In case you've not been down by the harbor lately, you're missing a charming schooner currently at the fuel dock at Charleston Maritime Center.
Liberty Clipper, out of Boston, part of the liberty fleet of schooners has been at the dock for the past two weeks undergoing a "dockside shipyard" program. They are finishing up a number of projects before casting off for Bahamas on Nov 7- give or take a weather day or two. Liberty Clipper is a steel-hulled vessel, normally carrying a crew of 14, similar to that of Spirit of South Carolina when at sea. They take on passengers for cruises, rather than for educational programs.
They will likely be wintering down south.
Enroute from St. Michaels, an old friend to Charleston, Harvey Gamage, out of Portland, Maine, has just docked Saturday, to reprovision, and head further south. They have on board approximately 20 students of the Proctor Academy in New Hampshire, on the 8th week of a 10-week Semester at Sea. Proctor Academy subscribes to a remarkable approach to learning. Check out their link. You'll find it interesting.
Students will complete their academic requirements and disembark in Key West having experienced life as a schooner deckhand and applied on board in real life most of their academic learning for the semester.
They will stay here to reprovision and hopefully bring on board a new Cook, and Engineer. They have an ultimate port in the Gulf of Mexico.
If you've not seen Harvey Gamage, she's worth a visit also. Similar to Spirit of South Carolina, all wooden, in her case a general replica of typical schooners working coastal Maine waters as fishermen, lumber or other cargo carriers. It's worth comparing our two rigs, as the ships we are honoring were built for different parts of the country and different purposes.
Harvey Gamage is looking for a Cook for the remaining two-week passage to Key West. They are looking to depart at the same first favorable weather window as Liberty Clipper; around Wednesday, 9 November.
If you have information that would lead to their acquisition of a Cook, or Ships Engineer, contact their Captain at: 415-787-2178.
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