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Ernestina-Morrissey Arrives at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
We knew the crew was waiting for a weather window but didn’t know when that would be. The news came from Bristol Marine’s Facebook Page Thursday evening, which included a link to follow the voyage. The news spread and we … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
Ernestina-Morrissey Leaves Boothbay Harbor !
Ernestina-Morrissey left Boothbay Harbor yesterday evening and set a course south. She is now in Cape Cod Bay approaching the east end of the canal. Massachusetts Maritime Academy has a webcam streaming the Cape Cod Canal traffic. Here’s how she … Continue reading
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Repairing Ernestina 1
Almost a year ago we reported about the dories being moved to the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Science & Field Operations Center in Marion. On December 16, 2021 Fred Sterner, former mate on Ernestina and also on the Schooner Ernestina Commission, … Continue reading
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Sea Trials!
A few days before the October Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey-Advisory Board Meeting the vessel underwent sea trials. Ernestina-Morrissey set out from the dock under her own power and the new engine, transmission and drive line performed well. Representatives from Cummins Marine Power , … Continue reading
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Celebrating Cape Verde and Bridgewater State University
On September 22, 2022 Bridgewater State University celebrated 20 years of partnership with the Republic of Cape Verde. President Jose’ Maria Periera Neves was the honored guest. Mike Gomes, a member of the Board of SEMA, was presented with the highest … Continue reading
Posted in Membership and Outreach Committee, News |
A Message from Captain Krihwan ·
I am still looking for Deckhands, AB and a Cook. SSV Ernestina-Morrissey is in the water and we are currently up rigging the vessel. We plan to do our sea trials in Mid-October and the COI. After that is complete … Continue reading
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Monday August 29 at the Shipyard
Although the exact day Ernestina-Morrissey would be launched was not certain, a small celebration was held on August 29. An early-morning dedication is described in a recent post. Although there was no formal announcement word spread locally and a number … Continue reading
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Ernestina-Morrissey, Re-dedicated, Prepares for Next Chapter
In January we announced a project which would allow folks to participate in the celebration of Ernestina-Morrissey launch no matter how distant they were. We asked them to collect water from oceans and seas, bays and ports, that represented the … Continue reading
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Ernestina-Morrissey Is Launched!
From the crew: View the TicTok video HERE. We sea-ed the day here in Boothbay! Today was the day! The shipyard successfully launched the Ernestine-Morrissey this afternoon with her floating free at 12:56pm on August 30th, 2022. This is a … Continue reading
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Ernestina-Morrissey Nears Completion
The exciting and positive letter below from Andy Tyska, President of Bristol Marine, describes the current status of the Ernestina-Morrissey project. The complications Covid created for us all over the past two years also had a significant impact on the … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising Committee, Maintenance and Operations Committee, News |
