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Marta Launch Celebrates Nat Benjamin's 100th Design

Harry Ricciardi | Wednesday, June 14 2023 - 9:20am

More than 80 people gathered at Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven Saturday for the launch of Nat Benjamin’s 100th design, a custom 26-foot, gaff-rigged sloop called Marta.

On the Waterfront
Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway
Boatbuilding
 

 

 

Winds of Freedom Steer Shenandoah to Edgartown Harbor

Harry Ricciardi
On Sunday, the last of Shenandoah’s crew arrived for the summer.
Friday, June 24 2022 - 11:45am
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Keeping the Water Clean, As a Plumber and Oyster Farmer

Harry Ricciardi
Ray Ewing and I went to Lake Tashmoo with Noah Mayrand because we thought he was starting an oyster farm there.
Thursday, June 9 2022 - 8:01pm
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At Allen Farm, a Chestnut Forest Could Save Waterways

Harry Ricciardi
Sometimes it is good to remember that when you live on an Island, intimacy with the water doesn’t end when you step off the ferry.
Thursday, May 5 2022 - 5:12pm
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Beneath the Keel of Every Wooden Boat: A Craftsman

Harry Ricciardi
Across from the Chilmark fire station on North Road in a temporary shed on a rainy afternoon last week, Andy Lyons worked on Harry Beach's boat.
Wednesday, March 2 2022 - 10:10pm
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Menemsha Meander Reveals Off-Season Way of Being

Harry Ricciardi
Marked by a single, blinking green light, the entrance through the channel into Menemsha Harbor is narrow.
Thursday, December 23 2021 - 4:06pm
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Shellfish in the DNA; Scheffer Lineage Begins With Roy

Harry Ricciardi
At a house on Bennett way in Edgartown, three generations of Island fishermen crossed paths Thursday afternoon. Matteus Scheffer and Grace Kenney loaded cartons of Cape Pogue Bay scallops into a gray plastic cooler.
Thursday, December 9 2021 - 7:47pm
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