equipment would be required. The tions to validate the Distributed Maritime on base. (D5) strategic weapon system. divers also interviewed the local community Operations (DMO), Littoral Operations in Greg Mason chuckled as he recounted These launches mark 176 successful to learn their observations of the boat over a Contested Environment (LOCE) and the the story told by his grandfather, “My grand- flights of the Trident II (D5) strategic weap- time. They determined that structural de- Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations father said as they were driving through the on system. CETs and other flight tests are terioration had made F/V Heritage beyond (EABO) concepts. parking lot, the second wave of attacks was conducted on a recurring, scheduled basis to salvageable. happening and he told the driver to stop the evaluate and ensure the continued reliability After confirming its fuel tanks were WWII Navy Vet Awarded Medals 75 car, get out, and hide underneath the car. The and accuracy of the system. The missile empty and that residual oil in the hydraulic Years After Service driver replied ‘but sir, I can’t stop here this tests were not conducted in response to any lines and sumps was minimal, the divers From the Office of the Navy Chief of is the Officer’s club, and I’m enlisted’.” ongoing world events. scrapped the vessel by cutting it in place until Information By the time they got down to the shore, "Our nation's sea-based deterrent has smaller sections could be pulled ashore for WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the it had been over an hour since the first wave been a critical component of ournational disposal. Navy Richard V. Spencer awarded a WWII of attacks hit the island. Guy Mason reported security since the 1960s, and this week's The salvage and removal operation took Sailor two high-level combat decorations to the Rigel, heard what happened to the launches continue to demonstrate the cred- about one week, with divers beginning their in recognition of his meritorious service as Oklahoma and raced to the battleship. ibility and reliability of our life-extended work on Sept. 2 and completing removal an aircrewman in the European theater, in a Guy Mason and a few Sailors climbed missiles," said Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, Sept. 8. Sept. 10 Pentagon ceremony. on the hull of the Oklahoma and Greg Mason director of the Navy's Strategic Systems While this salvage and removal oper- Bernard Bartusiak of Chicago, now remembered his grandfather telling him the Programs, the command responsible for the ation focused on removing an underwater 95, joined the Navy in May of 1941, at age screams and banging from inside the hull Navy's strategic weapons. hazard for the community of Adak, it also 17. He eventually served as an aviation told them there were survivors, and he had to The Trident II (D5) strategic weapon provided realistic, relevant training for Navy machinist’s mate 1st class on the aircrew of get in: Austin was inside. Guy Mason drilled system, originally designed with a life span divers in a cold-water environment. This a PB4Y Liberator in the European theater. small holes to make sure he was not cutting to 2024, recently underwent a life extension training helps them stay ready to maintain After the war, Bartusiak became a corporate a fuel or oil tank, then cut through the metal that will keep it operational through the late access to ports and contribute to our nation’s accountant and married Dolores, his wife of to gain access. 2040s. The life-extended missiles will serve lethality, whenever and wherever duty calls. 65 years. “My father said ‘I remember seeing for the remaining service life of U.S Ohio- The divers are also scheduled to con- Spencer presented Bartusiak the Distin- my father put his uniform on that day, get class and United Kingdom Vanguard-class duct surveys on two sunken tugboats in the guished Flying Cross with gold star (in lieu in a car and he did not return for three days, SSBNs, and as the initial loadout for the main jetty of Adak's Sweeper Cove, where of second award) and the Air Medal, second and when he did, his feet were covered in U.S. Columbia-class and U.K. Dread- they'll collect video and photos that will be through eight strike flight awards, in rec- bandages due to burns from being on the hot nought-class SSBNs. used to determine removal or salvage solu- ognition of 20 combat missions Bartusiak hull of the ship,” said Greg Mason. The life extension program addressed tions. completed from April 1943 to August 1944. Greg Mason added that was the only potential aging and obsolescence issues. MDSU-1 will also conduct a shore The Distinguished Flying Cross was time Arthur Mason saw his father cry. "The life extended missiles are now being cleanup and will regrade the boat ramp to awarded for Bartusiak’s “extraordinary During his three days inside the cap- deployed to the Fleet, but ourwork is not ensure it's safe for local use. The U.S. Navy achievement while participating in aerial sized-Oklahoma, Guy Mason used cold done," Wolfe said. pays close attention to its environmental flight.” The Air Medal recognizes “single chisels to get to different compartments "The nuclear deterrence mission is the impacts and with any salvage operation, en- acts of heroism or meritorious achievement” throughout the ship, all in search for his Department of Defense's No. 1 priority, vironmental concerns are one of the Navy’s in flight. best friend, who he knew was a larger man. and for the U.S. Navy that means not only top priorities. “This honor may be overdue, but I am He stayed in the ship, desperately looking maintaining our current capability, but also Capt. Oscar Rojas, commodore of humbled by the opportunity to present it,” for Austin, who he felt would not have developing the next generation of Trident Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One, Spencer said to the audience, which included been on duty, nor the Oklahoma at all, had missiles and shipboard strategic weapon said removing the fishing vessel not only Bartusiak’s two daughters, as well as U.S. he not convinced Austin to experience the system that will ensure a credible sea-based removed a navigational hazard abut also set Rep. Dan Lipinski, who