Ships Log

Eric Walton, Deckhand Educator

One of my favorite parts about yard are the independent projects. These are projects where you have the necessary skills and tools, and are consequently let loose to finish your work by yourself in a timely manner. At the beginning of yard, these were somewhat rare, due to the fa…

Holly Buresh, Deckhand Educator

We've made it over halfway through yard and every day brings along a new learning experience. This is my first time not only working in a shipyard but also working on tallships. At first it was sad to see us tear apart Roseway when we got to Gloucester but I'm extremely excited t…

Ben, Deckhand Educator

My last few weeks in yard have been an educational experience. Coming from my background as a boat builder, and seeing the way we do things has had me stepping back and assessing the needs of Roseway. Since we got started a few weeks ago, I’ve had many different tasks. I think th…

Matt McCann, Deckhand Educator

The Roseway arrived at the Gloucester Marine Railway roughly three weeks ago. On the first day after arriving at the dock, the general manager, Viking, talked to the crew about expectations while working at the yard. Something I can’t stop thinking about is how she called the Glo…

Jess Jozwik, Program Manager

On the morning of March 14, Roseway crew cast lines from the Port Authority Dock in St. Croix to begin their annual Sprint voyage North. …

Tashani, Tyler, Eion, Kevauna

Our last full day began with wonderful ukulele music.  We got out of bed and did some morning stretches and I'm A Stars!  Following breakfast we set sail to St. Thomas... and it took quite a while!  We raised all sails and began our Active-Watch.  After Active…

Saskia, Kinea, Alewdys, & Diego

"This morning, it was singing. We guess they were getting desperate. The ukulele was not bad, though. After that 7 o'clock wakeup, we completed the usual morning routine followed by another amazing breakfast. This time Andy prepared perfect yellow rice, eggs, hash brown…

Kevauna, Eion, Tyler, & Tashani

"We were forced to wake up with some nice ukulele music that inspired us to get out of bed, kind of. After some invigorating chores and some lovely breakfast we started off our day! We also had our first official swim call. After swimming we had an exhilarating climb aloft up the…

Alewdys, Diego, Kinae, & Saskia

"We woke up this morning to a harmonica and egg shakers and we all wanted to throw our pillows at the musicians. But on the bright side, bacon, pancakes, and even cupcakes were awaiting us in the very near future. After grueling morning chores, we enjoyed that desert-like breakfa…

Students from GHS and VIMSA

New students have arrived!  The crew of the Roseway has been eagerly awaiting our new friends to join us- so seeing Eric and Holly in those small boats with our new crew was awesome! The seas were rolling and the wind was whipping and the rain was roaring, but we survived..…