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| Topic: Hall and Hughs take the Olympic challenge |
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Hall and Hughs take the Olympic challenge
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Sat, 07 December 2002 17:18
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Two Maine sailors take on the best. Tom Hall, 36, of Scarborough and Dave Hughes, 24, of South Portland are well on their way to qualifying for US Sailing Team.
On Sunday, November 17th Olympic sailing campaigners Tom Hall and Dave Hughes completed two weeks of training and racing on Galveston Bay, Texas at the 2002 US Olympic Pre-Trials.
The regatta was a success for the Mainers. With the help of Olympic coach Skip Whyte and personal coach/videographer Rob Haile, Hall and Hughes hit or exceeded most of their team goals, launching the pair into the top echelons of US Olympic sailing hopefuls. The duo took 4th in the US Men's division, virtually locking their spot on the final US Sailing Team announced before the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
The Olympic Pre-Trials fleet included four Olympic medallists (2 gold, 2 silver), 16 College All-Americans, and two World Champions. Regatta wind conditions ranged 20 to 25 knots with higher gusts, though light air dominated the final race.
"We learned a ton and have a bunch of work to do. Most importantly, we've realized that we're on the right track for Olympic level success," explained team member Tom Hall. "Our campaign has accelerated. We've proved ourselves as a fresh team with huge potential," added Dave Hughes.
Their new boat arrived December 2nd, and Hall and Hughes will head to Ft. Pierce, FL in early January 2003 for an invite-only Olympic development training camp. In late January, the team will compete in the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, the US's premier Olympic sailing event, before departing on the US Sailing Team's European tour in the Spring.
Competing in the 470 class sailboat, Tom Hall, 36, of Scarborough and Dave Hughes, 24, of South Portland are challenging the top sailors in the nation for a chance to represent the United States in men's sailing at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Hall and Hughes - both accomplished local and national racers - are aiming to the make the US Sailing Team for 2003 and train with the team in preparation for the Olympic Trials.
Their Fall/Winter schedule includes US Sailing Team training and Pre-Olympic Trials in Houston, TX in November, US Sailing Team open ocean training in Ft. Pierce, FL in early January, and both the Whyte and Miami Olympic Classes Regattas in Miami in late January.
For more information, visit http://www.470.hallme.com/
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| | Topic: Maine Marine Trade Association elects new directors |
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Maine Marine Trade Association elects new directors
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Sat, 07 December 2002 18:50
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PORTLAND, ME-The Maine Marine Trade Association (MMTA) recently elected three new directors to its board of directors. The elections took place at the association's recent annual meeting.
Barbi Coyne, Hodgdon Yachts, E. Boothbay; Rick Fortune, Fortune, Inc., Falmouth; and Glen Shivel, The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design, Kennebunkport, were elected to serve three-year terms.
Coyne is the human resource manager at Hodgdon Yachts, a position she has held for the last four years. Fortune, who has served on the MMTA board for the past year is vice president at Fortune, Inc., and Shivel is associate director at The Landing School from which he graduated and previously worked as a teaching assistant.
The new board of directors elected Steve Bunnell, Bunnell Marine Consulting, Camden, as president and Ethan Cook, Rumery's Boat Yard, LLC, Biddeford, as vice president. They will serve one-year terms.
Continuing as directors of the statewide organization that represents more than 200 member firms are Bruce Cunningham, Padebco Custom Boat, Round Pond; Christopher DiMillo, DiMillo's Old Port Marina, Portland; Peter Howard, The Hinckley Co., Southwest Harbor; George Menezes, Sabre Yachts, South Casco; John B. Turner, Lyman Morse Boatbuilding, Thomaston; and Graham Wright, Boothbay Region Boatyard, West Southport.
