Fan Photos: LW & HC in September 2010

Tall ship fan Kim Lincoln sent us these photos of Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington at Port Angeles and Port Townsend in September of 2010. "As a photographer they are one of my favorite subjects to photograph," he writes. "Thank you for sharing these wonderful ships with all of us." And thanks to you, Kim, for sharing the photos! If you have photos to share, send them to photos@historicalseaport.org.

FtF Competition for February Down to the Wire

The competition among Float the Fleet: For the Next Generation Team Leaders for the most donations and highest dollar amount in February is going down to the wire. Barbara Kraler of Astoria is leading the pack, with Roxie Underwood of Aberdeen promising to catch up by the end of the day.

Float the Fleet Team Leaders need to turn in their donation reports by 5 p.m. Pacific Time today to be considered for the February prizes. The winner will receive thank-you gifts and a chance to win the grand prize of a trip for two to Hawaii and $500 cash. Fax your reports to 360-533-9384, or email a scanned report to ghhsa_admin@historicalseaport.org.

Transferring the Schooner Wawona's Winch

Several staff and volunteers, including Les Bolton (in the cap) and Kevin Barton, converged on Magnuson Park in Seattle today to collect the anchor winch from the 1897 schooner Wawona. The winch, which weighs an estimated 10,000 pounds, will become part of an exhibit at the planned Seaport Landing tall ship maintenance and tourism destination facility in Aberdeen. The winch is one of several dozen artifacts transferred from Northwest Seaport, the former owner of Wawona, which was deconstructed in 2009.

Fan Photos: Valentines Day Eve Sail, Oakland

Guest Tiffany Tamboury sent us these photos of Lady Washington crew, including James "Shiny" McClurg (the black and white photo) on an Adventure Sail out of Jack London Square in Oakland the day before Valentines Day. "We had a blast because Captain Shiny graciously answered our 300 million questions," she writes. Next stop for Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain is San Francisco's Pier 40 starting February 25. If you have photos to share, send them to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Volunteers Needed in Seattle for Artifact Transfer

Volunteers are needed in Seattle at 9 a.m., Friday February 25 to help the Historical Seaport transfer artifacts from the schooner Wawona to trucks bound for Aberdeen. The artifacts will be displayed at Seaport Landing, our planned tourism destination facility on the Aberdeen waterfront.

The artifacts, including a large winch weighing several thousand pounds, are located at Magnuson Park near the NOAA facility. A map link is below (The green arrow is the exact location of the artifacts):

http://bit.ly/goJubE
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.686597,-122.262383&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.150864,71.191406&ie=UTF8&ll=47.68625,-122.262812&spn=0.012914,0.034761&z=15

Driving directions:

The entrance to the park is at 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Drive east from the entrance
Take second left (63rd Ave. NE)
Take first left (NE 77th St.)
Continue on NE 77th until you pass under an overpass
Drive generally north through the parking lot
Drive around the north side of the large hanger
Drive generally south to a group of shipping containers containing the artifacts

More info: ghhsa_admin@historicalseaport.org, 800-200-5239

Please forward this information to whomever you think might be interested. Thank you!

(Photo of Wawona circa 1930 courtesy Northwest Seaport)

Fan Photos: Cannon Fire, Airship in Oakland

Here's a couple of spectacular photos, both captured by guest Evan Lim during our current stay in Oakland. The top one shows Hawaiian Chieftain just after a cannon shot. What's unusual is the white spot in the upper right above the bridge. No, it's not a UFO, it's the airship Eureka, which is based at Moffatt Field in Mountain View. And below is one of the best cannon firing photos we've seen in a long time. Evan caught the flame, as well as the excellent fighting pose of the crewman. To take your own photos, join us on an upcoming Battle Sail. If you have photos to share, send them to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Fan Photos: LW & HC at Redwood City

Tall ship fan Joanna Potts sent us these portraits of Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain at Redwood City. On Friday (Feb. 4), they depart for Oakland and a two-week stay. Tickets for all our weekend sails are available on our website. If you have a photo of our ships to share, send them to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Zodiac's new masts depart the Spar Shop

The schooner Zodiac's new main mast and foremast are on their way to Bellingham! These photos were taken this morning at the Spar Shop facility in Aberdeen just before the mast got on the road. The top photo shows the masts tied down to a stretch flatbed trailer. The middle photo shows the truck backing out of the Spar Shop. The bottom photo shows the truck leaving the gate. Thanks to KCPK trucking of Everson, Wash., for their expertise.

A new future for an historic ship artifact

Plans for Seaport Landing include displays of 19th century shipbuilding technology using parts of the now-deconstructed schooner Wawona, which was built near Eureka, California in 1897. Wawona served as a lumber schooner and fishing vessel in the Pacific Northwest from her launch until 1947. GHHSA Executive Director Les Bolton traveled to Seattle today to bring the ship's rudder back to Aberdeen for storage.

The top photo shows the wooden rudder on the left still attached to the wood stern post with the original hardware. The middle photo shows the back of the stern post with the bent drift bolts that once held the assembly in place on the stern. The bottom photo shows Les at the controls of the forklift with Wawona project manager Emmett Smith of Northwest Seaport lending a hand.

Many thanks to Northwest Seaport in Seattle for its stewardship of Wawona and her history.