Greetings! We need a few work parties between now and leaving for LAM. There are two weekends between now and then. We could use help both those weekends. On...
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jleewatts@...
Jul 4, 2000 4:35 pm
When I come up for the board meeting on the 7th, I will plan to stay at one of your houses and assist with the work party to pull her out of the water. As for...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Jul 10, 2000 12:15 pm
Stuart - That is the same weekend as ScanFest in Stanhope New Jersey. The Longship Company has committed to go to ScanFest. However, I'm sending this out to...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Jul 11, 2000 12:09 pm
Thanks to member Kim Pelle for passing this along to us. ... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Jul 12, 2000 5:07 pm
Greetings! Because of people's schedules, and also because of the Markland Althing and wedding, we have decided to have two work parties this weekend--one on ...
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jleewatts@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:00 am
For those of you interested in taking classes in how to build wooden vessels, here is the link the Virginia Maritime Museum's list of classes: ...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Jul 18, 2000 12:09 pm
Here is an article about the Norstead site. http://www.thestar.com/thestar/back_issues/ED20000703/news/20000703NEW06_NA-VIKING.html And an update on the trip...
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J. Comer
jcomer@...
Jul 18, 2000 7:37 pm
Hello, A few thoughts on the Norstead article: 1) This is what they were talking about when they said that "period" food was available onsite. It can't be...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Jul 18, 2000 7:52 pm
Jim - ... I suspect there are food vendors, not reenactors, selling 'period' food. Note that I've always put 'period' in quote marks. I can't imagine it would...
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Lee Watts
wattsl@...
Jul 18, 2000 8:01 pm
Hopefully, Jim, we will have a day or two to review the teachings of the locals and then adapt. Hopefully, it will not be too far off the mark. If I can be of...
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Fred Blonder
fred@...
Jul 18, 2000 8:11 pm
From: "Board of Trustees" <longshipco@...> I suspect there are food vendors, not reenactors, selling 'period' food. Note that I've always put 'period'...
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Terese Scott
thyri@...
Jul 19, 2000 10:52 am
Rhetorical question: Am I the only one that didn't realize (until I registered for the return ferry on the CAT) that Nova Scotia & Newfoundland are in a...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Jul 19, 2000 12:09 pm
Terese - Nova Scotia is 1 hour ahead. Newfoundland is 1.5 hours ahead. Arrival time in Yarmouth, NS is ~10:00 am local time. You and Mike and Ceecy then have...
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J. Comer
jcomer@...
Jul 19, 2000 12:11 pm
Hello, Is anyone bringing a copy of the sagas? I want to have them on hand as we are "there". Jim the turnip-dryin' man...
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Eowyn
eowyn@...
Aug 7, 2000 1:23 pm
Update on the Canada trip. The boats got up to Canada with minimal damage (one scrape on Fyrdraca and lots of loose caulking from what I have been told). The...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Aug 7, 2000 5:42 pm
Doug has seen these pictures on the web and forwarded the URLs. Thanks, Doug! Viking3 is the Fyrdraca with the large cruise liner in the back ground--the day...
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Heather Dotchel
SiobhanOCahan@...
Aug 8, 2000 2:08 pm
Hello Longship Company! I would *love* an article about your Canadian voyage for the September plague - does anyone want to volunteer? Deadline is September...
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jleewatts@...
Aug 8, 2000 3:40 pm
I am going to write up something for my home town paper. I'll send you a copy. Lee Watts, Richmond, VA....
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jleewatts@...
Aug 8, 2000 3:53 pm
This is the letter that I have drafted to be sent to the Northern Pen. My copy of the paper was left in the RV, along with my flashlight. ... August 8, 2000 ...
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Eowyn
eowyn@...
Aug 8, 2000 4:24 pm
Please remember when getting stuff published to 1) ask for reprint rights and 2) ask for the info to be able to at least be linked from the LS Web site, 3) get...
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Fred Blonder
fred@...
Aug 8, 2000 9:01 pm
The following is directed at folks who were on the Canada trip. I don't want to miss anyone, so I'm sending it to the general list. * Regarding the dinner at...
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jim & joyce
lande@...
Aug 9, 2000 1:11 am
I am interested in a copy of the final product and am happy to share expenses. Also, i would like to purchase copies of any really neat pictures (and lesser...
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Eowyn
eowyn@...
Aug 9, 2000 12:38 pm
LS Co, has some space on the web site. I also have a fair amount of disk space on my new Hard Drive so *IF* I get pictures (in a usable form) along with...
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Board of Trustees
longshipco@...
Aug 9, 2000 12:54 pm
The Longship Company is a member of the American Sail Training Association. If anyone is interested in applying for this scholarship, please contact ASTA. ...
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Fred Blonder
fred@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:12 pm
This morning I pulled all my undeveloped film out of my luggage and lined it up: 18 rolls of film and four disposable cameras, or roughly 530 frames shot...
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jim & joyce
lande@...
Aug 9, 2000 7:42 pm
And speaking of pictures, we should get a set of interesting stuff to send to our Nain friends....
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Lee Watts
jleewatts@...
Aug 9, 2000 7:45 pm
Thank you. I will pass that bit of information along to my shipmates. My question is how do they get the big ocean liners into Smith Mountain Lake? That part...
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jim & joyce
lande@...
Aug 10, 2000 4:54 pm
Someone mentioned that they got an address/name/phone number for one of the folks who actually knits socks and who might be willing to mail order some (with...
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Fred Blonder
fred@...
Aug 14, 2000 4:43 pm
http://www.darktickle.com/ Lots of photos at: http://www.darktickle.com/Area%20Photo%20Gallery.htm...
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jleewatts@...
Aug 15, 2000 1:46 am
Be happy folks that we did not take my truck. I just had it towed today. I think that the fuel pump went. Lee Watts, Richmond, VA....