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| | Topic: Accessible Sailing keeps building on RawFaith through first winter snows |
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Posts: 188
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Accessible Sailing keeps building on RawFaith through first winter snows
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Tue, 17 December 2002 15:21
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George and Joann McKay and their family continue building the 88-foot galleon RawFaith on the shores of the Pleasant River in Addisson despite sub-freezing temperatures and the first snows of winter. The 88-foot, 140-ton vessel is designed to take special needs children and their families and their doctors on voyages of discovery. More information on this amazing project is posted on their website at http://accessiblesailing.info/
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| | Topic: Rockland dredgings |
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Posts: 188
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Rockland dredgings
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Tue, 14 January 2003 15:40
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Prock Marine has completed the dredging of the Union River in Ellesworth and will begin harbor dredges of Camden and Rockland harbor hasn't been dredged in 26 years. The removal of 51,000 cubic yards is expected to restore the approach channels to 14 to 18 feet. In some places, those channels had silted to depths of as little as five feet. Dreging is planned from the north end, around the Coast Guard wharf, and along the waterfront to the area just past the Municipal Dock. The area near the Maine State Ferry Terminal will not be dredged, due to contaminants in the silt.
To avoid disturbing the habitat and migratory patterns of certain fish species, particularly the spawning habitat of Atlantic Salmon, dredging is only allowed by the DEP from mid-November to mid-April. To meet these time restricitons, Prock's crews will work around the clock, five days a week,for three months.
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| | Topic: Bayside residents fight aquaculture lease |
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Posts: 188
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Bayside residents fight aquaculture lease
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Wed, 15 January 2003 09:30
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Hearings on an aquaculture lease for a mussel raft off the small Northport community of Bayside were held earlier this month (Jan. 2003), but comments will still be accepted through the end of January. At issue is the conversion of an experimental three-year permit for a three-acre lease to a permenant one encompassing 100 acres. For more details, go to http://www.baysidemaine.com/mussel_farm_issue.htm
This issue is part of a larger effort at reforming Maine's aquaculture laws and permiting process, which hinges on the environmental impact of aquaculture pens and rafts, the hazards they pose to navigation, and their aesthetics. A proposed reform bill was shelved for the second time in March of 2002. More details: http://www.penbay.org/aqnoreform.html
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| | Topic: 2001, 2002 cargo statistics |
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2001, 2002 cargo statistics
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Thu, 13 March 2003 14:33
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Dry cargo handled in Maine Ports:
2001 1,246,224 tons
2002 1,380,000 tons
Liquid bulk cargo handled in Maine Ports:
2001 221,441 tons
2002 368,495 tons
The port of Portland handled half of Maine;s nonpetroleum cargo.
(From Portland Press Herald, March 2003)
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| | Topic: 3.27.03 Maine cruise ship bill hearings |
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3.27.03 Maine cruise ship bill hearings
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Thu, 20 March 2003 11:28
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Hi All,
I just learned that both Cruise Ship Discharge Bills (listed below) will be heard by the Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, March 27 in Room 437 of the State house at a 2 pm session that also includes hearings on three other bills. I don't know what time that means the bills will be heard, but they are fourth and fifth on the list.
The Cruise Ship bills are listed as
LD 1158 An Act to Protect Coastal Water (sponsored by Sen. Brennan)
LD 1271 An Act to Protect the Discharge of Certain Waste Waters into Casco Bay(sponsored by Rep. Adams)
You can view the text of the bills by going to the website http://janus.state.me.us/legis/lio Click on Bill Status, then Bill Text Search and enter the bill numbers.
Comments may also be sent to the Chairs of the Natural Resources Committee: Senator John L. Martin and Rep. Theodore Koffman, Committee on Natural Resources, 100 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0100.
Please send this to anyone else you think may be interested. I will keep you updated on any other information I receive. Mary
Mary Cerullo
Associate Director
Friends of Casco Bay
http://www.cascobay.org
2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
Tel. (207) 799-8574
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| | Topic: MS Regatta Harborfest: Aug. 15-17, 2003 |
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January 2003
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MS Regatta Harborfest: Aug. 15-17, 2003
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Tue, 05 August 2003 12:47
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The MS Regatta Harborfest Weekend runs August 15-17, 2003. What started 20 years ago as a small sailing regatta has blossomed into a weekend-long event that will include a power boat poker run and tugboat muster on Sunday.
