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     Extreme Clipper
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            Just to recap, 2009....There were twelve exciting          
              programs we offered in our 2009 educational series!    
                Below is a thumb-nail look at just a few we presented.   

Mission Statement

To enrich the lives of visitors, volunteers and the general public of the state of Maine through hands on, interactive, and educational experiences with historically significant sailing, power and steam driven vessels, ships and small boats while providing instruction as to their origins, construction, and original commercial and recreational purposes.

Museum Wish List starts with a resounding plea for
Volunteers

As the Museum gets underway, we are in need of specific items to help us with our programs, and volunteers of both time and funds to help with the physical building and the vessels. Listed below in no particular order are some of these needs. Please remember that all donations are both tax deductible and greatly appreciated:

• Portable power point projector (LCD, 2500+ Lumens)
• Portable projection Screen
• DVD player
• Large flat-screen TV (LCD, Plasma, etc.)
• Digital video camera
• Laptop computer (XP compliant)
• 2 19" LCD computer monitors 
• Quark software for Windows
• Portable audio recording unit
• Electronic cash register
  

Help with the reconstruction~
Help with setting up displays~
Help with organizing the library~
Help with selling tickets~
Help with maintenance and running of Rekord~
Help rigging ship models~
Help running antique engines~
Help running guided tours~
Help with the helpers~~

n addition to the above items, volunteers are always needed to help with the construction of the Museum, to work on mailings, education materials
and fliers, and to work with our restoration supervisor, Dennis Gallant, as he helps restore the Rekord to her former glory.

Please contact Capt. Jim Sharp at 207-701-7627 or 207-594-2230 for more information or to make a donation.
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 Presentations and programs. For your next library, civic meeting, school programs              
or book reviews, contact Captain Jim for a fascinating historical lecture or power point presentations.                  

    The Captains Pride

The Schooner Adventure, a 122 foot former Gloucester fishing schooner blasts across Penobscot Bay at 14 knots thrilling all that have sailed aboard her.  Captain Jim Sharp commanded this vessel for 25 years carrying passengers through all the bays and tributaries of the rugged Maine Coast. In 1988 he retired from the windjammer fleet and donated the vessel to The Gloucester Adventure to remain in that city as a National Monument to the fisheries to be preserved for the education and enjoyment of the populace.
 

Vessel Specifications:

Length Overall: 122 feet
Beam: 25'
Draft: 14'
Sail Area: 6100 sq ft
Propulsion: No internal power; utilized 68hp yawl boat for maneuvering
Capacity (as a passenger vessel): 37 passengers, 6 crew. (as a Gloucester Fishing vessel): 24 able dory fishermen, Captain, Mate, Cook and Skippy the ship's dog...and 130,000 of fresh market fish. Capt. Sharp and artist/naval architect , Imero Gobbato physically took the lines from Adventure when she was hauled out for annual maintenance. From those carefully measured dimensions, Capt. Sharp created an accurate half model at one inch = one foot scale and mounted it on an aged pine plank. It hangs prominently in the conference room of the Museum.  A typical Gloucester fishing schooner, Adventure is a McManus design vessel with a sleek, deep and sea-kindly underbody.,