Vineyard Haven to New Bedford: June 25

On June 25, 2014 the Charles W. Morgan sailed from Vineyard Haven to New Bedford.

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Matthew Bullard: Morgan descendant

Matthew Bullard wrote about returning to New Bedford on the Charles W. Morgan in SouthCoast Today.

Nutrient analysis

A Living, Breathing Nutrient-Recycling Bin

When whales return to the surface to breathe, they make their own nutrient contribution to the photic zone. This form of nutrient-recycling—known as a "whale pump"—helps maintain photosynthesis in areas frequented by whales.

Whales Weep Not

Vanessa Hodgkinson: Whales Weep Not!

"The radiant faces of my friends as this iconic vessel tied up at the wharf in New Bedford evoked pure joy, a deep and transcendent emotion, possibly akin to the realization of one’s best beloved returning home after a long and uncertain absence or a physical reaction to the unexpected fulfillment of a long-suspected desire."

Michael P. Dyer: Magic, Luck, and My Passage

"Many have called the Charles W. Morgan a “lucky ship.” I don’t know about that... the word “magical,” I think, may be a better description."

Deck log: June 24-25, 2014

Deck log: June 25, 2014

Sailing to New Bedford. "entering Vineyard Sound; wind SW F3, overcast. Set main staysail, mizzen staysails"

Ship & Ferry by Rob Burbank June 2014

Rob Burbank: Local man sails on the world’s last remaining wooden whaling ship

What was different about the 38th voyage? What was the same?

Whittemore reading Moby-Dick

Peter Whittemore: A Top-Gallant Salute. The 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Delivered by a descendant of Herman Melville, Peter Gansevoort Whittemore, on the occasion of her homecoming to New Bedford, MA.

Bullard & Morgan nameboard

Matthew Bullard: Homeward Bound

A Morgan descendant reflects on coming home to New Bedford aboard the Charles W. Morgan.

Classic Boat article Dec 2014

Lesley Walker: Having a Whale of a Time

"I won't forget the exhilaration of seeing her keel slice through the green water."

Wallace New Bedford

Robert Wallace: mobyart blog

"I realized that what I thought would be an essay was becoming more like a book."

Marine Quarterly article by Lesley Walker

Lesley Walker: How to Go a-Whaling

"There is no better whaling port than New Bedford, Massachusetts. Here I found myself stranded between ships, pockets empty. Before I knew it, I had signed a paper...and it was too late to try swimming ashore."

Entering New Bedford video

Video: Sailing to New Bedford

Video of the sail from Vineyard Haven and the Morgan's return to New Bedford.

"Asked, when he was 79, if he had had enough of the whaling life after his 13 months at sea, my great-uncle said that he had. But he quickly qualified that in the next breath. “Oh, I don’t say I’d never go again. I’d go now, if they’d let me..."

Rob Burbank: A 21st-century sail on a 19th-century whaling ship

Connecting the stories of his whaler great-uncle to his own experience on the Morgan.

Entering New Bedford

News: A New Bedford Homecoming

Mystic Seaport sailed the whaleship Charles W. Morgan to a celebratory homecoming at her original homeport of New Bedford on Wednesday, June 25.

Vanessa Hodgkinson: Artist Breaches Gender Divide

Very little is known about the women who joined the crews of ships, who had to dress and masquerade as men in order to do so.

Lesley Walker Signals Quarterly cover

Lesley Walker: In the Wake of A Whaleship

Her great-great-grandparents depended on New Bedford whalers to survive on a Pacific island. On the 38th Voyage she comes to New Bedford.

Log: June 25, 1868.

Looking to recruit whalemen....

Robert Wallace: Steering Out of the Haven

“What is there to steering a ship when it is being towed by a tug that determines its course?” Much more than you might think.