In addition to the on-the-water events, there will be food, entertainment, and other shoreside festivities on Sunday at the Maine State Pier and on the Eastern pormenade in Portland, where you can watch the tugs participate in races and pushing contests.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available, and all proceeds raised will benefit a great cause -- finding a cure for multiple sclerosis.
For more information, check out the Maine MS Society's web site at http://www.msmaine.org/msregatta.shtml.
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| | Topic: Mainers Hall and Hughes become North American 470 champs |
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Mainers Hall and Hughes become North American 470 champs
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Tue, 02 September 2003 12:57
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: info@ussailingteam.org
Team Hall/Hughes crowned 470 North American Champions!
Local US Sailing Team athletes Tom Hall, 36, of Scarborough and Dave Hughes, 25, of South Portland won the 2003 470 North American Championships. Held August 16-20 in the waters off Kingston, ONT at the site of the 1976 Olympic Regatta, the five-day championship comprised 13 races in a challenging wind range of 1-18 knots. Team Hall/Hughes bested a field which included national champions, All-Americans, US and Canadian Sailing Team members, and a former Olympic Gold medallist.
Tied going into the last race with Stefan Locas and Oliver Bone -- the top Canadian team -- Hall and Hughes battled tack-for-tack to take the race win and the championship title. Swapping the lead several times, the two boats launched on the rest of the competition. Coming into the final weather mark both teams were bow-for-bow, but Hall/Hughes capitalized on the increasing breeze and extended on the final downwind leg.
"The last race was a dog fight. Exciting down to the finish. You couldn't ask for a better end to a championship," commented Dave Hughes.
Recent winners of the Canadian/American Goodwill Regatta (August 2-3), Team Hall/Hughes next head to Europe to represent the USA at the 2003 Spanish Championships and 2003 Olympic Classes World Championships, both to be held in Cadiz, Spain in September. One of the nation's top teams going into the US Olympic Trials, Tom and Dave are members of the US Sailing Team and are training for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. The 470 -- a double-handed, 15-and-one-half-foot high-performance dinghy -- has been an Olympic event since the Montreal Games.
Team Hall/Hughes is actively seeking corporate sponsorships and donations for the World Championships. Donations are tax-deductible.
For more information, please visit http://www.ussailingteam.org.
Hall/Hughes - Athens 2004
Olympic Sailing Campaign
PO Box 6877
Scarborough, ME 04070-6877
T: 207-885-0694
F: 801-659-2818
info@ussailingteam.org
www.ussailingteam.org
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| | Topic: March 2004: Maine Boatbuilders Show |
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March 2004: Maine Boatbuilders Show
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Sat, 06 March 2004 11:11
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The annual Maine Boatbuilders Show, held at Portland Yacht Services on Fore Street in Portland, Maine, is scheduled for March 19th, 20th, and 21st. This is one of the most authentic boatshows anywhere.
Visit http://www.portlandcompany.com/bshow.html for more details.
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| | Topic: LNG defeated--again! |
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LNG defeated--again!
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Mon, 28 March 2005 22:06
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Today, Monday, March 28, 2005, residents of the town of Perry voted against the proposal to build a Liquified natural gas terminal on Passamaquoddy Tribal land on the shores of Gleason Cove on Passamaquoddy Bay. The vote was 279 to 214.
The proposal surfaced after Harpswell voted down a similar proposal a year ago, and after suggestions of locating the terminal on Hope Island or Yarmouth in Casco Bay were strongly opposed. Rumors then spread that the state was considering using Sears Island in Penobscot Bay to locate a LNG terminal. Cianbo Corp. then proposed building a LNG terminal at the former Navy survellience base in Gouldsboro, but they withdrew this idea after vehement opposition from local fishermen.
The proposal to build on reservation land in Perry included an annual payment to the town of Perry of $340,000. That amount was later revised upward to $1,000,000 per year for the 30 year life of the plant, virtually eliminating all town taxes for the period. The proposal was voted as a non-binding resolution in August. It passed by a vote of 192-132.
