Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Spring Boat Work The Spring Boat Work is finally underway to get the mighty CHARIAD ready to splash back in the water. We are convening tomorrow morning at the Dion’s Yard in Salem for a big push to get her ready. Let me know if you want to come by and help out – lots of fun with beer, etc. afterwards. The hurricane damage repairs are [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Boston Marathon Bombing This past week has been a terrible experience for the Boston community. I had planned to go into Boston on Monday afternoon to watch some of the finishing runners – going to where the bombs went off. I was tied up with unimportant paper pushing and did not go in. People are really upset here. A close friend was in the stands [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: She Will Swim Again The mighty CHARIAD is now on her way to being healed and repaired – and swimming again this summer. The upper three quarters of the mast is now at Hall Spars in RI. They will fabricate a new lower section and weld it to the upper sections. I am meeting with Hall on Thursday to go over their plans. A marine [...]
