by Alethea | Dec 5, 2017 | Ship's Log
Captain Sabatini’s favorite Niagara event is coming up this Saturday. The plaza is decorated, the shrouds are lit, and our Christmas tree is on its way up to the fighting top. In between bouts of festive cheer, the rig shop crew has been working on the lower...
by Alethea | Nov 22, 2017 | Ship's Log
Before we break for the holiday weekend, a quick survey on what the winter maintenance crew is thankful for: Chad: “Working here.” Amy: “Power tools, and hand tools, and–” Alethea: “The slide hammer. Our welder. Everything we use...
by Alethea | Nov 11, 2017 | Ship's Log
I interviewed Amy last year around this time, and since she’s just come back to work at Niagara after a season away, it seemed like a good time to once again (lovingly) harass her with questions. So, without further ado: Where have you been since you left Niagara? I...
by Alethea | Oct 25, 2017 | Ship's Log
A few dozen rafters, a couple hundred feet of PVC pipe, an ocean of very old canvas, and roughly one million lashing lines later, the winter cover is (mostly) up. There’s still some fussing to do, but as of this afternoon, Niagara looks like her winter self....
by Alethea | Oct 18, 2017 | Ship's Log
After a flurry of voyages, school sails and public day sails, a week of downrig, and yesterday’s crane day, we’ve finally arrived. Winter maintenance is here. All the yards and five masts have come down, including the mainmast and snowmast. Safety...
by Alethea | Oct 6, 2017 | Ship's Log
Remember that weird wood-and-plastic fort that lived on the plaza for a few months last winter, sheltering the foremast? Well, it’s back! With a few more frames, a new roll of heavy-duty plastic, and a lot of fasteners, the battered old foremast cover has...
