Fan Photo: Going Aloft in Morro Bay

The photos from Morro Bay are pouring in! Here's one of a member of Lady Washington's crew going aloft. The crew member is near the center of the image, just left of the mast. The photo comes from guest Kathy Oster. We'd love to see your photos of crew going aloft. Send images to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Fan Photo: Lady Washington at Sunset in Morro Bay

We've been getting a lot of sunset photos these days, probably due to the time of year. Here's the latest one of Lady Washington from Morro Bay, taken by guest Mary Williamson. If you have a photo to share of Lady Washington or Hawaiian Chieftain in the early evening or early morning, email it to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Fan Photo: Calm after the Battle Sail in Tacoma

Photographer David Boyle sent us this pic of Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain returning from a Battle Sail in Tacoma on the evening of August 28, 2011. "The lighting and the 'calm after the battle' struck me as something I wanted to remember," he says. You can see more of his work at www.pelesrain.com. If you have a memory to share, send it to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Fan Photo: Approaching Morro Bay

Sailing guest Richard Tao emailed this photo of his trip on Lady Washington in Morro Bay. The Dynegy Power Plant is the background. "It was freaking cold but we had fun!" he writes. If you have a photo to share, send it to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Longtime volunteer Ken Adamson has died

Everyone was saddened to learn of the passing of Ken Adamson last week. Ken was one of the first volunteers on the Lady Washington project, and he was a charter member of the original "Ancient Mariners" volunteer group. Ken volunteered at the Historical Seaport from 1986 into 2011, when his health restricted his activities. Over the 25 years that he served the Seaport, he built, restored and purchased many pieces of equipment that we continue to use today. The upper photo shows Ken driving a drift bolt into the hull of Lady Washington during her construction. The lower photo shows Ken milling planking for the ship.

A memorial service is planned for Ken at the Bethany Baptist Church in Satsop, Wash. at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 26th. If you have any memories or photos to share of Ken, we'd like to hear about them. Send your thoughts to ghhsa_admin@historicalseaport.org, and we'll pass them along to family and friends.

Fan Photo: LW outside the Morro Bay breakwater

Photographer Rick Evans sent us this photo of Lady Washington with the Morro Bay breakwater in the foreground. If you have a photo to share, send it to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Fan Photo: Sunset on Monterey Bay

Donna Ventura, who sailed on Lady Washington on October 12 during our visit to Moss Landing, sent us this extraordinary photo of the sunset on Monterey Bay. If you have a photo to share of your experience on Lady Washington or Hawaiian Chieftain, send it to photos@historicalseaport.org.

Sacramento Laundry Donates Washer to HC

You may have heard that Hawaiian Chieftain was in dire need of a new washing machine for keeping the hardworking crew's clothing neat and clean. A Sacramento-area laundromat came through for us, after a bit of help from the local media. Our development officer, Jan Jorgenson, called the Sacramento CBS affiliate and suggested that the broken washing machine might make a fun story. Ashley Williams, a reporter at Channel 13 who works on the Good Day Sacramento program, contacted Debbie Dower, co-owner of Paradise Laundry in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento.

Dower says she was immediately taken by the idea of helping Hawaiian Chieftain after learning that the ship was built in Maui, which she says is "one of my favorite places" and the inspiration for her business' name. She made a couple of calls to suppliers and found a good refurbished Frigidaire washer with the same footprint as the Hawaiian Chieftain's broken washer. It was delivered to the boat, and brought aboard Sunday morning, with the cameras of Good Day Sacramento looking on. In the screenshot from the television report, Capt. JB Morrison (foreground in the hat) supervises bringing aboard Hawaiian Chieftain a newly donated washing machine.

Thanks so much to Paradise Laundry and Good Day Sacramento for their generosity and help!