A Nordhavn 62 . . . ?? exiting the Erie Canal last weekend. Professional delivery crew?
It was interesting that something they saw on the bulkhead in Waterford prompted them to do a 180 and try to squeeze onto the bulkhead. Was it thoughts of dining on sausage and onions washed down with a Keegan Ale? Port of registry here–Port Colbourne–marks the southern point of the Welland Canal.
At 73′ Sea Fox pulled into Morris Canal recently.
Sutton Island lies just south of Acadia National Park.
Two-Can is a repurposed North Sea fishing trawler . . . at near 90′ and built in Urk in 1968.
I took the photo below of Wanderbird in May 2013, and I don’t know if it’s still for sale, but when I visited Belfast recently there was another
and newer Wanderbird in the yard. I wonder what the story is, and where the black-hulled version now floats.
Top Hat . . . with its own Mount Desert origins . . . I’m not sure how much it’d cost, but it looks like a million dollars.
And bringing this back to the sixth boro . . . Jamaica Bay, an unlikely name it seems, came in the Narrows on Friday.
This 200′ yacht was built in Rendsburg along the Kiel Canal in 2010.
Closing shot . . . Makulu heading for the sound via the East River this week. In the late 90s and early 00s this ketch sailed around the world at least three times as an educational project. It appears now she’s for sale or sold. ??
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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September 20, 2015 at 12:08 pm
William Lafferty
Yes, a Nordhavn 62, the Fleet, built at Taiwan by Ta Shing Yachts for Pacific Asian Enterprises (the Nordhavn people of California) in 2006, in turn for John Marsh, head of Marsh Engineering Ltd. at Port Colborne, a local philanthropist of note.
September 20, 2015 at 1:40 pm
Daniel Meeter
Jongen, ik hou van dit posting. Ik kende Marsh Engineering, in Port Colborne, waar Fred Leeuwenberg, een van mijne diakens, penningmeester was. En ook van Urk. Every boat and ship of Urk was supposed to be an extension of the Island of Urk. See Jan de Hartog’s wonderful children’s book, The Little Ark, about the watersnoodramp in the Netherllands in 1953. Urk also became famous for its choirs of orthodox singing fishermen. My grandpa used to have Urker Mannenkoor records and he’d sit and weep.
September 20, 2015 at 2:03 pm
tugster
Daniel– Ik ben erg blij u deze over Urk in een liedje en vis. So here’s for you: the music almost makes me cry with memories of church and this music and heritage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWZBc2_dqo and the song you mention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI082Forp-I For more boats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt1X2Yt_5Qc This last link shows a video whose title translates as “Sailing Aboard Urk F/V BCK 40: the livelihood of a fisherman. It follows the crew of the Romke family crew.
September 20, 2015 at 8:46 pm
Daniel Meeter
Thanks for this, Will, I really enjoyed the Romkes film (not least their accents!). I can still picture my mom and my grandpa sitting next to the Magnavox with the record on, singing, Als G’in Nood Gezeten. I see the BCK 40 sails out of Harlingen. Do any Urkers harbor in the Lauwersoog?
September 20, 2015 at 6:14 pm
James Gallant
I put in another vote for TOP HAT looking like a million dollars….she’s one pretty cruiser. They say a boat is nothing more than a big hole in the water that the owner keeps pouring all his money into; well, she’s EXACTLY my kind of hole in the water! – Jim Gallant.
September 21, 2015 at 5:19 am
N. S. Martello
Will
I saw the newer Wanderbird at Brewer Marina in Stamford Ct on Saturday.
Sal Martello
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September 21, 2015 at 7:38 am
tugster
NS- thx. I wonder where the older Wonderbird is . . .