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- When did you sail aboard Tabor Boy?
- '75 to '79, summer '80 and spring '85
- How many years did you sail aboard Tabor Boy?
- 4
- Were you a member of the Schooner Crew?
- Yes
- Were you an Officer?
- Yes
- If yes, please provide position (s) and years(s)
- Bosun - '78
XO - '79
- Did you make any extended voyages? (i.e. Caribbean, Bermuda, etc.)
- Caribbean, Bermuda, Maine
- Did you participate in "Orientation at Sea" program for new students?
- No
- Tabor graduation year:
- 1979
- College attended and year graduated:
- Maine Maritime Academy 1984, Clarkson 1988
- Do you currently work in the maritime field?
- Yes
- Current Occupation:
- Commissioning chief engineer for new construction, OMAO NOAA
- Last time you sailed on Tabor Boy?
- 2004
- Do you own currently own a boat?
- 2 Kayaks, sea and white water
- Favorite Tabor Boy moment
- Sailing through Woods Hole on the way to Nantucket, one late fall day. We sailed her through and found that the wind was blowing even stronger on the Nantucket side. So, Cap told us to reduce sail and Bob Glover and I climbed out on the bowsprit to gather, stop, and secure the outer jib as it came down. Cap pointed her up into the wind and the schooner started a progressive pitch. We worked quickly but it wasn’t long before the bow plunged so that our boots were dipped into the cold water. We continued stopping the sail and securing it to the jib boom as the bow dipped and we were waist deep in the spume. We kept working, and the bow dipped again; this time we were neck deep. Bob and I tied the last stop and scrambled back in before the bow sprit took one more dip into Nantucket Sound. Cap headed off the wind and we continued our way to Nantucket making about ten knots.
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Caribbean Studies Program 2008
Posted on April 4th, 2008 at 2:25pm —
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TABOR BOY History (barrowed from Tabor Academy Web Site)
Posted on March 8th, 2008 at 10:23am —
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Cap Glaeser, A Captain and a Mentor
“You dirt ball, get your hands out of your pockets and help your ship mate out over there. You’re about as useful as teats on a bull!” Those were the first words that cap spoke directly to me as a freshman during my first day aboard the TABOR BOY. Those were ego shattering words spoken from an adult to a young boy of 15. While helping my new shipmates hauling in the mighty outer jib on a blustery fall day, all I could think of was, “oh crap, I guess I better find another fall sport because th…
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Posted on March 8th, 2008 at 9:44am —
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TABOR BOY sighting
If you happen to be flying through Providence Green Airport, take a walk down just beyond Gate 7 to the Block Island Pub and take a look at their poster in front and at cover of their menu. There is a beautiful shot of the TABOR BOY with sails set.
Posted on October 20th, 2007 at 11:06pm —
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I will be off to Philadelphia for a fellow TA classmate's wedding in a few weeks...any rate I will be scouring my boxes for pictures and will locate the ones from our Bahamas trip...
I'll be in touch
Dan
If you enjoy the German Coast Guard clip, Mr. Mello has posted a very similar one in response.
Will have to dig & do some scanning, but the pictures are there. How are things in Mississippi?
Pascagoula, Montevideo. What a jetsetter!
Safe travels!
My personal thank you and 'Great Job Dirt Ball" for all your efforts in making this site alive and full of memories. I personnal appreciate it!
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