represents Bartu- battleship lifestyle. As long as sounds were deterrent for the next 40 years and beyond," conditions for future military training and siak’s district in Illinois. coming from inside the ship, there was still he added. operations in the region, allowing clearer Reflecting on the contributions of Navy a chance Austin was alive. A credible, effective nuclear deterrent access to the Bering Sea. aviators to the Allied victory, Spencer quot- “My grandfather only stayed in the is essential to our national security and the “I’m incredibly proud of the work our ed late Prime Minister Winston Churchill: ship for three days because the screams and security of U.S. allies. Deterrence remains expeditionary Navy divers have conducted “Never was so much owed by so many, to banging lasted for three days, which meant a cornerstone of national security policy in up here in Alaska, not only supporting the so few.” October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 25. Willis Spear talks Fishing in Casco Bay

Continued from Page 5. Looking at another photograph Willis of work before we brought her home. I time Academy and two of them graduated pointed out that this was where DiMillo's is noticed on the front of the engine, the 3116 from there. Willis said, “I have got an too predictable. He caught fish and did it now. He added, “There were two wharves had a pulley system that ran a water pump engineer's license, small one for tugs and without a lot of fuss.” there, Pocahontas and Long Wharf. Poca- and that belt needed to be tightened and we I had to renew it and the last two times I “These guys taught me how to go hontas got its name from the Pocahontas could not free up the idler. By a miracle of went to Castine. Inevitably if you travel in dragging,” explained Willis. “My father- Coal Company. On the condominium God, we got this mechanic, Abrahamsen, that circle you will run into somebody that in-law built all my nets when I had that side that caught fire and it burned down and he came down and put a torch. It had an you know. Both times I went up there, there Newman built. I have four sons, Marshall, Pocahontas and Long wharves. Long aluminum cover on the front of the engine was somebody that I knew. This last time Colby, Jed, and another who passed away. Wharf was just that, the longest wharf and he said, ‘you keep it on there, don't was advanced firefighting and I am getting They all went fishing. I made them go in Portland out beyond Custom House take it off.’ We heated up that bolt and it a little older and to go into a burning house to see if they liked it or not. I remember and beyond Willard's Wharf. There was a finally let go enough to loosen up. He told with a Scott air pack is getting tougher. we had a pile of traps on the boat at the lot of gill netters, and a lot of them were me on 9-11, he was the first man to show There was a kid that sailed with Chevron, community dock that we used. In the Danes and Swedes that lived in Portland up with the generators. He stayed there he was a lawyer and didn't like it and now winter time nobody used it much so we and a lot of them went fishing. I call them for two weeks and that was all he could sails first mate and is happy. He helped me were bringing gear up and getting ready square heads. It is not a derogatory remark take. He also told us, if you run into bad get my Scott air pack on so it didn't have to go dragging, spitting snow, cold, it was because someone once told me that when weather, you don't have to go out through the twists in it, so I got through alright.” dark out maybe 5:30 or so, I told my wife they were in Oslo, Norway they saw a sign the entrance to Great South Bay, which Willis’ father went to MMA, Class to bring them all down, we will pick the that said, haircut, $4.00, a dollar a side, but was Fire Island, you could run inside Fire of 1944 and his wife’s brother also went, traps off the boat, all they have to do is it had to do with the nails. Scandinavians Island all the way to Shinnecook. I looked Class of 1968. “My first cousin,” added slide them up the rail. We had a piece of made their nails with square heads so that at a chart and said, no way. He said, you can Willis, “He just passed away at 77. He went quarter round stainless on the handrail. I is why they called everybody from Scan- do it. That day we went it was a miserable to sea until he was 72 on the DEEP WATER can remember those guys coming down in dinavia square heads. I learned that from southeaster and we had to run on the inside PATHFINDER, which was an exploratory their pajamas with their boots on, heavy a kid who was a Caterpillar mechanic in thick fog, all the way to Shinnecook. There drill ship the last of it.” coats and I would set the trap up and they New York City and his last name was Abra- is a canal at Shinnecook that runs north in Willis earned his degree at Vocational would push it up the dock. This will cure hamsen. He was a Norwegian and he told the Great Peconic Bay and once you cross School and went to sea after he got out on them, they will never want to go fishing me that story. Our son Marshall bought a the Great Peconic Bay you are up where seismic ships for two or three years. But again. Yeah, they all went, every one of fiberglass boat, a 35 T. Jason in Great South Shelter Island is. more about that in the next issue! them and they have done well.” Bay on Long Island. It needed a little bit All Willis’ sons attended Maine Mari- IMOCA News Continued from Page 10. measure up against the others.” complete the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe after on the finishing touches to our boat, but of Living up to his reputation, Alex Thom- dismasting, but I found a new sponsor, who course, we have been watching the other A trained naval architect, Charlie Dalin son impressed everyone in early August agreed to build a brand new IMOCA.” While IMOCAs that have recently been launched. was keen to follow each phase of the design when he presented his new IMOCA in the waiting for his new boat to be launched, We have already seen that they are very fast and construction of his Apivia (designed by colours of Hugo Boss (designed by VPLP). he was able to try out a foiler, thanks to and that the sailors in charge of them are in