Crew Scheduling

All crew scheduling will now be at the FGW@michiganmaritimemuseum.org address.

July 3rd

We need a volunteer to be available for tours on the Friends Good Will on July 3rd from 10am-noon.

Crew for Port Washington

Northbound:

Al Kempf
Eric Standen
Jim Milan
Jan Milan
Phil Nager
David Bugge
Ron Refior
Rose Refior


Southbound:

Tim Bell
Marcia Flynn
Chris Hess
Pete Matthews
Ron Refior
Rosie Refior
Jim Spurr
Tim Mattson

Raffle Announcement from Marilyn

Dear Michigan Maritime Museum Volunteers and Members


As chairman of the raffle committee, I am counting on all the volunteers and members to spend a few minutes of your valuable time to support our effort to sell raffle tickets. You are our most valuable ambassadors to the community.

The raffle is for an overnight for 6 people on the Friends Good Will, including breakfast, admission to the museum grounds and a sail. The winner may choose a sunset sail and spend the night, or arrive in the evening, spend the night and sail the next day.

If each of you would volunteer to sell just 10 tickets it would make our raffle a stupendous success.

The ticket price is $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00. The prize is valued at $500.00
The drawing will be held July 6th 2008 before the fire works.
(Note change of drawing date from July 5th)

This winter our life rafts from the FGW were sent out for their annual inspection and re-packing. All of the equipment that has a limited lifetime had to be replaced this year. (Batteries, flairs) All of the expiration dates came due this year at the same time. Usually their replacement is staggered. This year we had budgeted our usual $2,000.00 for the inspection. The cost was over $5,000.00, which exceeds our budget by $3,000.00. The proceeds from our raffle will defray these unanticipated costs.

The prize for the person who sells the most tickets:
First: Charter for 28 people on FGW
Second: Back pack with dry bag, towel & dock lines
Third: CD of Captain Tom
Please stop by the museum to pick-up your raffle tickets at your convenience. I appreciate all of the time you have given to make our museum successful.


Free Trade and Sailors Rights

Marilyn Powell

Explore Door County aboard the Denis Sullivan

Milwaukee to Sturgeon Bay - August 25th through August 28th
Sturgeon Bay to Milwaukee - August 29th through September 1st
$1,200 members / $1,400 non-members

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Lake Michigan's peninsula in the hardest journey you will ever love. Escape on a truly unique summer sailing vacation you'll never forget aboard the S/V Denis Sullivan. 

For more information visit http://www.discoveryworld.org/denisSullivan-adultPrograms.php or call 414-765-8640.

Volunteers needed for dock side tours

Volunteers are needed for dock side tours on the Friends Good Will an the following dates;

June 22nd 10am-1230pm

June 25th 10am- 230pm

June 29th 10am- 1230pm

June 30th 10am-1230pm- David Bugge

When you come aboard you will hoist the flag, open the companionway hatch, turn the lights on and be available to give tours to Museum visitors, about one group every half hour.  If you are interested in doing this email me at captain@michiganmaritimemuseum.org.

Jim Schneider

Crew Shirts

Crew shirts made by Jennifer Cohen are still available.  Check out this website for more info.  http://community.livejournal.com/fgw_shirts/profile

This week

Crew Schedule-  Email captain@michiganmaritimemuseum.org to reserve your crew position

Monday the 16th

1:15

Hess

Thursday the 19th

8:30

Heavin

Warmoth

Lacy

Friday the 20th

8:30pm

 

Hess

Heavin

Saturday the 21th at 1:15, 3:15 and 8:30pm

1:15- 

Jim Spurr

Edwards

Criss Hess

3:15

Edwards

Hess

8:30- 

Heavin

Hess

Cohen

Sunday the 22th at 1:15, 3:15 and 8:30pm

Eric Standen-all

Chriss Hess-all

Darcy Heavin-all

Ron and Rosie 1:15 and 3:15

Monday the 23rd

1:15

Jim Milan

Jan Milan

Chris Hess

Sail Training

Shipmates,

 

     Our Basic Training program got off to a unique start, and due to the timing constraints from our late start, and did not go as it was originally scheduled.   I do not feel that any of that was a problem with what we did accomplish and hope that you found the program informative and helpful.  The opportunity to participate in a training sail and actually observe the drills was something I feel was a significant addition to what had been planned.  

 

    We are planning on having another training program on Saturday, June 7^th.  Persons who have not participated in any training will begin at 9 AM, and will cover the materials we have already reviewed.   I will ask all of us to gather at 10:30 and I will review the materials we did not get a chance to go over at our first meeting.   We will review the drills for Fire and Abandon Ship, More terminology and sail maneuvers, as well as handling mooring lines and commands for handling those lines when docking and undocking.    I will also go over uniforms and Requirements for membership in the ship’s company.     Unfortunately the pages in the Policy and Training Manual have not been put into sequence, so I can not provide you with the applicable reference sections.   The good side of that is that you might find some other areas of interest while you are looking through the manual to find those sections.

 

      Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.   If you can not make it on June 7^th please let me know and we will make alternative arrangements for you to cover this training material.

 

     For the Good of The Cause,

 

       Al, Kempf, Jr.

        Sailing Master  

Icebound Found and other Michigan shipwreck tales

Icebound Found and other Michigan Shipwreck Tales with Valerie Van Heest

At the,

 Simpson United Methodist Community Room 

507 Joy Street

Bangor, Mi 

Free Admission- Public Invited

Presentation Will include spectacular underwater images, fascinating stories about the many ships lost and found off west Michigan and first hand stories of the discovery of the S.S. Michigan, lost in 1883 and found in 2005 off the shore of Holland, Michigan.

Muskegon

Our time in Muskegon went well.  We sailed with 326 students in addition to passenger sails.  Muskegon lake was very nice for sailing as there was allot of wind and no waves.  At one point we made 6.3 knots with the double reefed main alone.  The Friends Good Will sails very well under these conditions and we were able to make good progress upwind to get back to the dock, even when reefed.

If you have pictures from Muskegon you would like to see posted send them to me and I will put them up.

Jim Schneider