Nathan News & Stories

July 14, 2021

Wooden Ships and Iron Men

Nathan sailing schedule delayed again! We now hope to carry passengers in September! The skipjack Nathan of Dorchester is part of the era known as “wooden ships and iron men”. Since last August, Nathan has been docked awaiting repairs to the forward port and starboard log and pin rails as well as replacement of the port knightshead a complex structural element at the bow of the boat. The crew of the Nathan is standing by awaiting the completion of the repairs. We will then haul Nathan onto dry land to quickly scrape, paint, and inspect the hull, bend on our […]

April 12, 2021

VOLUNTEER COVID PROTOCOL

DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER COVID PROTOCOL (4/12/21) The Dorchester Skipjack Committee (known as the DSC), who owns and operates the skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, is committed to providing an environment as safe as possible due to COVID pandemic to all volunteers and passengers. The Nathan of Dorchester will operate within those guidelines of the State of Maryland. In addition, DSC will monitor volunteers and passengers as well as encourage appropriate distancing, masking, hand hygiene practices. There are several steps that will be continued from 2020: Screening- temperature and questionnaire. Any volunteer entering the Nathan of Dorchester work area […]

April 12, 2021

PASSENGER COVID PROTOCOL

DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE PASSENGER COVID PROTOCOL (4/12/21) The Dorchester Skipjack Committee (known as the DSC), who owns and operates the skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, is committed to providing an environment as safe as possible due to COVID pandemic for passengers. The Nathan of Dorchester will operate within the guidelines of the State of Maryland. In addition, DSC will monitor passengers as well as encourage appropriate distancing, masking, hand hygiene practices. The following steps will be maintained until such time as the State of Maryland relaxes guidelines for group activities: 1)Reservations: All passengers will be listed individually on […]

April 9, 2021

Nathan Sponsors Merchant Scavenger Hunt

NATHAN “SCAVENGER CHALLENGE” TO BE HELD IN DOWNTOWN CAMBRIDGE Unique prizes are destined for the winners of the “Nathan Scavenger Challenge” to be held Saturday, May 8 in Downtown Cambridge. The Scavenger Challenger is free to participants, but donations for the Nathan’s maintenance will be gratefully accepted. Sponsored by the Dorchester Skipjack Committee, the “challenge” for participants is to find numbered Nathan of Dorchester logo magnets at downtown businesses. The event will run from 3 to 6 p.m. Those wishing to enter may register on May 8 starting at 3 pm at the Nathan of Dorchester table in front of […]

March 18, 2021

Spring Training Resources

We have been meeting via zoom every Wednesday evening during March rather than is a classroom setting. Several of our participants have asked for copies of the presentations. Here are the first 2 presentations in pdf format. The first handout is an overview and update to the Nathan of Dorchester and the Dorchester Skipjack Committee intro ppthandouts The second link takes you to the presentation called all about skipjacks. about skipjacks handouts We will add training materials as they become available. Bud

March 8, 2021

We Will Be Sailing Soon!

This winter the Nathan of Dorchester has been tied up at the Generation III boatyard as work continues to replace a section of the starboard lograil and Port knightshead. This picture shows the start of lograil work. The forward chain plate for the starboard shroud has been removed and you can see where rotten wood is being removed. This picture shows removal of even more of the lograil wood from around the knightshead. Fortunately rot was confined to the pine lograil and did not affect the starboard oak knightshead. Here is another view of the starboard side, all opened up and […]

November 27, 2020