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During the winter
of 86/87 the schooner was covered and
winterized and work continued to complete midships
structural improvements with knees and bulkheads
installed by Thomas Berndt Ship repairers. The
application was submitted to U.S. Coast Guard by Capt.
Dan Moreland for certification as a Sailing School Vessel
(Subchapter R of the Code of Federal
Regulations regarding Vessel Certification) with
technical support from Ernestinas naval
architect, Dan Blachly and Providence Coast Guard. Dan
Blachly is well known for his outstanding work to restore
and make operational many historic sailing vessels
including Ernestina, Bowdoin, Lettie G. Howard, Bounty, Friendship
and more.... We appreciate his great efforts and his passion.
Ernestina
couldnt pass up trip: an
article in the Standard-Times by Nancy Drucker, June 19,
1987:
The Schooner Ernestina leaves June 28 on an
all-expense-paid voyage to Michigan for the
states 150th birthday celebration.
The trip will coincide with a meeting of the
National Governors Association in Traverse City,
according to Margaret D. Xifaras, co-chairwoman of a
campaign to raise $500,000 needed to get the schooner
certified as a sail-training ship.
After leaving New Bedford, the Ernestina will
stop at U.S. and Canadian ports along the way and
will arrive in Michigan 20 days later, Ms. Xifaras
said. The schooner will miss New Bedfords July
4th bicentennial celebration.
The Ernestinas voyage to Michigan will be
funded by that states Sesquicentennial
Committee. The expenses for crew, supplies and so
forth will come to more than $100,000, Ms. Xifaras
said.
The trip happens to coincide with the meeting
of the National Governors Association, which Gov.
Michael S. Dukakis will attend, Ms. Xifaras said. But
the money for the trip and national recognition for
the ship, which will help with fund-raising, were the
deciding factors, not Gov. Dukakis, she said.
"Exposure is important because the
Ernestina is historic," she said.
"Were not sure if the governor will even
join us (on the ship). Hell be there
briefly."
The Ernestinas departure June 28 will be
celebrated with tours of the ship from noon to 1pm
followed by a sendoff ceremony. The Ernestina will
stop in Montreal, Toronto and other ports along the
way, stay in Michigan for four to five weeks, and
sail to Milwaukee before returning to New Bedford in
August.
The Ernestina traveled roughly 3,000 miles on
the year by the time she reached Milwaukee, Wisconsin to
be the featured attraction in the Milwaukee Maritime
Days. She had been a crowd pleaser during her five-day
stay in Milwaukee, welcoming on her decks up to 5,000
people per day and profiled in the media frequently.
Other ports during the Great Lakes Tour included Montreal
& Quebec City, Kingston & Toronto, Ontario,
Clayton, NY, Traverse City, Detroit & Holland,
Michigan, Halifax and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. In the photo (above right)
Laurie Moon comes aboard during the tour. Laurie has been instrumental
in the development of the Heritage State Park in New Bedford which was
the precursor to the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park later
designated in 1996.
WHALE, under the direction of Therese Kelly, director,
undertook the second phase of a fundraising campaign
called "History Under Sail" to develop $500,000
to achieve Coast Guard certification in the spring of
1987. With the backing of Governor Michael Dukakis,
Senator William Q. MacLean and Mayor John K. Bullard,
campaign co-chairs John B. Cruz and Margaret Xifaras
along with Robert MacGregor, Robert Saltmarsh, Laurie
Miller Bullard, Joe Cardozo, Lee V. Charlton, Robert
Alves, Thomas Bucar, Carleton Burr, Austen Colgate,
Thomas Flynn, Betsy Shure Gross, and Fred Littleton were
successful in securing an Executive Office of
Environmental Affairs appropriation of $449,000 and
driving the fundraising effort to completion by early
1988.
In spring, 1987, Governor Michael S. Dukakis wrote,
"On behalf of the citizens of
Massachusetts, I commend and congratulate the
Ernestina Commission, WHALE and the hundreds of
friends and supporters who joined together to assist
in the remarkable restoration of this historic
vessel, the Ernestina.
As we turn to the final phase of this effort, I
ask that each of us join in the "Certification
Campaign" now being launched for the outfitting
and Coast Guard certification of the vessel.
Fully certified, the Ernestina will be able to
add to her fishing, exploration, and packet careers
yet a fourth -- sail training.
And through sail training, hundreds of our
children and our children's children during the years
to come will have the opportunity to experience the
maritime trades and the sailing traditions that are
such a significant part of our heritage."
On October 8, 1987 the National Trust for Historic
Preservation honored Schooner Ernestina and
Captain Daniel Moreland for their "outstanding
commitment to excellence in historic preservation."
The Ernestina was one of 15 winners of the annual
Preservation Honor Awards, selected from more than 100
entries across the country. The awards were presented
during the National Trusts 41st National
Preservation Conference in Washington, D.C. Capt.
Moreland was nominated for the award by New Bedford Mayor
John K. Bullard and seconded by U.S. Senators Edward M.
Kennedy and John Kerry and U.S. Congressman James M.
Jeffords. Citing the "excellence of workmanship and
authenticity of the restoration," NTNP President J.
Jackson Walter presented the award to Capt. Moreland and
commission members Robert Alves, Candida Howcroft,
Carolyn OConnor and Antone Silva.
1987 Shipboard
Staff
Daniel Moreland,
Captain
Joey Gelband, First
Mate
Bradley Anderson, Second
Mate
Thomas Grace, Deckhand
William R. Schwartz, Cabin
Boy
Michael R. Corriveu, Engineer
Alexandria DeSteiguer, Deckhand
Walter Lang, Deckhand
Sarah Ostlund, Deckhand
Susan Steinberg, Cook
Erik Fawcett, Deckhand
Patrick Weakland, Deckhand
Lydia Trojan, Deckhand
Mary Conrado, Deckhand
Christopher Grinnell, Deckhand
Timothy Vierick, Deckhand
Erik Fabian, Deckhand
Susan Schmidt, Deckhand
Laurie Moon, Purser
James Ventura, Deckhand
Lindsay Henry, Deckhand
Jim Hunter, Deckhand
Rigel Crockett, Cabin
Boy
Lauren Peterson, Deckhand
Michelle Howell, Deckhand
Damon Larson-Peters, Apprentice
Michelle Macdonald, Apprentice
Bob Beach, Apprentice
Heather Burt, Apprentice
Felicia Moreland, Deckhand
Gregg Swanzey, Relief
Captain
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