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Orientation-at-Sea 2009 Off to a Great Start

Another summer means another Orientation-at-Sea program! The first week got the program off to a great start up in Camden, Maine despite some less-than-ideal weather. The students spent the week getting to know one another, getting acclimated to the school and learning some basic sailhandling as we made our way downeast from Camden. We were blessed with a great sailing breeze on Monday and got to show the students what the Tabor Boy can do! On the academic side of things, we are very… Continue

Added by Chris Henry on July 2, 2009 at 11:46am — 2 Comments

The Tall Ships are Coming! The Tall Ships are Coming!

The "Atlantic Challenge 2009" began from Vigo, Spain and ends in Belfast, Northern Ireland - a true race around the Atlantic and the first since 2000. Each port will host the fleet, with various festivals and activities taking place at every stop along the route.

From June 11 - 15, 2009, the Tall Ships were in Hamilton to help celebrate Bermuda's 400 years of permanent settlement. This was a truly unique and memorable event. Rob "Swabby" Atkinson (CE '80) passed up the Tabor Reunion to… Continue

Added by Rob "Swabby" Atkinson on June 20, 2009 at 11:40am — 1 Comment

The Newest Tabor Boy Executive Officer

It is my pleasure to announce that Spencer Ash ('10) has been appointed as Executive Officer of the Tabor Boy for the 2009-2010 school year. Spencer succeeds Wilder Hastings ('09) in this important and unique student leadership position and joins a long and prestigious line of Tabor Boy XOs.

Spencer's duties as XO will begin next month when the Tabor Boy heads to Maine for the Orientation at Sea Program. This will be Spencer's second summer working aboard the vessel. His… Continue

Added by James E. Geil on May 28, 2009 at 11:21am — 2 Comments

Maersk Alabama, Maersk Arkansas, Maersk Rhode Island and Tabor Boy

On March 18, 2009, Tabor Boy Project Crew Member Bob Beauregard proudly posted here about getting his first command, the Maersk Arkansas, a sister ship to the Maersk Alabama which trades a similar route. Got the nod today to join the big show Check out his post where you'll see a photo of the ship.

On March 29th, I received a message from Bob that he would be leaving for Kuwait to join the Maersk… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on April 19, 2009 at 11:40pm — 2 Comments

Perfect Storm of Simulation

The above photo and below article appeared above the fold on the front page of the New Bedford Standard Times on March 14, 2009. Celebrity shiphandler in our crew or slow news day? ;-)

Fairhaven simulator draws maritime pilots from around the… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on March 21, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Got the nod today to join the big show.

Got a email from Waterman today. I'll be heading back in a couple of weeks as Master of the Maersk Arkansas. My first skippers job in the unlimited slot.

Added by Robert C. Beauregard on March 18, 2009 at 8:11pm — 16 Comments

Schooner Model in Charleston

I took my wife to lunch in Charleston yesterday. We were walking through the downtown market place and came apon a place called "The Fishin' Duck". It's a store owned and operated by a former Sealand employee. They had a 3' model of a topsail schooner. It wasn't overly detailed, but looked a lot like our beloved ship. Topsail fore, gaff rigged main. The only difference I noted was a gaff main. It had a mid house much the style of Tabor Boy and a dark blue hull. If I didn't already have a sloop… Continue

Added by Robert C. Beauregard on March 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Soundings Magazine Online Today's Top Stories Features The Tabor Boy Project

Soundings Magazine Online - Tabor Boys (and girls) share their stories

Added by Peter A. Mello on February 12, 2009 at 2:26pm — 2 Comments

The Tabor Boy Project is now featured on the Tabor Academy website

While taking Luke (5) and Joy (4) out for an afterschool adventure today, I ran into Merry Conway who, among many other things at Tabor, is responsible for the website. She recently added a Tabor Boy Project page which is very exciting. Tabor Boy Project crew member and current student Scott Lauermann help put the page together.