Verdier). “I was heavily involved in all of the “We have innovated and pushed back the training sessions in Cascais aboard Yannick good shape,” explained Thomas. “It’s inter- choices. I know all her characteristics down limits. We’re not afraid of doing things dif- Bestaven’s Maître CoQ under the leader- esting, because the new IMOCAs have been to the smallest detail. I have had this boat ferently. We may not always get it right, but ship of Roland Jourdain. After the naming designed by various architects. They have in mind for a long time, so that even before we acknowledge that. But we’re not afraid ceremony for DMG Mori, planned for 11th been pushed to the limits. It’s fantastic to be she was launched, I felt I knew her well,” of exploring things that haven’t been done September in Lorient, Kojiro Shiraishi and part of this with what should be a great boat. he said. “We haven’t yet been out ten times before,” declared the British skipper, who his team will be able to carry out their first The IMOCA to which we are the closest is on her, but everything seems to be work- is waiting for the Transat Jacques Vabre to trips and start work on setting up the boat. Apivia, as she was designed by the same ing well. Apivia seems to be a well-built do battle against the other new generation The Japanese sailor will be competing in architect and using the same basic designs.” boat. They’ve done a fine job and I’m very IMOCAs. Alex’s rocket stands out with her the Transat Jacques Vabre, with a co-skipper According to Thomas Ruyant, “Each boat pleased with the systems we have chosen, cockpit, which is completely closed, offer- at his side, whose name has not yet been will have their own preferred range of use.” her ease of handling and in particular the ing better protection while allowing him to announced. “I can’t wait to race against the The skipper from Northern France added: closed off protective cover.” Accompanied see clearly what is happening at the front other competitors to see what I am capable “We have all gone for different choices, by his co-skipper, Yann Eliès, Charlie Dalin of the boat. As the cockpit is built into the of achieving, in particular against the other in particular in terms of ease of handling took advantage of the training session at the hull, the centre of gravity has been lowered, new IMOCAs, which seem to be excellent,” depending on our own experiences. With Finistère centre to carry out his first speed as have the boom and sails, which means added Kojiro. the team, I went for a good all-round boat, tests, keeping a watchful eye on Charal and improvements in terms of aerodynamics. Thomas Ruyant (Advens for cy- which is reliable, robust and "easy" to sail. Arkea-Paprec of course. “Taking into ac- Alex Thomson is also doing things different- bersecurity): “We have been push- We have also done a lot of work on the count that she has only just been launched, ly with his foils. They are huge and curved ing the architects to their limits” sails. We have gone for some very different we’re not doing too badly. People have been and unlike anything seen on an IMOCA The final boat to be launched this summer choices in that area…” talking a lot about hulls and foils, but we before. “Alex was bound to have the biggest will be Thomas Ruyant’s IMOCA (designed must not forget the “engine” on these boats, foils in the fleet,” smiled Sébastien Simon. by Verdier), which is due to come out of the by which I mean the sails. I’m very pleased “We too thought of that option with a con- yard on Saturday. “We remain fully focused and for a first set, the sails are interesting,” stant curve, but in the end we didn’t go down said a content Charlie, before adding a word that road, as we didn’t think it would be the of caution. “It is still too early to make any most efficient. We’ll see who was right.” conclusions. We haven’t yet sailed in a wide Launched very recently (on 2nd Sep- enough range of conditions to do that. The tember), DMG Mori, Kojiro Shiraishi’s new first real test will be the Transat Jacques IMOCA was designed by VPLP and built Vabre. After that race, which is a bit like the using the moulds from Charal. “I have been MOTORSPORTS start of the Vendée Globe, we’ll see things dreaming of a new boat for thirty years,” more clearly and be able to say how we said the Japanese skipper. “I was unable to KYMCO Introducing the Back Cove 39O World's #1 Scooter Continued from Page 15. well proportioned, and comfortable. starting at $1499 Tooling work is already underway and everyone connected, featuring a galley up the first Back Cove 39O will launch late in design and side-by-side captain and mate the summer of 2020. Her official debut will seats opposite a comfortable U-shaped take place at the 2020 fall boat shows from HJC Woody's ZOX settee. The result is a perfect space where Newport to Ft Lauderdale. the crew can enjoy a meal, or lounge while For additional information contact: Amsoil Carbide Katadin Gear staying out of the sun or the rain. Jamie Bloomquist, Title: National Sales Below deck, owners and guests can Manager, (207) 594-8821, jbloomquist@ 56 New Meadows Rd., W. Bath, ME 04530 relax in the privacy of a lower lounge and backcoveyachts.com; Bentley Collins, stream a favorite program to the Smart TV. VP Sales & Marketing, (207) 650-1517, Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-12 The spacious owners' cabin forward offers a [email protected]; or Jamie queen-sized island berth and private access Governale, Marketing Coordinator, (207) to the head and shower. For the crew, two 572-0332, [email protected] 207-443-9702 single beds in the guest cabin are secluded, Page 26. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2019 MARITIME NEWS FROM THE PAST - Maine Industrial Journal - 1890