The plan was a gamble of high stakes, both economically and environmentally. It would involve bringing explosively laden ships through the exceptional tidal currents of Western Passage, banning acres of fishing ground, and having unknown consequences (such as blocking evacuation of Eastport) in the event of an accident or terrorist attack. The plan has been promoted by the Passamaquoddy Tribal Council who lost their bid last year to establish a Casino in Maine. Ironically, when opposition to the LNG terminal was mounting, the Tribal Council hired the same Portland-based PR firm, Savvy, Inc., that was instrumental in defeating their casino proposal.
For more details of the plan and its opposition, see http://www.fishermensvoice.com/perrylng.html
The developer's website: http://www.quoddylng.com/
The opposition: http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/
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| | Topic: Deletion of Whitehead Island Sound Signal...please help |
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 Deletion of Whitehead Island Sound Signal...please help
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Tue, 04 September 2007 17:47
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Deletion of Whitehead Island Sound Signal...please help Tue, 04 September 2007 17:44
Hi to All Mariners,
I recently heard of a proposal to the USCG requesting the DELETION of the Sound Signal at Whithead Island Light, Muscle Ridge Sound, Penobscot Bay, ME. The USCG is requesting that all interested parties contact Jack.J.McLaughlin@uscg.mil with their thoughts and opinions on this matter. You can also find contact info on the USCG Local Notice to Mariners website (you have to scroll down many pages to find). My family owns property on Whitehead Island and I believe that the sound signal is a critical aid to navigation for mariners cruising Muscle Ridge Sound due to the fequency of foggy conditions in this area. If you agree, please take the time to express your opinions to Mr. McLaughlin and help keep beautiful Penobscot Bay safe for all mariners.
Sincerely,
W.Gamage
ps. deadline is Sept.7th
W.Gamage
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| | Topic: Rogue wave in Boothbay |
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January 2003
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| | Topic: Malaga Island documentation |
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| | Topic: Sears Island |
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Sears Island
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Fri, 06 March 2009 14:04
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While the communities of Penobscot Bay deliberate on the feasibility, practicality, and need of a cargo port on Sears Island, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust has secured an easement to protect about two thirds of the island.
from http://www.mcht.org/featured/2009/02/conservation_success_at _sears.html:
Conservation Success at Sears Island
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) was recently granted a conservation easement by the State of Maine through its Maine Department of Transportation that permanently protects 601 acres of Sears Island, a prominent landmark in upper Penobscot Bay. Commenting on the agreement that granted the easement, MCHT president Paul Gallay remarked, "Maine Coast Heritage Trust is honored to have been entrusted with the responsibility of holding this permanent conservation easement. We admire the community planning efforts that led to this historic agreement, we are glad to play a role in the Island's future, and we are truly enthusiastic about the opportunities that this conservation success will create for the local community."
Governor John Baldacci congratulating MCHT president Paul Gallay on acceptance of a conservation easement on 600 acres of Sears Island.
The easement is part of an agreement crafted by the State and local partners that allows for development of the remaining 334 acres of the island, possibly as a cargo port. James Gillway, Town Manager of Searsport commented on the easement saying, "The Town of Searsport is thrilled at this result--one that has the potential to provide so many benefits to our community. We look forward to working with Maine Coast Heritage Trust as a partner for many years to come."
The conserved portion of Sears Island contains a highly unusual combination of marine and freshwater habitats including beaches, tall and low shrub zones, softwood forests, hardwood forests, fern meadows, grassy meadows, coastal salt marshes, and freshwater wetlands including numerous vernal pools. More than 160 bird species have been spotted on Sears. The island is also home to a number of state and federally listed rare species of mammals and amphibians, including the ribbon snake.
In addition to its ecological significance, Sears has a long tradition of low impact recreation that has now been secured for future generations thanks to the conservation easement. There are more than 5 miles of traditional trails on the island that include stunning views of Penobscot Bay, and there are plans for trail expansion and improvement by local stakeholders such as the Town of Searsport and the Friends of Sears Island. The island also affords the possibility for people to recreationally fish and clam on its 5 miles of coastline.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust will further its relationship with the Maine Department of Transportation (the owner of the island), as it works to uphold the terms of the conservation easement. MCHT's regional stewardship staff will be making regular visits to the property and will be a point of contact for those interesting in providing educational and recreational opportunities.
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