I definitely need to get to New England next summer!  I'll be looking to
bum a boat ride from one of you so I can see her(?) from the water!

Joel
35/3
Annapolis


On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>  Thought I would pass this along...
>
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> <http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130904%2FNWS01%2F309049963%2F1069%2Frss><http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130904%2FNWS01%2F309049963%2F1069%2Frss>
>
> Article published Sep 4, 2013
>  *Wanted: captain for 172-year-old whaleship*
> By Joe Wojtas <j.woj...@theday.com> Day Staff Writer
> *Seaport seeking first Charles W. Morgan skipper in 92 years*
> ***Mystic* - The Charles W. Morgan is about to get its first captain in
> 92 years.
> **Mystic Seaport, which has been restoring the 172-year-old wooden
> whaleship for the past four years so it can sail to historic ports across
> New England next summer, is advertising for someone to captain the ship
> leading up to and during its 38th voyage.
> **"The Morgan has not had a captain in more than 90 years and who knows
> how long it will be after this voyage," Dana Hewson, the museum's vice
> president for Watercraft Preservation and Programs, said Tuesday. "So I
> think this will be a much sought-after position."
> **Seaport officials said the captain not only will have to be a top-notch
> mariner but also must be comfortable in front of the public because of the
> media attention and crowds the ship will attract during its three-month
> trip next summer.
> **"They have to be absolutely qualified to manage this artifact, which
> has national and international importance," Hewson said of the candidates.
> "They also have to embrace the role of the public nature of this endeavor."
> **He said that could mean interacting with everyone from the media and
> passengers to governors of the states they are visiting.
> **Applicants must possess a 500-ton Near Coastal Master license and have
> 10 years of command experience on traditional sailing vessels with
> extensive knowledge in square-rig sailing, according to the job description
> on the museum website.
> **It adds that the captain must recognize the ship "as the premier
> artifact in the museum's collection as well as one of the nation's most
> important historic objects. Her safety and well-being will be paramount in
> all decisions."
> **The Morgan, whose last voyage ended in 1921, is the world's last
> surviving wooden whaling ship and a National Historic Landmark. It also
> holds the distinction of being the country's oldest commercial vessel still
> afloat. A total of $7 million eventually will be spent on its restoration
> and voyage.
> **Hewson said the museum has seen interest in the position from people in
> the field.
> **"It's a relatively small world, so it's certainly been known in the
> field that we'd be doing this," he said.
> **The restored Morgan was launched during a ceremony in July. While the
> majority of the work to the hull is complete, shipyard workers have to
> replace spars, rig the ship, fit it with new sails, replace the electrical
> system and install modern navigation, safety gear and other equipment for
> the voyage. The 21st century gear will be removed when the voyage is over.
> **After the work is complete next spring, the Morgan will travel to New
> London, where it will spend three weeks preparing for the voyage and
> conducting sea trials.
> **Escorted by a tugboat and the Roann, a fishing vessel restored at the
> Seaport, the Morgan next will sail to Newport, R.I., and then to stops in
> Massachusetts at Vineyard Haven, New Bedford, the Cape Cod Canal,
> Provincetown and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary before returning
> to New London and the Seaport, where it will resume its spot as the
> centerpiece of the museum's collection.
> **Hewson said the museum hopes to announce the name of the captain in the
> next 60 to 90 days, and that the person will be involved in the fitting out
> of the ship next spring. The captain's job will end once the voyage is
> completed in August 2014.
> **Seaport spokesman Dan McFadden said the museum would not publicly
> disclose the salary for the position.
> **The museum also is hiring a full-time marine operations manager to
> handle all the marine logistics of the trip.
> **In addition to the captain, the ship will have three mates, 10 to 12
> crew who are certified mariners, 10 additional crew and a dozen passengers
> on any one leg of the trip, Hewson said.
> **j.woj...@theday.com
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