The sail training program has been and… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on February 11, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Tabor alum plays a big role in US Air Flight 1549 Crash into the Hudson River

Today's NY Times had a great article about the significant role played by Captain Conrad H. Roy, Jr of Tucker-Roy Marine Towing and Salvage and his crew in containing the US Air 1549 wreckage from becoming a major hazard to navigation in New York Harbor. Check out my post which includes an interview with Captain Roy on the Sea-Fever… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on January 16, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Charleston, SC revisited

As I entered Charleston Harbor this Thanksgiving aboard my sailboat I was reminded of the Thanksgiving cruises we enjoyed aboard the TABOR BOY delivering her here for the annual winter lay up. Charleston Harbor is quite different after 38 years. A magnificent bridge can be seen from miles at sea and container cranes bristle along the waterfront. In a one hour interval three large container ships arrived and a Norwegian cruise ship sailed. I recently had the pleasure of visting with Karen &… Continue

Added by John D. Patten on November 30, 2008 at 10:14am — 16 Comments

Find Tabor Boy in this new tall ships video and win valuable prizes!

Okay, I lied about the valuable prizes but at least you got a chance to see Tabor Boy in another cool tall ships… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on November 19, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

SSV Tabor Boy by Norman Fortier from the New Bedford Whaling Museum Collection

This beautiful photo of the schooner popped up today on the New Bedford Whaling Museum's Flickr.com photostream. There's lots of other really amazing stuff over there that's worth checking out.

Here's a post that I did earlier today over at Sea-Fever: Foto… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on November 8, 2008 at 12:25am — 2 Comments

TB Visit -August 2008 - Camden, ME

I was recently on vacation from Australia in Maine and got chance to stop by and say hello. Thanks Capt. Chris, Trevor and Spencer. It was great to be onboard again after a few years!! Is there a finer schooner in the States, I doubt it!!! Tabor Boy is still a second home and family after 18 years - More Pics below…

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Added by Jason Bland on September 6, 2008 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

Workboat Magazine Letter

I came across a nice "letter to the editor" from past XO Andrew Major sent into Workboat Magazine (Sept 2008) regarding his experience at Tabor and on the schooner. Thought you would all like to see it! see attached PDF.

TA Amajor workboat.pdf

Added by Alex Larsen on August 29, 2008 at 4:48pm — 3 Comments

Tabor Boy sighting!

I was drafted for kid duty on Friday and thankfully my friend Randy Peffer invited Luke (5), Joy (3) and me to go sailing with him on his schooner, Sarah Abbott. It was an exquisite day on Buzzards Bay. Here's a link to a post about it on the Sea-Fever blog.

Returning to Sippican Harbor we crossed courses with Tabor Boy which looked to be on an Alumni Weekend… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on June 22, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Good times, good times. Revisted

One year ago today, Alex Rivard, Class of 2008, wrote one of the best and funniest posts on The Tabor Boy Project entitled Good times, good times. No matter what era you sailed on the schooner, I guarantee that you'll find a lot familiar. It's comforting to know that the ship and experience stand the test of time. If you haven't read it before, go now. And that's an order! ;-) SMILE

Added by Peter A. Mello on April 28, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

The Tabor Boy Project Celebrates Its First Birthday!

The Tabor Boy Project is one year old!

It all start after attending a Headmaster's Council meeting at Tabor Academy on April 14, 2007. I have always felt incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to go to Tabor but that day really brought it home for me. While It is great to catch up with a few of the Council members that I went to school with… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on April 15, 2008 at 12:10am — 1 Comment

104 Crew Members Strong!

It had been a few days since I logged in at The Tabor Boy Project and today I was thrilled to see that we passed the 100 member waypoint on April 1st when Emerald Epke joined. Ironically, Emerald works with Bob Glover ('78) and me over at Northeast Maritime Institute and we've been trying to get her to join for months. Looks like she was just waiting for a shot at that roundest of… Continue

Added by Peter A. Mello on April 4, 2008 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Caribbean Studies Program 2008

The students that just finished the Caribbean Studies Program 2008 have shared their personal logs at this site:
http://www.taboracademy.org/studentlogs.asp
It’s well worth checking out!

Added by James Hutton on April 4, 2008 at 2:25pm — No Comments

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