Exciting Progress - Incredible Work!

June 7, 2018_____________Update 116

AHA! June 14 6 pm Corson Building Theater When Will She Launch? : An Update on the Launch of the Ernestina-Morrissey  Join Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association for a presentation in the theater of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park .  We will share information and photos of the progress toward the launch of Ernestina-Morrissey . And celebrate New Bedford’s important connections to the vessel! There will be CAKE ! MORE DETAILS

Deck Beams Going In! The crew at the Bristol Marine Shipyard in Boothby Harbor has made great progress since our last post in April! The planking continues, up from the keel and down from the sheer. The last plank of middle (shutter) strake, called the whiskey plank, will finish the planking and be cause for celebration!. MORE PHOTOS AND TEXT

New Bedford City Council Considering SEMA Request A hearing before the Finance Committee will be scheduled sometime later in June to consider SEMA's request for CPA funds . New Bedford residents can help by contacting your City Councillors to let them know how important Ernestina-Morrissey is to YOU!

Schooner Ernestina Commission There will be a Schooner Ernestina Commission meeting in Brockton in June. The schedule and location has not been fianlized yet. Check back to the website"Upcoming Events" for the latest information.

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Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with the purpose of raising funds to provide for the maintenance, equipment, manning, programming and operation of the Schooner  Ernestina ex Effie M. Morrissey   as a sail training vessel, school ship, and educational enterprise