Good Morning Everyone. 6 degrees below zero this and the wind chills will be bracing. We are in for a snow storm according the National Weather Service tomorrow. The forecast is for 8-12 inches of new white stuff here and 12-18 in the western mountains. So much of today will be spent hunkering down for an anticipated snow day for the kids and office day for us. Jen left at 0500 for Boston to go renew her Coast Guard license. Congratulations to Kaitlyn who just passed her National Registry EMT exam! I received an email yesterday from 2 fellas who really should be working instead of reading this blog. They were wondering what it is we do to get the schooner through the winter unscathed. The single most important part of our annual maintenance cycle is the winter cover. Without that shrink wrap cover the schooner wood be open to elements, namely rain and snow, with no ability for the crew to work through inclement weather getting the boat painted. The schooner actually spends mor...
The schooner Mary Day offers summer sailing
vacations departing from Camden, Maine.
This captains' blog is about our various
activities aboard the schooner and ashore.