10 January is warm and balmy, and the sun shines clear use, but the sweet pulp renders the pod an TO SMOOTH THE PATH OF THE Page 2. and bright. The influenza is on the rampage important article of food to the poor classes MARINER. WORTHY OF A YANKEE BRAIN. and pneumonia is prevalent. But such is life of the countries in which the tree grows. They A North Haven Man’s Invention for Spread- A Project for Making the Kennebec the and now I want to have a few words to say are very much used by the Moors and Arabs. ing Oil upon the Sea. Outlet for the Commerce of the Great Lakes. about a new dead-fall. When I was a boy They are also valuable as food for horses, Mr. Omar Thomas of North Haven has Commerce of The Great Lakes. down in the interior confines of an uncut for which they are much employed. A son of been engaged for several months in exper- The feasibility of Ship railways is about number of a northern township, I used to set sunny Italy came into the fruit store, where I iments in the use of o il for the purpose of to be tested. At the head of the Bay of Fundy deal-falls for rabbits. We would prop up one was examining Saint John’s biscuit the other smoothing the surface of the rough seas and the Chignecto Ship railway is now being end of a log in such a manner that when the day, as soon as he caught sight of the pods, preventing the sea from breaking. It has been built to extend the commerce of the bay bait was touched the log would fall upon the her remarked that they fed those to horses in known for many centuries that oil spread to the straits of Northumberland and vice innocent and unsuspecting bunny. This ends the old country, and asked the price of them. upon the surface of “troubled waters” pro- versa, a distance of about eighteen miles. It it so far as bunny is concerned; but the West On being informed by my friend Gilbert that duce that effect, but it is only within a few is expected to convey vessels safely across End Street. Railway has a dead-fall worth they were worth 6 cents per pound, he said years that attempts have been made to put the Isthmus, at from ten to twelve miles, tow of this one that I have just described, he guessed he’s stick to oats. These pods are this knowledge to practical and systematic for the same purpose, also one of Canada and the people of Boston and vicinity are the imported into this country under the name of use. Recently, the attention of seafaring men seventy miles in length from the Georgian bunnies. At each side of every draw of each Locust Beans, which have received the name has been especially directed to the problem Bay to Lake Ontario, and another across the of the bridges that cross the Charles river, of Saint John’s bread. It seems probable that of devising plans which vessels laboring in peninsula of Michigan from Michigan City the trolly wires terminate. This terminus, in they are the husks, (keration) of the parable heavy seas might be relieved from danger to Toledo, a distance of one hundred and order to be stable, is effected by means of a of the Prodigal son. The Arabs make the pulp and trouble by the use of ;oil, and many seventy miles. large iron cross beam or trestle which is sus- of the bean into a preserve like tamarinds. ways of placing it on the water have been Now if ship railways are to become a pended over the street, and fastened with iron They tell me that too much of the pod is suggested. prominent thing of the future why not inquire bolts to an upright iron post on either side of hurtful, but I haven’t the curiosity to verify Mr. Thomas, who has followed the sea into the chances of our own State of Maine the street. This cross piece is said to weight the experiment. for many years, found ink his experience becoming interested in the success of such not far from a ton. Across the draw itself, the I have this week a few more interesting and observation that one great difficulty and enterprises? Our Government has made wires continue, these wires being only short facts about the exhibit, at the Maritime Ex- obstacle to the successful use of this agent is scores of greater outlays for commerce than ones, and terminating at each end of the draw. hibition, of the Bethlehem (Pa.) iron Works. that when the oil is spread upon the surface it to make the Kennebec River navigable for This is so arranged to allow the bridge to be The first piece in the shaft manufactured is quickly blown by the wind to leeward, and vessels of medium draught as far as Water- opened. How the electric communication for the Calumet & Hecia Mining Compa- so is soon of no benefit to the vessel, most of ville, which lies about sixty miles from the remains unbroken, I am uninformed. The ny. It is a hollow shaft of open hearth fluid which can have but a limited supply of oil. ocean. Assuming the feasibility of making trolly, in passing from the section of wire on compressed steel; length of body, 29 feet, To meet this, he saw that the proper way was the St. Francis River in Canada navigable the draw to the land end, has to “jump,” as 1 ½ inches; extreme length over cranks, 30 to devise some means by which the oil could for an equal distance from the St. Lawrence, it is called, a very short space. Well, as the feet, 7 ½ inches; diameter 16 inches; throw be place at some distance to the windward then the two terminal points for navigation trolley is not a very ponderous arrangement of crank, 4 feet; weight, 17 434 pounds. and under water so that it rose to the surface would be separated by a distance of only it don’t seem as if it ought to knock over this It is said to be the most beautiful piece of it would spread out and get its work in the about one hundred and twenty miles. It is cross beam, but the other day the trolley was shafting ever manufactured in the United most effective manner and just where it was believed a pass could be effected through passing down came the beam, badly knock- States, and is fully equal to any product of a needed , directly to windward of the vessel. that almost continuous range of mountains ing out the conductors and frightening the similar character ever made in the world, it To effect this, Mr. Thomas has invented extending from the Alleghanies to the gulf of passengers half out of their wits. is as highly polishes as the mechanism of a a device consisting of a mortar and bomb. St. Lawrence, more easily on this line than I read in the newspapers recently, of a watch, and shows what is the character of the The latter is a nearly globular shell of cast on any other. sub-way in New York which had become machinery required by the Calmut & Hecia iron filled with oil. On the side towards the The harbor on the lower Kennebec is filled with illuminating gas. A man entered Company to unearth their ore from the depths muzzle as it lies in the mortar is