began speaking about the the Penobscot Marine Muproject at school assemseum. Participating techniblies, and student interest cal schools are preparing proved keen. Getting fundto produce 10 hulls for the ing from cash-strapped spring race, called the school districts was diffiMini Boat Rally, which will cult, so Baldwin turned to include a day at the Maine businesses and organizaMaritime Academy in Castions like the Penobscot tine where the boats will River and Bay Pilots Assobe delivered, a meal and a ciation to help with the tour. $1,000 cost of each boat. Charts of the boats’ pasStudents, and others, can sages resemble lengths of follow the boats’ progress yarn that a kitten has on www.iboattrack.com/edplayed with. But the vision ucationalpassages. Baldof small boats piquing stuwin says the boats will Photo courtesy Educational Passages dents’ interest in the sea help students learn about The boats have pivoting, two-foot-tall sails that keep them and its mysteries is movocean wind and current pat- running before the wind. GPS units provide a precise location ing straight-ahead. To terns, map reading, geogra- − including longitude, latitude and speed − every two hours. learn more about Educaphy, oceanography, tional Passages, go to navigation, earth sciences, computer technology, inter- www.educationalpassages.com. If you’d like to sponsor national relations, and much more. a boat or support the program, give Baldwin a call at The campaign involves technical schools, which have 207-338-4087. developed molds for the boats and manufactured several hulls, as well as boatbuilding organizations like Jay Davis has been a reporter and editor in Maine the Compass Project and those with a nautical focus, for nearly 40 years. He is currently finishing up a novel including the sponsor of the Searsport boat this year, at his home in Belfast.
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