Governor Paul LePage Proclaims June 24—June 27 the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival in Boothbay Harbor

Governor Paul LePage Proclaims June 24—June  27 the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival in Boothbay Harbor


Boothbay Harbor, Maine - The governor of Maine has signed a proclamation declaring June 24—June 27 of 2012 to be the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival in Boothbay Harbor in honor of this historic festival and the ship building industry.

The governor’s proclamation reads:

WHEREAS, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, through the hard work and dedication of its staff and community leaders, has celebrated the Maine heritage of sailing ships, built here on the coast of Maine then sailing the World to transport people and goods to places far away; and

WHEREAS, Windjammers were the grandest merchant ships of an earlier day, and, though built for commerce and trade, were truly beautiful to behold; and

WHEREAS, for every June or July for the last fifty years, Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor has brought native Mainers and tourists alike to marvel at these beautiful ships, and to learn about our centuries old maritime culture, which continues on this day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAUL R. LEPAGE, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby proclaim the week of June 24th – 27th, 2012 as

THE 50TH ANNUAL WINDJAMMER DAYS FESTIVAL WEEK
throughout the State of Maine, and urge all citizens to recognize this observance.
In testimony whereof, I have caused
the Great Seal of the State to be
hereunto affixed GIVEN under my
hand at Augusta this First
day of June Two-Thousand Twelve
Paul R. LePage
Governor

This is a family fun event with something for everyone to enjoy.  Twelve beautifully rigged Windjammer ships and a pirate ship will descend on Boothbay Harbor. There will be a kick-off event called Jammers and Joggers, which is a land and sea torch run down the coast of Maine to celebrate the ships coming into Boothbay Harbor.  Also on tap, sail boat races, a golf tournament, a street parade, an antique boat parade, craft show, artist alley, lectures, waterfront concerts and historical events of how life was when these ships were sailing the seas, and plenty of food for all ages.  These will be memorable days to share with family and friends alike.

Windjammer Days is June 24-27 with the schooners in Linekin Bay on the 26th and in the harbor on the 27th.  To learn more about Windjammer Days and to track updates, visit the Chamber’s website at http://www.boothbayharbor.com or find us on Facebook.
         
Windjammer Days 2012 sponsors include Pinnacle Vodka - White Rock Distilleries Inc., 94.9 WHOM, WMTW News Channel 8, Rideout Marine, Downeast Energy, Pepsi Beverage Company, First Federal Savings, KeyBank, N.A., Spruce Point Inn, O'Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips, LLC, Wyman & Simpson, Federal Distributors - Bud Light, Shipyard Brewing Company, Balmy Days Cruises, Bath Savings Institution, The First, N.A., Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, Fisherman's Wharf Inn, Marshall Tent & Event Rental, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Flagship Inn, Cabbage Island Clambakes, Balmy Days Cruises, The World is Mine Oyster, Lincoln Medical Partners, Lincoln County Healthcare, Schooner Eastwind, McSeagulls Restaurant, Sherman's Books and Stationary, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, House of Pizza, Lafayette Hotels - Boothbay Harbor Hotels, J. Edward Knight Insurance, Hannaford, Carousel Marina, Brown's Wharf Inn, Lincoln Arts Festival Chorus, Harbor Children's Center, Edgecomb Boat Works, Inc., Southport Island Marine, LLC, Boothbay Region Boatyard, Ocean Point Marina, Paul E. Luke Boatyard, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Atomic Studios, Good n' You Fuel & Service, Pat Farrin & Sons, Wiscasset Ford, Maine State Aquarium, Blake Builders, Town of Boothbay, Pottle Realty Group, Margaret Jones Perritt, Tile Connection & Cottage Connection of Maine Inc., Seaside Cupcakes, Topside Inn, Lyn & George Doran, Hodgdon Island Inn, Mary and John Yokabaskas, The Boothbay Register, Experience Maritime Maine, Boothbay Harbor Embroidery, Boothbay Country Club, Boothbay Region Y-Arts Chorus, Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay Fire Department, George McAvoy, US Coast Guard, Boothbay Region Historical Society, Steve & Ann Demeranville, Dale & Richard McCoy, Brooke Hubner, Coastal Shipping, Melissa Nein & Sue Burge, Charles & Diane Kipp, Sam’s Electric, Blakes Boatyard Marina, Martin Page, Tidal Transit Kayak, Town of Boothbay, Town of Boothbay Harbor and Town of Southport.

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber Announces Jammers and Joggers!

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber Announces Jammers and Joggers!

This is not your ordinary torch run!


BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine—“Jammers and Joggers,” a land-and-sea race event, will kick off the 50th annual Windjammer Days Festival in Boothbay Harbor on June 25, and, in addition to being the first-of-its-kind torch run in the area, it will, indeed, be a family affair for both participants and eager spectators.

