Retro October 2012
A decade ago I rode Condor and saw close up the start of the 23rd running of the great! Chesapeake Schooner race. Covid intervened for a few years and actually changed the format; now there’s a Bay Race, which begins today, and a virtual race, fund raiser. In 2012, the starting boat also raised its […]
Retro Sixth Boro 54
This month I’ve done one retro October 2012 post on the Chesapeake schooner race . . . and am doing this one at the end of the month rather than the beginning, for reasons that will soon be apparent. On the 31st a decade ago, I made my way down to Front Street Staten Island […]
Autumn Sail 13
Cooler temperatures and brisker winds can make autumn sailing more exciting, or maybe in the sixth boro those winds clearly hint a winter and gales to come. This Lagoon 450 headed out under power, and will have to set sail soon, given where they might be headed. That looks like Spring of Sydney to me […]
Random Tugs 300 Extension
I found it hard to move on from the #300 mile marker, so let me offer up another set, with some of your generous contributions. Thanks to John “Jed” Jedrlinic, two tugboats from Tahiti, Aito Nui and Aito Nui II. My machine translator tells me the name means “champions of the universe.” Aito Nui, […]
Blue Moon and 2023 Calendar Going . . .
I’ll get to the blue moon reference in a moment, but first . . . Need one or more calendars for 2023? I’ve approached the project differently this year: the calendars are ready, you can preview, you can order here, and they’ll come directly to you. That’s good for me because it frees me from […]
Retro Sixth Boro 36
April 1, 2011 … and this was not a joke. More on this distressed vessel at the end of this post. McCormack Boys and Turecamo Girls with Barney Turecamo. All three are still working in the same liveries, I believe. Long Island-built Escort was phased out as a certain coal-fired power plant shut down. She’s […]
North on Gallatin’s Ditches 8
The last leg for now goes from Newport to Warren RI, but given the favorable wind before the torrent, let’s watch those contemporaries who play in this N-Bay city with such a long colonial and post-colonial history. I’m quite unschooled about these speedsters, like the one showing her red belly. A 12-meter, I suppose? Northbound […]
Great! Chesapeake Schooner Race 3
Why gild the lily? I’ll just put up some of my favorites and number them. If you so wish, comment and refer to the number. I put number or caption ABOVE fotos because of how you scroll to read a blog. Sultana will be 1. Who is that figurehead? 2 3 4 5 6 […]
Great! Chesapeake Schooner Race 2
I post this as the race is approaching its finish; see live tracking at the bottom here. Twenty-fours hours ago Baltimore-based Chock WYTL-65602 was leaving Annapolis to go on station as pin boat 1 . . . the west side of the starting gate. Pin boat here takes on a whole new meaning. For a […]
Great! Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 1
Raise the sails! The race is on! Even the tugantine sails on to Norfolk now that starter cannon have fired and respects to the founder and tradition have been paid. Many more fotos tomorrow, but you can track the race here. All fotos by Will Van Dorp. Many thanks to Capt. Terry Briggs for the […]
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