an aperture, fifteen miles long and one of the best shel- it with a lighted lantern, and –whish! The of Lake Superior. While this shaft illustrates closed by a hinged cover, fitting tightly, and tered in the known world. It is deep enough man went up, and so did the sidewalk, street, the perfection to which machine finishing fastened with sort of a latch. This latch is for the largest class of ships and accessible bricks, stone and earth. Several people who can be carried upon large pieces of steel, the so constructed that when the mortar is dis- at all seasons of the year. The overshadowing were standing and passing by went up like- other pieces show the work accomplished by charged the pressure of the air releases it. But problem with the people of the already great wise. Now there is a decidedly Vesuvian fla- the new process of hydraulic forging. One is the aperture in the shell is not opened till it and rapidly increasing Northwest engaged vor to this and it is just what is liable to occur a tube or barrel for a 10 inch breech-loading strikes the water and sinks beneath the sur- in agriculture, mining and manufacturing, is in Boston any day. We have had warning of it high power rifle gun. It is 27 feet 2 inches face. The shell is so weighted that as it sinks how to place the output of their respective from the gas companies. I was walking down long; largest outside diameter, 10 ½ inches; the aperture is uppermost, and the cover is plants in the markets of the world at the least Milk Street this afternoon when I noticed a weight 23,000 pounds. At one end a 1 8 inch lifted by the pressure of the oil upon it. Thus possible cost. Notwithstanding the sharp man in the act of going down into a sub-way. cut has been taken for a distance of 3 feet, the oil is released well beneath the surface, competition of numerous lines of railroad, Well, now, I just took a half hitch in my train one end has been faced to show the abso- and rises through the waves; producing the the commerce of the lakes in increasing be- of thought and made tracks for another street. lute soundness of the metal and the beauty most effective results. It is believed that yond all precedent, and could a new outlet It took me a little longer to get to my desti- of the forging. It has a 9-inch forged hill life-saving crews, supplied with this appara- be made for this great world of industry, so nation, going another way, but I was happier throughout its entire length, as regular and tus, could smooth the waters about a standed that small and medium sized vessels might on account of it, and I didn’t lose so much true as if it has been bored. The third forging wreck so that it would be possible to board reach an Atlantic port, it would be one of the time by doing it as I should in gathering up is for the strengthening hoop of the 12-inch it, when it could be done by no other means. great achievements of the age. my scattered remains and placing them in breech-loading rifle of the United States It would also be useful on board vessels and This great West and Northwest form one proper order for a post-mortem examination. army. It is a cylindrical hollow forging, 6 ft on breakwaters or other points near where of the great factors of the world abounding in I saw the electrical registering compass, 3/12 ins long; outside diameter, 47 /12 ins. vessels are anchored, to calm the water where valuable resources yet untouched, but soon of which I wrote some weeks ago, in oper- Inside diameter 38 3-8 inch; weight, 12,940 the fleet is riding. to be entered upon by the great incoming tide ation at the Maritime Exhibition last night. lbs. The children at the Exhibition amuse Mr. Thomas has also invented a drag- of immigration. Perhaps some of our great It is a marvelous piece of mechanism. With themselves by running through it. These can for vessels. It may be made of any size— uncles from across the water with millions to its aid the owner of a ship, on her return to forgings are perfect in many senses, and perhaps containing 10 gallons of oil. At the invest, together with some of our neighbors port, can tell how many knots she passed over has already excited the greatest enthusiasm bottom of the can is a mushroom anchor, and of the Dominion, interested in the develop- during every hour and day of the voyage. and admiration. The modern high power, it is designed to be thrown from the deck of a ment of this great inland territory, may look The exact latitude and longitude of the ship steel, breech-loading rifles, for which these vessel and sunk to the depth of 4 or 5 fathoms, this route over and conclude to secure a site on any minute, hour and day of the voyage forgings are intended, are composed of a with a line attached to it. Just as it is thrown, on the lower Kennebec for a great city. Let is faithfully recorded upon a properly ruled tube, or barrel, a long jacket extending over a valve at the bottom of the can is opened, them be asssured of a most cordial welcome card. the rear half of the tube, and several layers and the pressure of the water forces the oil in any undertaking which is to benefit the In some of our fruit stores we find a of strengthening hoops. The exhibit further out gradually through small holes at the top. world and of co-operation if desired. John peculiar pod which is esteemed greatly, es- demonstrates the ability of the people of It is believed that this device will be found N. Dennett in Waterville Mail. pecially by the Jewish and Italian trade. This these United States to reach excellence by very useful, and especially so to vessels lying pod is the product of the Carob, A’Lgarobe, a shorter path than our neighbors across the at anchor in exposed places—on the banks, Page 3. or Locust tree, (Ceratonia siligua) of the sea, when we once enter upon a policy. for instance. The internal construction of this FROM THE HUB OF THE UNI- natural order Leguminosae, subiterranean I am sorry to learn that the esteemed can is not to be disclosed at present, but Mr. VERSE. Sea. The tree, in size and mannor of growth agent of the Merchants and Miners’ Trans- Thomas claims that it is such as to secure very The New Year and Remarkable Weath- much resembles the apple tree, but with portation Company, (Boston and Baltimore) good results. He has working models of both er.