voyage, returned as a gift to the People of the United Sates from the newly independent Republic of Cape Verde. Today she is in the shipyard being rehabilitated to that she can continue on to the next chapter of her amazing life, capable of more trans-Atlantic and Arctic voyages.
SEMA president Julius Britto visited Boothbay Harbor Shipyard earlier this summer and reports "We are getting a SUPERIOR SHIP when ERNESTINA-MORRISSEY leaves Boothbay Harbor Shipyard." READ MORE
The celebration of this 35th anniversary began on June 9 with a very successful fundraising Gala. Thank you, Ramon Tarini for sharing your photographs of the event with us.
The summer is almost over but you still have two more chances to help us tell Ernestina-Morrissey's story. CONTACT US if you can spend a couple of hours in the SEMA booth at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Festival on September 2 or the New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival on September 23.
Together we will see Ernestina-Morrissey SAILING again!
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Ernestina-Morrissey?Bookmark this link so that the next time you shop at Amazon a portion of your purchase can support your ship!
Schooner Ernestina Commission Meeting
The next Schooner Ernestina Commission meeting has not been scheduled. It will be posted at
www.ernestina.org as soon as we are notified.
The agenda will be posted yet but you can follow this link to and you can
access the minutes of previous Commission meetings by following the link and scrolling down the chronological list to the Schooner Ernestina Commission
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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.