The Ship's Log

October 25: It’s That Time of Year

Logged on Sunday October 25, 2009

stxjan-march-134Birds do it, not sure about bees, but Roseway certainly does it. Head south that is. This afternoon at approximately 2pm EST Roseway dropped lines at the courthouse dock in Boston and set her sails. Leaving the harbor she was doing about 8 knots headed southeast. Bermuda is the goal by sometime end of the week. With a crew of 16 on board including three captains (how many cooks are supposed to be in the kitchen??) one cook, two voyage passengers, and a motley assortment of sailors (or soon to be sailors).

And since we value our history with such fervor, we have also hearkened back to the days when Roseway actually carried cargo (fish). In our fishhold we have, among other things, the usual two 5′ palm trees, two antique chairs, four 12 foot ancient Chinese panels, two sea chests, two mirrors, four paintings, two ceramic pots, an Asian desk, a civil war era shot gun, and a partridge in a pear tree. Not really on that last one but everything else is “for true” as they say in St. Croix. It’s all headed to World Ocean School’s annual gala and fundraiser set for January in St. Croix. May it all raise a lot of money because it sure raised a lot tempers getting it stuffed in the hold.

So while this year winds down in New England, it’s just begun for World Ocean School. Stay tuned–we’re back at sea!

October 16: Where Have We Been?

Logged on Friday October 16, 2009

p9290618Lest you think we have completely disappeared into the recesses of the Gloucester Marine Railway, we thought it time for a quick update. Yes the yard has usurped the last three weeks completely. But my what a result! Roseway is painted, cleaned, and complete with a rebuilt rudder and new wormshoe. She is one happy schooner!

Now we’re on to trip preparations. Roseway departs Boston on October 25 for Bermuda and then on to St. Croix. As life aboard drops to 35-degrees at night we’re ready to get across that Gulf Stream! Standby for voyage updates coming soon.

October 4: Rudder Reformation

Logged on Sunday October 4, 2009

yard_2009Yard is happily underway and any passerby might gasp at what appears to be a very stripped down Roseway. But we know from experience that this is just par for the course–there is life after yard and Roseway will be back to her spectacular self before long.

Among other exciting projects, she’s having her rudder restored, or at least partially restored by the super shipwright David Short who blesses us with his skills once a year. A new worm shoe is going on along with all the other standard sanding, painting, and cleaning (as in cleaning the holding tanks–yuck–thank you Kai and Tanner).

Life might not be glamorous at the yard but it sure is productive!