—A New Deadfall and How it Works. dark evergreen leaves, instead of deciduous is to retire from the office the first of the year; his inventions, and many experiments satisfy –Gass Explosions in Sub Ways.—A ones. The fruit is a brown leathery pod, 5 to this is to be regretted, and it so regarded, him that they will work just as designed. Self Registering Compass.—Note and 8 inches long, a little curved, and contain- by all who had had the pleasure of either He will patent them if they are found to be Comment. ing a fleshy, and rather spongy and mealy meeting or doing business with Mr. George patentable. [Rockland Opinion] (Correspondence of The Journal.) pulp of an alleged agreeable sweetish taste, E. Smalley. The New Year, 1890, has come in with somewhat resembling bananas, honey, sug- I understand that the keel of the new A New Fish Product. a broad grin. People here are going about ar, syrup, licorice, molasses, champagne, steel Government cruiser is to be laid at once A company has been organized at Hali- sweltering in winter clothing, at the time I or sweet potatoes, n which lie a number of in Loring’s yard South Boston. fax, with a capital of $200,000, of which 30 am writing, in a temperature that ought not shiny brown seeds, which look like small The Maritime Exhibition closes to-day. percent has been paid in, for the manufacture to be higher in the middle of April. The air flattened beans. The seed is bitter, and of no ALLAN ERIC. of steam-compressed codfish. The process is October 2019 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 27. MARITIME NEWS FROM THE PAST - Maine Industry Journal - 1890 thus described in the Halifax Herald: interesting facts concerning the new boats and Montevideo. to Portland, coal, p. t.; schooner Ernest Lee, The fish are taken into the cellar, are now being constructed for the Boston and W. A. and A. R. Yates of Vassalboro and Boothbay to St. Andrew’s, fertilizer, $1.25 skinned and thoroughly washed; The skins, New York lines. The Portland and Cottage Waterville, sons of A. Yates of Round Pond, ton; schooner Georgia, Portland to Car- fins, and tails are utilized in the manufacture City are being entirely built and finished Me., the agents on the west coast of Africa danas, empty hhds.; p. t.; schooner Addie of glue. The fish are then elevated to the top in Maine. Among other speakers were the for N. B. Mansfield, having purchased from Charleson, Philadelphia to Havana coal, story, where thay are cooked by steam in venerable vice-presidents, Captain Richard this administrators of the estate the assets, $2.10; hogsheads 80c; schooner Minnie Ber- compartments. Next the bones are all taken Sheppard, Captain W. E. Dennison, Mr. J. F. exceeding $200,000, and good will of the gen, horse Island and Portland to Port Spain, out and the fish passed through blanketed Liscomb, Hon. W. G. Davis, Captain C. W. business conducted by the late N. B. Mans- ice and general cargo, $1,800; schooner Etta rollers, under which process the moisture Ford, Captain Harding of Yarmouth and oth- field to the gold coast colony, West Africa, A. Stinson, Darien to Thomaston, lumber is all extracted. Then they pass into the ers. A letter from the president of the Boston with factories at Elmina, Cape Coast, Salt (two trips) $8.00. “shredder” on the third floor, where they are Marine Society, Captain R. G. F. Candage Pond, Appam, Winnebah and Accra, where The New York, Maine and New Bruns- reduced to a fibre having the appearance of was warmly received. the brothers reside alternately. They have wick Steamship Company has been incor- fine wool. associated with them Mr. S. D. Shattuck, porated under the laws of New Jersey. Its Thence by means of an endless bank, Page 8. Mr. Mansfield’s manager and George A. officers are as follows: Thomas M. Bartlett, it passes to the dry box, where it is partially Commerce and Trade. Drysdale of London, Eng., and under the president; E. S. Mower, vice-president; Man- dried by steam and fan blast. From this box The value of imports at Portland for style of Yates Brothers Shattuck & Co. will, hattan Coal company, treasurer; directors, S. it descends through a shute to a large drying the eleven months ending Nov. 20, ’89 was in addition to their African business, and in M. Williams, Comptroller, N. J. Central R. drum on the second floor, where the drying $754.315, as against $229,665 the preced- conjunction with their many English corre- R.; John Hanah, treasurer Staples Coal co.; process is completed. After remaining in this ing year, and of exports for the same time spondents, conduct a general commission John Pierce, president New York and Maine drum, heated 120 degrees, about an hour, it $2,989,205, as against $1,168,266 for 1888. business as well. They have taken offices at Granite Paving Co.; Howard D. Troop of is retaken by bucket belts to the floor above, The Portia, the pioneer steamship of the the new Fiske building, No. 89 State Street, Troop & Son, St. John,; W. H. Smith, capital- and packed by machinery into one pound new line from St. John, N. B., to the West Boston. ist, new York. The new company which is the cardboard packages. These pastboard boxes Indies and ports in South America, makes Among recent Maine charters are the outgrowth of the line operated successfully are lined with wax paper so as to render them her first trip from St. John during the present following: Ship Rappahannock, Philadel- for several years past between New York and impervious to moist air. These packages are week. She will call at Yarmouth, N. S. for phia to Japan, 110,000 cases oil, at or about Bangor, with operate steamers from New labeled after the style of a lobster can and freight. This line has been subsidized by the 34c; barkentine R. A. C. Smith, New York York to Rockland and Bangor, and to Bar shipped in cases containing 40 lbs. each. The Dominion for government, with the belief to Havana, coal $2, petroleum in bbls. 75c Harbor, Eastport and St. John. Contracts are pastboard packages are made by machinery that Canada’s trade with the West Indies and and brick, $7; schooner Lillian Woodruff, being made for two steamships to be built in the building. Brazil will be largely increased. New York to Baracoa and back at or about as early in the year as