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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 Ernestina’s 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 ‘couldn’t 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 state’s 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 Bedford’s July 4th bicentennial celebration.

The Ernestina’s voyage to Michigan will be funded by that state’s 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. "We’re not sure if the governor will even join us (on the ship). He’ll be there briefly."

The Ernestina’s 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 Trust’s 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 O’Connor 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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