Euterpe Times V3 NO. 42 - Maritime Museum of San Diego

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Star of India: Fo’c’sle Restoration USS Dolphin Opens to Museum Visitors The Maritime Museum of San Diego announces the opening of another ship in our fleet (addition to our museum). The USS Dolphin (AGSS 555), the deepest diving submarine in the world, will open to Maritime Museum of San Diego visitors on July 4th, 2009. ERRATA David Richards and Dale Osborn finish removal of deck planking from the fo’c’slehead of Star of India during May. By the end of May, restoration of the fo’c’slehead of the Star of India had reached a milestone. Deck planking has been completely removed including the difficult section underneath the forestay. The ironwork has been completely cleaned and coated in preservative in preparation for the new deck planks. ~ Brad Holderman, MMSD Volunteer, editor. 2009 Crew Testing This year's sail crew testing will be held on July 12. Those of you who have been through this process before know the drill. For new hands, this testing is required for you to be considered for sail crew. Testing includes Knots, Physical, Written, and Climbing (for those wanting to be Jibboom or Top qualified). Please practice your knots! If for some reason you absolutely can't make it on July 12 you must contact Mr. Davis at jdavis@sdmaritime.org between June 2 and June 6, or you can tell him in person on June 7 at the maintenance meeting. ~ Jerry Strauss Courtesy of Brad Holderman •In the May 2009 issue, the Star of Scotland was through its launch and working life, a four-masted bark. Part 2 of the article will appear in the July issue. SAIL WITH US TO CATALINA ISLAND WATERS Set sail to the beautiful waters surrounding Catalina Island aboard the schooner Californian. Each voyage offers a unique perspective on seamanship, maritime history and the awesome beauty of the Pacific. Sailing aboard the Californian offers an opportunity to step into the past and experience the romance of tall ship sailing. Our friendly and experienced crew will be happy to share their knowledge with you. As an active member of the guest crew you will take your turn standing watch, hauling lines, manning the helm-perhaps even going aloft. July 24th - July 26th* 3 days 2 nights $475.00 per person September 4th - September 7 th Labor Day Weekend 4 days 3 nights $575.00 per person More information can be found by a CLICK HERE For information and reservations call: 619-234-9153 ext. 101 Or CLICK HERE to send us an email 4
Memorial Day Aboard Californian helicopter crash, and a handful of visitors there laying flowers. Santa Barbara Island lies off the bow of Californian. This year the weather was warm and mild. Unfortunately the winds were also mild, although when we had wind, we had good sailing. With little wind and no swell to speak of, the ship made good time the first night and reached Catalina by sunrise. Saturday morning some sail crew and guest crew went ashore at Two Harbors for showers and hikes. Those who walked over the isthmus to Cat Harbor met a large bull bison on the road. We also saw a memorial cross set up on the site of last year’s fatal Courtesy of Scott Baldwin The biggest excitement at Catalina was having a sheriff’s deputy come out to the ship to order us off the Coast Guard mooring ball. “By what authority are you using this mooring?” he asked. Captain McGohey explained that Californian is the official tall ship of the state of California, but the deputy was not impressed. “You mean like the state bird or the state flower?” he said skeptically, and insisted that we move. We sounded the south end of Two Harbors and dropped anchor there for the night; an anchor we winched up again in the morning. As we earned our breakfast at the windlass, the sail crew members reflected that for the Channel Islands trip, we may be raising our anchor eight times instead of just once! By the time we get through that, we should all be ready for crew physical testing in July. On Sunday, crew and guest crew went ashore to hike around Santa Barbara Island. There were still a few gulls and pelicans nesting, and a few giant coreopsis in bloom, but the island was baking in the sun and well on its way to its sere brown summer dormancy. Most of the shore party came back with sunburns. We sailed that afternoon down the windward side of Catalina Island, and many of the crew got the rare opportunity to handle the helm of the ship under sail, which is a completely different experience from motoring. Courtesy of Darrall Slater, www.bayshots.com Californian marks her return to San Diego under full sail. We made great time overnight and had our best wind of the whole trip when we were coming up the Channel, past Pt. Loma into San Diego Bay. The annual Memorial Day sail to Catalina Island traditionally opens the “summer season” for Maritime Museum sailing, and this year marks the fourth Memorial Day Sail for Yours Truly, who began sailing as “guest crew” on Memorial Day of 2005. Courtesy of Scott Baldwin ~ Chari Wessel, MMSD Volunteer. Chari Wessel celebrates her fourth Memorial Day sail aboard Californian. 5
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