Whale in the Harbor

Issuma

Whale in the Harbor

Richard
Mon Aug 16 12:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Whale in the harbor of Nain.

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Photography

Richard
Sat Aug 14 12:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Gabriela and her helpers taking a picture of Ted working on the rigging aloft.

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Rigging Work

Gabriela/Richard
Sat Aug 14 11:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Ted working on the rigging aloft.

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Nain

Richard
Fri Aug 13 12:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Learning the ropes young.

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Nain

Richard
Thu Aug 12 12:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Nain is a friendly town.

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Welcome to Nain

Richard
Thu Aug 12 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Nain is an Inuit community, so most signs are in both Inuktitut and English.

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Sat Aug 14 14:14:10 EDT 2010 | George Ray

anybody comment on the name of your boat "ISUMMA" ??

Sat Aug 14 19:45:06 EDT 2010 | George Ray

opps, ..... ISSUMA !

Sat Aug 14 20:12:26 EDT 2010 | George Conk

Congratulations, Richard and crew.

Sun Aug 15 7:15:16 EDT 2010 | Brian

In the Labrador dialect it is Issumak.

And yest Nain is friendly town, thanks for noticing.

Sat Aug 21 18:17:05 EDT 2010 | will vandorp

i was north of toronto this summer (camping in algonquin) and saw some of these cairns. i'm enjoying your blog.

Nain

Richard
Wed Aug 11 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada

Approaching Nain, the northernmost town in Labrador.

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Sailing towards Nain

Richard
Mon Aug 9 17:35:58 EDT 2010

We saw several icebergs sailing from Hopedale towards Nain. They were all aground on various relatively shallow (ie, less than 100m) spots. We came close to some to have a better look.

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Tue Aug 10 14:54:19 EDT 2010 | Brian

I hope the lady caught the fillet of char OK.

Tue Aug 10 18:18:57 EDT 2010 | Richard Hudson

After Gabriela and others tried unsuccessfully to snag the fillet of char that had fallen into the water using the jigging lure, Ted dove in and retrieved the char. Gabriela made some hot tea for Ted to warm up with.

Wed Aug 11 19:58:13 EDT 2010 | Chris

Richard, if you are still looking for a place to winter the boat, Goose Bay has a very large crane and an extensive dry dock area. The crane is located right next to the bus depot.
Happy sailing,
Chris

Hopedale

Richard
Sun Aug 8 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada

View from the top of the hill.

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Rowboat

Richard
Sat Aug 7 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada

I saw several plywood rowboats like this one around Hopedale, where they are used for fishing and rowing around. Note the thole pins for oarlocks.

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Sun Aug 8 21:38:05 EDT 2010 | George Conk

What kind of fishing do they do with the skiffs?

Simple but strong row boat. You could make it with a circular saw and a sabre saw.

Thole pins are fashionable in the classic rowing world.
- George

Mon Aug 9 17:41:11 EDT 2010 | Richard Hudson

I think they just fish with rod and reel from the rowboats...mostly for arctic char, which is very good eating.

I like thole pins--they are functional and much easier to fix when broken than pretty bronze rowlocks with weak shafts.

Tue Aug 10 14:52:41 EDT 2010 | Brian

The little boats are called ‘flats’ locally. In time past they were towed or carried on top of larger ‘trap boats’ when Inuit went to their traditional fishing places.
Gill nets were set for arctic char and salmon on the outer Islands.

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