Checking the launch date
From what I have read there have been a lot of small ships built in this part of the world. Going back over centuries now. We have very few sailing vessels left in our harbours but they’re out there. When I first started paying attention half a lifetime ago I was aware that schooner was a work of art and that the number of people who had the ability to build one was less each year. With that in mind on each occasion that I have been at proximity to a sailing ship I have gone to look. Now I understand that one is being rebuilt in Nova Scotia right now. A vessel that I actually visited several decades ago. Sailing ships require maintenance and in the case of this vessel it had fallen on hard times. But a number of local people took things in hand and have raised the funds to rebuild their ship. Because with all that effort it is truly theirs. Not something you order from a catalog. I’m going to have to make a decision. When they re-launch that ship about two months from now will I be there to watch. We can do it. We know the where and the when and the RV will give us a place to sleep while we wait. Just need to be ready. This is the sort of thing that may not happen again in my lifetime. Unlike many other attractions launching a ship qualifies as an occasion. As long as I stand clear of the edge of the wharf I should be OK. I will let you know how this plan progress is. Besides, I have already been on board that same vessel. It should seem oddly familiar. At least I won’t have to ask for directions on where to find the stem or the stern. And maybe I can get a good shirt to wear going forward. Something that marks the date and the place and makes it into a historical event.
