schooner Victory Chimes, bur Captain Files is also the primary captain of the 207-fr. 1877 barque Elissa out of Galvesto n, Texas, for her a nnual cruises in the G ul f of Mexico. Files will be the Charles W Morgan's 22nd capta in, and he is charged with hiring a crew a nd prepa ring the ship fo r sea. The Morgan's 38'" voyage will rake her to poims between New London, Connecticut, and Boston , Massachusetts, including a run out to the Srellwagen Bank National M arine Sanctuary north of Cape Cod, where the crew will pay hom age to the whales that were the reason the ship was built in the first place. New Bed fo rd, kn own as the "Whaling City," w ill be an important stop, as it was the place where the M organ was origin ally built in 1841. O n her return trip, the M organ will stop in Bourne, Massachusetts, to ra ke pa rt in the centennial celebrati ons of The 1')47 eastern-rig dragger Roann, restored the Cape Cod Canal. by Mystic Seaport and relaunched in 2 008, Be sure to check back with will accompany the M organ as a support vessel. the museum's website often to check on the lates t goings-on with the ship restoration and for updates to the summer schedule. (Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mys tic, CT 06355; Ph. 860 572-071 1; www. mys ticseaporr. org) ,!, (left) The M organ's masts were stepped with silver coins representing the key dates of 1841, 1')41, and 2 013 beneath them. (below) The map of the38th Voyage.
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