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310 miles from Maine to Mystic, Connecticut. That's a lot of coastline in a small open boat!

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Whaleboat Crew Aims to Row from Maine to Mystic

6/18/2013 - A team of boatbuilders from the Apprenticeshop in Rockland has embarked on an incredible journey indeed, rowing a 30' open whaleboat from Maine to Mystic, Connecticut. The crew of nine — seven apprentices and two instructors — worked all winter to build the historic whaleboat for the Charles W. Morgan. Six… SEE MORE
Whaleboat - 28'x6" x 6'5" replica of an original whaleboat, built by Lowell's Boat Shop, Amesbury, MA, 2011.

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Cure for Winter Blues: Cozy Up With A Whaleboat

2/3/2015 - When winter is giving us its worst here in New England, is there any better refuge than a warm boat shop? Whether you're building a traditional whaleboat, like the folks at Lowell's Boat Shop did a couple of years ago, or working on your own craft, there's nothing like working… SEE MORE
Meeting the mothership. The Whaleboat arrives at the Charles W. Morgan in Mystic Seaport.

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Mission Accomplished: Whaleboat Completes Bold Voyage

6/29/2013 - It took thirteen days. It covered more than 300 miles. It involved oar-power, sail-power, motor-power. Most importantly, it took guts. But on June 29, the crew of young boatbuilders from the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, succeeded in delivering the new whaleboat that they created by hand to the whaling ship… SEE MORE
Reefed down, a new whaleboat for the CHARLES W. MORGAN makes its way into Newport Harbor on June 26.

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Whaleboat Stops in Newport on Way from Maine to Mystic

6/27/2013 - The whaleboat crew that left Rockland, Maine, on June 16 bound for Mystic, Connecticut, arrived in Newport on June 26, tired but clearly excited to be nearing the end of their remarkable journey. The day's voyage had been more than 27 miles from New Bedford,Massachusetts, and featured a bit of… SEE MORE
Crews labor to move the massive CHARLES W. MORGAN onto the shiplift that will lower it into the water on July 21.

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Mystic’s Whaling Ship Takes Final Steps Toward the Water

6/26/2013 - After nearly five years of work in Mystic, the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan has made its final moves across the tarmac at Mystic Seaport in preparation for a July 21 relaunching ceremony. The 300-ton ship, built way back in 1841, has been undergoing a tremendous restoration at Mystic Seaport,… SEE MORE