© Paul Mozell
Cape Ann’s jagged coast and its fishing and sailing heritage, continue to inspire my camera and my soul. Recently, I’ve been exploring boat-building shops, looking for examples of traditional handiwork. Marine architect and boatbuilder Harold Burnham is currently building the pinky schooner Ardelle. When the beautiful red oak and locust boat is launched this summer Burnham will operate it as a charter out of the Gloucester Maritime Historical Center. Harold Burnham is the eleventh generation of his family to build boats in Essex, Massachusetts. Click here to learn more about the project.
The Ardelle will be launched in the Essex River early this summer.
The next step is to install the deck
The masts are being shaped by hand from locally harvested timber.
In Gloucester, Stein Kristensen of Norway preps and paints the hull of yacht Vanadis. He'll serve as crew member on a voyage from Gloucester, MA to Greenland, Iceland and Norway, departing June 2011.
A cold front brings brilliant skies to Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.
Osprey over the Essex River.