possible; prior to the The advantages claimed are that it is In the Bangor produce market jobbing $2.250 and port charges; schooners M. V. B. completion of which the steamer Lucy P. cheaper than other fish. Each pound package prices are as follows: Apples $1.50 to $2.50 Case and George Moulton, Darlien to Bath, Miller will be run on the route between New of steam compressed contains equal to more per bbl; butter, 20 to 24c; cheese, 10 to 12c; lumber; schooner Jesse Barlow, Green’s York and Bangor and as soon as a suitable than three pounds of ordinary green salted eggs, 27c; fowl, 10 to 12c; chickens, 14 to Landing to New York, granite, $750, loaded ship is found, will be chartered and put on or boneless fish; and more than two pounds 16c; potatoes, 60 to 70c; hay, $9 to $12; and discharged; schooner WILLIAM M. the St. John route to run until new boats are of ordinary dry fish. The consumer gets yellow eye beans, $2.50 to $2.75; corn 52 to BIRD, Portland to Charleston, plaster, p. t.; ready. nothing but fish—the very essence of fish, 53c; meal, 49 to 50c; oats, 28 to 40c; bran, schooner J. W. FISH, Port Johnson to Port- all ready for eating. It is more convenient for 90 to 95c; fresh cod, 6c; halibut, 28 to 25c; land, coal, 85c; barge Lizzie Moses, Norfolk consumption as it is the most convenient for lobsters, 12c; oysters, 30 to 60c per qt; clams, ship’s stores, and for shipment. All the nutri- 25c per qt; and smelts, 12c per lb. tion in the fish is retained. It is the cheapest The value of exports from Portland fish in the market. It is the most compact last week was $122,077.44. They consisted Maine Coastal News and cheapest for transportation, and having of 1,760,207 ft. lumber, 44,782 ft. pickets, the great advantage of not being affected by 17,500 bush. Peas, 6,264 bbls. apples, climatic changes—as other salt fish are. 665,000 lbs. bacon, 292,040 lbs. cheese, The factory now has 25 hand at work 8750 lbs. lard, 3,292 lbs. butter, 22 cases Has a newly updated website! and expects to increase the number to 40. boots and hoes, 1910 empty hhds., 50 cases It is now manufacturing at the rate of about oil. The imports were 1,050 tons coal and two tons a day, and has a capacity of ten tons 1m700 boxes tin plates. Check it out: daily or 120,000 quintals yearly. The prospects for another fairly good year for shipping certainly seem promising. Page 4. Commerce and industry are in a prosperous mainescoast.com The fourth annual convention of the condition the world over, from which it is American Shipping and Industrial league reasonable to conclude that there is likely will be held in Washington, D. C., February to be an active interchange of products, and Read the current issue of MCN th th th 11 , 12 , and 13 . The importance of prompt therefore no lack of employment for ship- Lobster Boat Racing News attendance is urged upon the members by the ping. Business in sail tonnage the past week executive board. Matters of great moment has generally been slow, but rates are steady. Photo Galleries involving the future welfare of American Three or four ships have been taken for China Boat Yard News Shipping will be considered and acted upon. and Japan at full figures, whilst the barrel of Feature Articles Captain A. B. Coffin of Harrington has oil trade is still in a waiting attitude. lately opened his house for a hotel. The The export of limber rooms are large and pleasant, the table ser- from Portland last year vice excellent, and travelers will find here amounted to 34,475,000 most excellent accommodations. The friends feet and the lumber pass- and neighbors of Captain Coffin lately gave ing through in transit him an “Opening,” and to the number of 9,498,000 feet, aggregat- eighty sat down to a first-class supper. A ing 43,968,000 ft. and hotel has long been needed in Harrington, valued at about $500,000. and with the building of the Shore Line, it |Although Portland is a Used Boats will doubtless prove a paying venture. large exporting city, yet The Portland Marine Society gave a the lumber is grown in 16.5’ Larson Dual Console 1985 SALE $3,200 most successful dinner on the evening of Canada, very little domes- w/ Evinrude 90 hp 2 stroke 1998, Galvanized Bunk Trailer nd the 2 at the Falmouth Hotel. Hon. Charles tic lumber being shipped, Updates: New seats, lights, bilge pump, engine recently tuned up. H. Chase presided, as the head of the soci- the lumber which is ety, and from his introductory remarks, it principally spruce being 18’ Pioneer Islander Center Console 2016 SALE $22,500 appeared the society is now 94 years old, brought to the city over w/ F115 Yamaha and EZ Loader Galvanized Trailer its first president having been Captain John the Grand Trunk Rail- Includes: Garmin GPS/Depth sounder, Bimini Top, etc. Thurlow, who died in 1805. The members way. Some two hundred are sea captains who have lost no liveliness vessels are employed 21’ Mako Center Console w/ T-Top 1987 SALE $11,900 with the passing years. There was consider- in carrying this lumber Yamaha 2 stroke 225 hp 1997, Galvanized Roller Trailer, Updates: New fuel tank, able speaking after the elegant dinner. Col. which is handled by five Garmin GPS/depth, Yamaha controls, Seastar hydraulic steering, etc. John M. Adams of the Argus, Captain John firms, F. Dudley, R. Lew- W. Deering and Captain J. S. Winslow dis- is, S. C. Dyer, Haskins 24’ Robalo Walkaround 1999 SALE $35,900 cussed with considerable spirit the condition & Co. and W. & C. R. New in 2017 F350 Yamaha; 3 Years of warranty still available! and prospects of American shipping and the Milliken. All the lumber Galvanized tandem axle trailer, Loaded electronics; upgraded in 2016, fishing gear, etc. things to be done to restore it to its former goes to South America, importance. Mr. J. B. Coyle, Jr., spoke for the principal points being the local steamboat interests, and gave Buenos Ayres, Rosario 207-443-6277 Page 28. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2019 CLASSIFIED POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER Casco Bay Yacht Sales, (207) 865- CONSOLE, 2019. With Yamaha F150 4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. outboard white hull color. Call for more details and pricing. Casco Bay Yacht Sales, Freeport, Maine (207) 865-4103; www.cascobayyacht.com.