Aquilino Alamo, an affable and popular Boothbay Harbor physician for the past decade, or as he puts it, “a regular country doctor,” is a veteran marathoner with the dream of running a marathon in each state before he’s 50. (He’s 45 and up to 11 marathons, but says, good-naturedly, that he’s more than willing to extend his timeframe if pressed for time.). Alamo will start running from Rockport early on the morning of the 25th bearing the Windjammer Days signature torch. Simultaneously, experienced schooner captains Joe Tassi and Bob Tassi, identical twins and both schooner owners and charter operators who live and work in Camden, will set sail from Rockport’s harbor aboard Capt. Bob’s historic top-sail schooner Timberwind. Capt. Joe’s schooner, the Lazy Jack, with its lines taken from the Fredonia fishing schooners of the 1800s, will be waiting for him in Boothbay Harbor.

Alamo and the Tassi’s will both start their journeys from Rockport Marine Park, on Pascal Avenue, Rockport, ME at 7a.m. on June 25th.  Alamo will start his run south down U.S. Route 1 and the Tassi brothers will travel down the rocky coast, planning to arrive in Boothbay Harbor at the same time as Alamo. By land, it’s slightly more than 41 miles—a daylong run; by sea, it’s about it’s about 45.5 nautical miles, depending on weather conditions and the route taken, Joe Tassi says. Dr. Alamo will be joined along his relay-race route by his three sons, Jude, 16, and Kyle and Karl, 15, all renowned schoolboy runners in the area. His wife, Charito, and daughter, Ariel, 6, plan to join him for the last half-mile to the finish line, along with the Alamo family’s pet, a 2-year-old Husky. They’ll meet up with the Tassi brothers to pass the torch at the Whale Park in Boothbay Harbor, and thus the celebration of windjammers coming into Boothbay Harbor begins.

“It’s for the community,” Alamo says of his motivation for participating in this special inaugural event. “I just want to get people to be active. If I can make an impact and get people to think about staying healthy and active, and combat in some way childhood obesity, that’s what I’m doing it for.” He also noted that he would like to promote Boothbay Harbor as a great place to stay, play and work.

Bob Tassi added, "We are thrilled to take part in this exciting event and appreciate the opportunity to help commemorate an important time in our history."

Jammers and Joggers will kick off Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. on  June 25th at Marine Park, on Pascal Avenue in Rockport, when passengers will board the Schooner Timberwind  and depart at 7:30, and with your help they will race Dr. Alamo, and his family from Rockport Harbor to Boothbay Harbor.  Dr. Alamo and family (the joggers) by land, and the Schooner Timberwind, passengers, and the crew (the jammers) by sea. A home cooked hearty schooner breakfast and lunch will be served fresh and hot from the galley while racing, with a reception planned after anchoring in Boothbay Harbor once the winner is determined.

Come cheer on a veteran marathoner and the Schooner Timberwind http://schoonertimberwind.com/schooner-timberwind-special-events.html as they race down the coast of Maine by land and sea for nearly 50 miles to kick off the gorgeous ships making their way to Boothbay Harbor in the 94.9 WHOM sponsored Jammers vs. Joggers event.  You can enter to win http://www.949whom.com/Article.asp?id=2454329&spid=21699 tickets courtesy of 94.9 WHOM or  you can make a reservation http://schoonertimberwind.com/schooner-timberwind-reservations.html  for $125.00 per person ... bring your own "personal beverages" everything else is provided and the chamber has arranged return transportation with Country Coach Charters http://www.countrycoachcharters.com/ back to Rockport Harbor for guests who may require the return transfer at $20 per person.

Windjammer Days is June 24- 27 with the schooners in Linekin Bay on the 26th and in the harbor on 27th. To learn more about Windjammer Days and to track updates, visit the Chamber's website at http://www.boothbayharbor.com  or find us on Facebook.

Windjammer Days 2012 sponsors include “Pinnacle Vodka” White Rock Distilleries, Inc., WHOM 94.9, WMTW Channel 8, Rideout Marine, Downeast Energy, Pepsi Bottling Company, The First Federal Savings Bank, KeyBank, N.A., Spruce Point Inn, O'Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips, LLC, Bath Savings Institution, Federal Distributors, Shipyard Brewing Company, The First, N.A, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, Fisherman’s Wharf Inn, Marshall Tent & Event Rental, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Flagship Motor Inn, Cabbage Island Clambakes, McSeagulls Restaurant, The World is Mine Oyster, Lafayette Hotels, J. Edward Knight Insurance, Hannaford, Carousel Marina, Brown’s Wharf Inn & Restaurant, Lincoln Arts Festival Chorus, Harbor Children’s Center,  Edgecomb Boat Works, Inc., Southport Island Marine, LLC, Maine State Aquarium, Blake Builders, Pottle Realty Group, Experience Maritime Maine, Steve & Ann Demeranville, Margaret Jones Perritt, Lyn & George Doran, Dale & Richard McCoy, George McAvoy, Brooke Hubner, Boothbay Region Y-Arts Chorus, Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay Country Club, Hodgdon Island Inn, Boothbay Harbor Embroidery, Boothbay Fire Department, U.S Coast Guard, Boothbay Region Historical Society, and the Boothbay Register.

