Cape Ann Images: The 2011 Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival is Here!

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

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Friday, September 02, 2011

The 2011 Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival is Here!

Sunday
8:30 a.m. — Skippers Meeting, for all Schooners sailing in Mayor's Race at Solomon Jacobs Park, immediately adjacent to the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Harbor Loop.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Open house at the Schooner Adventure, at the Gloucester Marine Railways on Rocky Neck.
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Shuttle Bus to watch start of Mayor's Race, to Eastern Point Light, from Eastern Point Gate (Eastern Point Boulevard at Farrington Avenue).
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Open house at the Schooner Adventure, Gloucester Marine Railways, Rocky Neck.
10:30 a.m. to 12 noon — Parade of Sail, schooners proceed from Inner Harbor, past the Fishermen's Memorial on Stacy Boulevard, to the race starting area off Eastern Point.
10:30 a.m. — Parade of Sail breakfast at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House. The best view of the parade of sail. Coffee and light breakfast available on a first-come, first-served basis. $3 Historic New England members, $5 non-members. Reservations required. Call 978-283-0800.
1 p.m. — Start of Mayor's Race for Esperanto Cup, Ned Cameron Trophy and Betty Ramsey Trophy off Eastern Point.
6 to 8 p.m. — Reception and awards ceremony for contestants and invited guests.

Monday
"Rain Day" (if necessary) for recovery from postponements due to inclement weather.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Maritime Gloucester visiting hours.

Here's images from the past Festivals:

Gloucester Maritime Heritage docks 2009.