17’ SCOUT 175 SPORTFISH, 2019. 17’ SCOUT 175 SPORT DORADO, 18’ POLARKRAFT SIDE CONSOLE, With Yamaha F90LB Outboard, Shark 2019. With Yamaha F90LB Outboard 2015. With Yamaha F70 outboard, Gray hull color, bimini top, bow and EZ Loader trailer. Available in MinnKota bow-mount trolling 19’ SEA RAY SKI BOAT, 1987. With cushion, under-seat cooler and new White or Rascal Blue. Call for more motor, Bimini top, Livewell, Garmin MerCruiser 200 hp I/O and 1987 EZ Loader trailer. Call for price. Casco details and pricing. Casco Bay Yacht EchoMap, Adjustable steering station, trailer. Asking $3,800. Casco Bay Bay Yacht Sales, Freeport, (207) 865- Sales, Freeport, Maine (207) 865- depth finder, fish finder and EZ Loader Yacht Sales, Freeport, Maine (207) 21’ SCOUT 215 XSF, 2019. With 4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. 4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. trailer. Asking $14,500. Casco Bay 865-4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. Yamaha outboard, Aristo blue hull Yacht Sales, Freeport, Maine (207) color, powder coated t-top, rocket 865-4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. launchers, raw water washdown, folding transom seat, forward seating backrests, JL Audio Speaker upgrade and New EZ Loader trailer. Call for price. Casco Bay Yacht Sales, Freeport, Maine (207) 865-4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. MinnKota Model 65 MX w/ 28# thrust $50 2.5 hp 2007 Suzuki 4-stroke, s.s. $595 20’ GRADY WHITE 208 2.5 hp 2017 Suzuki 4-stroke, s.s. $595 ADVENTURE, 1998. With 1998 6 hp 1986 Johnson, 2-stroke, s.s. $595 19’ CHRIS-CRAFT SUPER SPORT, Yamaha 225 hp Saltwater Series O/B. 8 hp 1998 Evinrude 2-stroke, x.ls. $595 1969. With MerCruiser 502 I/O – Bimini top, GPS and 2009 Venture 9.9 hp 2015 Suzuki, 4-stroke, s.s. $1,890 Bravo 1 Outdrive, Stainless steel trailer. Asking price $16,900. Casco 15 hp 2004 Suzuki, 4-stroke, s.s. $995 exhaust, 2018 Venture trailer. Call for Bay Yacht Sales, Freeport, (207) 865- 50 hp 2015 Evinrude, 2-stroke, l.s. $3,995 more details. Asking price $23,900. 4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. Casco Bay Yacht Sales, (207) 865- 75 hp 2005 Evinrude, 2-stroke, l.s. $3,500 4103; www.cascobayyacht.com. 21’ SCOUT 210 DORADO, 2018. 200 hp 1999 Evinrude, 2-stroke, x.l.s. $2,395 With Yamaha F150 and EZ Loader trailer – Upgrades included: Shark Gray hull color, SeaStar hydraulic 163 Orion Street, Brunswick, Maine steering, cockpit cover, bow cover, 207-729-3303 www.bamforthmarine.com bimini top, ski tow and full captain’s chairs. Call for more details and pricing. Casco Bay Yacht Sales, 21’ CHRIS-CRAFT CARINA, 2018. Freeport, Maine (207) 865-4103; With Mercury V8 6.2L 300 hp B3 www.cascobayyacht.com. 19’ SCOUT 195 SPORTFISH, 2019. DTS and EZ Loader trailer. Included Shipyard Brokerage With Yamaha F115 outboard & EZ upgrades: Midnight Blue gelcoat, Loader trailer. Available in white Riviera Red gelcoat stripe, push button at Jonesport Shipyard or midnight blue. Call for details start, Heritage Trim Edition, bimini (207) 497-2701 www.jonesportshipyard.com and pricing. Casco Bay Yacht Sales, top, cockpit and bow covers. Call for [email protected] Freeport, Maine (207) 865-4103; more details and pricing. Casco Bay Sail: www.cascobayyacht.com. Yacht Sales, Freeport, Maine (207) 17' Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 Sloop, 1977. 19,500. 865-4103; www.cascobayyacht.com.

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