Gail Atkinson, captain and owner of the Nellie Row, says this year’s “proper winter” has made lobster fishing especially challenging. One day at sea, she got word from fellow fishers that the ice had blown into the harbour, making docking difficult. With surface temperatures near Cross Island at just 1°C, lobsters are less active. Gail says it’s the harshest winter she’s seen in 20 years.
Theresa E. Connor, the Fisheries Museum’s flagship schooner and beloved icon of the Lunenburg waterfront, was hauled out at the Lunenburg Shipyard on Feb. 12th. Theresa is Canada’s oldest Grand Banks schooner, operating between 1938 and 1966.
Two Lunenburg vessels, Fruition and Pegasus V, had a chance encounter in a cove off the coast of Panama a couple of weeks back. Spotting each other across the bay, they met and hit it off, making new friends thousands of kilometers from home.
Schooner Columbia, a replica of Bluenose’s fiercest rival, has been sold after being on the market for more than 10 years. Built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group and launched in Panama City, Florida, Columbia has met Bluenose II in several ports over the last decade, including Lunenburg.
After a five year refit of their Bristol 32 Sloop, Tash, Lunenburg residents Laura Besaw and Nick Windt set off for Bahamian waters mid Nov. 2024. Deciding to take the US coastal route and some sections of the Intercoastal Waterway for Laura’s first long distance sailing journey, they followed the migratory path of many creatures and watched the ecosystems shift. Overjoyed with the performance and comfort of their remade vessel they’ll enjoy life on crystal clear tropical waters before taking the Gulf Stream home in May.
