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Moving Day at Mattapoisett

Peter A. Mello — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:54 PST

Last week I posted about a unique moving day at the North Pole. This week, there’s a similar story but much closer to home. Debbie Francouer is moving to Mattapoisett, my hometown, and she’s bringing EVERYTHING including the kitchen sink (and all of the plumbing) with her. I’ve heard of a barn-raising. Maybe we can call [...]

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Learning to Read with Stabby the Narwhal

Peter A. Mello — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:43:17 PST

It’s a very exciting time in our house because Luke, our first grader, is currently learning how to read and there’s nothing better than a Dr. Seuss-ish maritime themed early reader like Stabby the Narwhal. Stabby the Narwhal by Jim Benton via Laughing Squid. Posted in life, storytelling

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Moby Monday — “And all of us escaped together to tell thee”

Margaret Guroff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:30:10 PST

Last week, a cruiser relived the fateful last bit of Moby-Dick—but with a happy ending. The J/World had just checked into the Baja Ha-Ha, a two-week rally down Mexico’s Pacific coast, when it encountered a pod of whales, at least one of which attacked the boat’s rudder and opened a hole in the hull. The J/World [...]

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Notice to Mariners: Don’t Go to Danny’s Murdered Dead Body Island

Peter A. Mello — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:31:23 PDT

Happy Halloween! Flag dip to the great Laughing Squid blog. Posted in life Tagged: Halloween, Laughing Squid, The Seafarers

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FotoFriday: Patrick Harris – The Boat Dweller

Peter A. Mello — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:03:23 PDT

The New York Times has a great multimedia series called One in 8 Million which features stunning black and white photography coupled with interesting audio interviews. This week Todd Heisler photographed and Tanzina Vega interviewed Captain Patrick Harris – The Boat Dweller. Give a look and listen, it’s a nice piece about maritime life on [...]

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Piratical Fisheries Management Program

Peter A. Mello — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:15:51 PDT

Short video of some unintended local side benefits of Somali piracy.

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Moving Day at the North Pole

Peter A. Mello — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:08:37 PDT

How do you move 18 polar explorers, a dogs and more than 150 tons of cargo from one of the most desolate and harshest environments on the planet?

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Moby Monday – Boo Who? (Updated)

Margaret Guroff — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:30:16 PDT

The New Yorker is marking Halloween with a “Critterati” photo contest—pix of pets such as Clarence here dressed as literary figures. The contest closed for entries yesterday, but you can still peruse all the contestants at the New Yorker site. (Don’t miss another fave, Puppy Longstocking.) Winners selected by a panel of judges will be [...]

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First pirates. Now mutiny! What’s next, sea monsters?

Peter A. Mello — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:33:11 PDT

Messing About in Ships podcast is back! Last night I interviewed Captain Doug Pine who told an amazing sea story about what happened to him after replying to this ad. Here’s the rest of the story. Grab a beer and popcorn because it’s a long but good one! Leadership Lessons from a Modern Day Mutiny(download) Cross posted at [...]

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Moby Monday — The Old Ball Game

Margaret Guroff — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:30:18 PDT

Two enterprising Brooklyn residents recently launched Novel-T, a line of baseball jerseys for literature lovers. The first team’s lineup features Moby Dick as catcher and Ahab at the mound, with Bartleby at left field for good measure. Confidential to M.D.: we’re not sure what Ahab is throwing, but if it looks at all pointy: duck! Margaret [...]

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