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Pride was launched on February 27th, 1977.
I snapped this shot with my 110 shortly after the slings were removed |
In October of 1981 we sailed over to Chestertown Maryland.
Here "Leroy" puts us on course out of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. |
This trip we sailed under Captain Armin Elsaesser.
Armin was lost with the boat and three other crew, five years later. |
But the boat never comes or goes without taking a turn around the harbor for folks to see her.
Looking at the MV Port Welcome, another boat I worked on, with the McCormicks Spice Company behind - both of which are gone now. |
Setting sail under way, a pair of crew climb aloft to set the topgallant. |
The topgallant set... |
The crew climb back down. |
Engine off, we sail in the cool October dawn, |
sails drawing... |
aloft and alow... |
and the boat moving right along. |
"Cynbad" was always smiling, but it was hard not to smile on such a nice day, sailing a Baltimore Clipper |
Greg Pease came by... |
...to snap a picture for his book. |
Not having a helicopter, I climbed the mast to take some pictures. |
This was my first sail to anywhere on Pride since I came aboard on my 21st birthday in September, |
so I toted my little 110 camera up into the fore-top, |
and took pictures of how things went together... |
Then out on the bowsprit. |
to get some pictures there. |
as we sailed across the Bay on a beautiful day in October. |
At the mouth of the Chester River, we dropped sail and motored up to Chestertown.. |
On the way back to Baltimore, we set sail at the river's mouth, but there was no wind. One of the crew and I took the Zodiak and snapped some pictures - I had one shot on my camera
- this was what I took. |
I was hired because I had square rig experience, was a Baltimore resident, and knew how to operate black powder cannon... |
which was important because we were going to the bicentennial of the Siege of Yorktown!.
Here bunker and I reload after firing. |
We sailed to Annapolis and took several soldiers aboard to transport to Yorktown.
Here we are roaring into the York River. |
Headed to Glouster Point, VA.
Sun Paper clipping.
I went ashore and visited friends in the reenactment, bringing back several members of the 1st Massachusetts Continentals to help us fight the ship. |
Bunker searches a pouch, I'm standing in the hatch with my back to you.
Judi Benvenuti photo |
Bunker's got his palm and is sewing while Phil Sbraccia enjoys being armed to the teeth.
Judi Benvenuti photo |
* Pride's Privateers *
Left: "Sugar" John Flannagan, Pride's boatswain; above him: Bob White; center: Phillip Sbraccia; top right: Me!;
below me: Steve Bunker; below Bunker: Roger Kaplan; right: Marc McConnell.
Judi Benvenuti photo |
