Holidays in Olde Towne

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Click on the link above to view snapshots of Santa's arrival and various entertaining groups that were performing in Historic Olde Towne Portsmouth December 11.  You may to view and download your favorite images (if you have a free Yahoo account).  Thanks to all who sponsored, supported or performed in the Festival.  Despite the Scottish sunshine weather, I didn't see one sad face.  I had the pleasure of making photographs of some of the cutest and best behaved children.  Ya think Santa's presence had anything to do with that?  Shoot me an email if you want the high resolution image file for printing.

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Tall Ship HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl to Visit Norfolk

The world's fastest sail training three-masted Tall Ship, Statsraad Lehmkuhl from Norway will again grace the harbor at 9:30 AM Thursday.

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Facts & History: HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl


•The Barque ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl' is from Bergen. It is a three masted Barque, launched in 1914. She was built by JC Tecklenborg, Bremerhaven, Germany and is Norway's oldest and largest sailing vessel.

•Overall Length: 98 metres ( 321.5' )

•Length of Hull: ( 259' )

•Rig: Three-masted barque

•Height of Rig: ( 158' )

•Beam: 12.6 metres ( 41.34' )

•Draught: 5.2 metres ( 17.06' )

•High Carbon Steel Hull

•Carries a crew of 125 ( 100 training )

From Festevents Website:

On Thursday November 4, 2010 the unique and majestic 96-year old Norwegian tall sailing ship "HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl" is scheduled to arrive in Downtown Norfolk at 9 am, docking at Otter Berth next to Waterside. The ship will depart on Friday, November 5, 2010.

Arrival will be immediately followed at 9:30 am with a dockside public welcome ceremony. The public is invited to tour the ship on Friday, November 5, from noon - 4pm; school groups can reserve a private tour from 10 am - noon.
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is sailed by the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy's first year officer cadets, who are participating in leadership training and teambuilding during the trip. The cadets also get a strong foundation of basic seamanship during their weeks onboard. Stripped of modern communication technology, the students are forced to work together to overcome the timeless challenges and dangers of travelling the seas by sail. Statsraad Lehmkuhl has been part of the basic training program since 2002, whereby the Royal Norwegian Navy leases the ship for several months every year. Norfolk has become a favorite port of call for the ship and her crew; this will be the 6th consecutive year that the ship has called on Norfolk as part of their sail-training schedule. The port visit is sponsored by Norfolk Festevents, Ltd.
The City of Norfolk and her community leaders will officially welcome the HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl on Thursday, November 4 with a flag-raising and dockside ceremony scheduled to take place at Otter Berth in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Lake Taylor High School's NJROTC Color Guard will carry out the flag-raising ceremony beginning at 9:30 am.
School Tour Schedule: Friday, November 5, 2010, 10 am - noon. Please contact Hank Moseley with Festevents, at 757-441-2345 ext.3019 or moseleyh@festevents.org for more information and to arrange for school tours. Schools must provide their own transportation to and from Otter Berth. Ship tours are FREE.
Public Visitation Schedule: Friday, November 5, 2010, Noon - 4 pm. Ship tours are FREE and open to the public from Noon - 4 pm only.

Departing Norfolk at sunset, heading for Baltimore, New London and Norway.

Departing Norfolk at sunset, under a champagne sky.

Bloggers' Photo Community Challenge

Click on the link above for this month's images ( Autumn Colors )
or here > http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/

Here's mine

Schooner Days 2010

Schooner Days is a celebration of the world’s largest gathering of schooners along the waterfront of Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. It's held this year in conjunction with the 21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race from Baltimore to Portsmouth- racing to save the bay!

Visit the Schooner Days 2010 blog for all the latest details of this coming event and things I might have missed.

See also:  List of Participating Schooners

and:  Racing The Bay (Alan's Blog)

 

Celebrate USCG 220th Birthday

Check out my Flickr Photostream for more photos of this event. ( Link on the side bar . ) >

Operation Sail 2012

Operation Sail 2012
and the United States Navy
Announce Ports to Host Star-Spangled Banner
and War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebrations

National events will be held in New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York and Boston.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Operation Sail, Inc. (OpSail) and the U.S. Navy announce the participation of five historic U. S. ports in the 2012 events that will commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the birth of The Star-Spangled Banner. OpSail and the U.S. Navy will bring tall ships, naval vessels and the Blue Angels flight demonstration team to each port city, beginning in New Orleans in May 2012 and ending in Boston on July 4, 2012 in conjunction with the annual Harborfest celebration. Read more... > http://opsail.org/press0103.html

Katie Harden for the New Face of FOX 43

Click on the link ( Post Title ) above and you'll see why I'm voting for Katie.

The following link below will take you to her bio-sketch on FOX 43's page >http://www.fox43tv.com/generic/face_of_fox_43/FOF_harden_katie_top10_page