They Conquered the Sea ... They were ten percent of all the deepwater shipmasters in America - and they brought the world back to Searsport. It's waiting for you in seven historic buildings .
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Californian Spearheads Coastal Awareness After the Californian's recent voyage to Hawaii and Canada, the crew felt uneasy about something-they reported that environmental concerns were raised everywhere they went. In response, the board of directors for the Nautical Heritage Society in San Diego, owners of Californian, thought the vessel should address some of these issues and thus gave life to "Coast-Link 90--the Year of Ocean Literacy." A joint venture with Pepsi, which is currently promoting recycling efforts along the California Coast, the new initiative is a departure for Californian , a
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full-scale reproduction of the 1849 California Coast revenue cutter Lawrence, built in 1984 for sail training by NMHS Advisory Committee Chairman Melbourne Smith. She has performed that role admirably by providing one to eleven-day sail training opportunities for youths and an innovative Sea Chest Program which brings 5th and 6th grade students and teachers on board for atdock activities. But the thrust of " CoastLink 90" is, as Society Chairman Steve Christman puts it, to address "the need that threatens parts of the coast and to promote concerns for the environment." The first stop of the 4,000-mile, 22port itinerary was Marina del Rey on April 6-a curtain rai ser scheduled around "Wetlands Preservation 90." Bringing the Californian into port now provides a podium for environmental awareness groups. Patricia McPherson, director of "Wetlands Preservation ," made use of the opportunity to remind us that an alarming 95 % of western coastal wetlands have already disappeared. Californian 's young captain, Bill Burke, aptly summed up the vessel ' s dual role:" ... before the action comes awareness, and SEA HISTORY 54, SUMMER 1990
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