The 50th Annual Windjammer Days Commemorated by the Postal Service with a Pictorial Postmark!

The 50th Annual Windjammer Days Commemorated by the Postal Service with a Pictorial Postmark!



Boothbay Harbor, Maine — The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased  to announce that the Postal Service will issue a commemorative pictorial postmark celebrating the 50th annual Windjammer Days!  The stamp was designed by the Chamber using the components of this year's logo.

The postmark will be offered on Wednesday, June 27th during the Windjammer Days festival at the Whale park and at  the post office.  The Chamber will have stamped postcards available for purchase at the tent at the park.  The last time Windjammer Days had a pictorial postmark was in 1996. Pictorial postmarks are event postmarks offered by the Postal Service to commemorate local community events, such as fairs, conventions, or other types of local celebrations.

Windjammer Days is June 24- 27 with the schooners in Linekin Bay on the 26th and in the harbor on 27th. To learn more about Windjammer Days and to track updates, visit the Chamber's website at www.boothbayharbor.com or find us on Facebook.

Windjammer Days 2012 sponsors include “Pinnacle Vodka” White Rock Distilleries, Inc., WHOM 94.9, WMTW Channel 8, Downeast Energy, Pepsi Bottling Company, The First Federal Savings Bank, KeyBank, N.A., Spruce Point Inn, O'Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips, LLC, Bath Savings Institution, The First, N.A, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, Fisherman’s Wharf Inn, Marshall Tent & Event Rental, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Flagship Motor Inn, Cabbage Island Clambakes, Lafayette Hotels, J. Edward Knight Insurance, Hannaford, Carousel Marina, Brown’s Wharf Inn & Restaurant, Lincoln Arts Festival Chorus, Harbor Children’s Center,  Edgecomb Boat Works, Inc., Southport Island Marine, LLC, Maine State Aquarium, Blake Builders, Pottle Realty Group, Experience Maritime Maine, Steve & Ann Demeranville, Margaret Jones Perritt, Lyn & George Doran, Dale & Richard McCoy, George McAvoy, Brooke Hubner, Boothbay Region Y-Arts Chorus, Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay Country Club, Hodgdon Island Inn, U.S Coast Guard, Boothbay Region Historical Society, and the Boothbay Register.

A Total of Twelve Tall Ships Will Attend the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival!

A Total of Twelve Tall Ships Will Attend the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival!
Editor: David Mills


BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME - The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Schooner Bowdoin will be attending the  50th Annual Windjammer Day’s Festival  making the total number of ships 12 and one of the best turnout of windjammers in recent years.  This event is scheduled to take place June 24 th - 27th with the schooners in Linekin Bay on the 26th and in the harbor on 27th.

Maine Maritime Academy's, The Schooner Bowdoin, was completely rebuilt in the 80's at Percy & Small Shipyard, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.  This 88 foot wooden schooner was originally launched in 1921 by Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay.  The Bowdoin made 26 voyages to the Arctic between 1921 and 1954 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

“We are thrilled to have such an amazing fleet of tall ships for our 50th annual Windjammer Days.  This group of 12majestic ships will make our event a spectacular celebration honoring their important place in Boothbay's history," said Catherine Wygant, Executive Director at the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce.

Here is a list of all of the ships that will be in Boothbay Harbor for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival:

Schooner Bowdoin
The Amistad, Freedom Schooner
The Sherman Zwicker
Schooner Eastwind
Schooner Heritage
Schooner Lazy Jack
Schooner American Eagle
Schooner Harvey Gamage
Schooner Spirit of Massachussetts
Schooner Timberwind
Schooner Nathaniel Bowditch
Schooner Lewis R. French

To learn more about Windjammer Days and to track updates, visit the Chamber's website at www.boothbayharbor.com or find us on Facebook.

Windjammer Days 2012 sponsors include “Pinnacle Vodka” White Rock Distilleries, Inc., WMTW Channel 8, Downeast Energy, The First Federal Savings Bank, KeyBank, N.A., O'Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips, LLC, Bath Savings Institution, The First, N.A, J. Experience Maritime Maine, Spruce Point Inn, J. Edward Knight Insurance, Pepsi Bottling Company, Marshall Tents & Events, Cabbage Island Clambakes, Carousel Marina, Hannaford, Blake Builders, Pottle Realty Group, Steve & Ann Demeranville, Margaret Jones Perritt, Lyn & George Doran, Dale & Richard McCoy, George McAvoy, Brooke Hubner, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Boothbay Region Y-Arts Chorus, Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, Boothbay Country Club, Hodgdon Island Inn, Harbor Children’s Center, U.S Coast Guard, Boothbay Region Historical Society, Flagship Motor Inn, WHOM 94.9 and the Boothbay Register.