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Wednesday Lunch Paddle, 9/18/2024, Pavilion Beach Gloucester to Salt Island


Frederick Goodman

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Arrive at Pavilion Beach, Gloucester at 9:30 am for a 10 am launch.   Paddle along the eastern shore of Gloucester Harbor to the Gloucester light and then NE to Salt Island, about 12 nm round trip.   Please register for the trip here:    https://forms.gle/A1aQ3QFHyNibBc51A.      Co-leaders Fred and Prudence.  Priority for those who already indicated interest on our previous post.  Limit of 10 participants. Based on previous interest, we already are full, with a waitlist.  

High tide in Gloucester Harbor, 11:50.  Forecast according to windy.com:  light winds and 2ft swell at 8 seconds,  air temps in mid to high 60's and water temp. mid 60's,  overcast skies with partial sun.

Usual requirements:  sea kayak with full deck lines and bulkheads, spray skirt, dress for immersion, and bring a helmet if you want to go near the rocks.

There is a small, free parking lot at the launch site.  If nothing is available, drop your gear and park on Western Ave.  GPS co-ordinates of the site: 42.610376, -70.667934

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If you previously expressed an interest, please do sign up on the link above as soon as possible, or if you no longer can make it, please let us know.  People on the wait list will want to know!  (Thanks, Bill, for letting us know you are out.)  

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I'm out.

My nephew and I are headed to Duxbury Bay tomorrow for the afternoon and night. The migratory pelagics there are feeding aggressively and we want to make the best of it on the dropping tide.

If we're successful, striped bass ceviche, smoked bluefish, and bluefin tuna sushi for all at my place in Gloucester! (See below)

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Above: striped bass ceviche bits

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Above: striped bass ceviche ingredients

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Above: fresh-caught Cape Cod bluefish

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Above: bluefin tuna sushi and ingredients. 

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All well and good, Hayes. But you and Geri may have to stand in line in my loft because....

...first bites from my nephew's and my catch tomorrow (if any) goes to the first paddler on tomorrow's trip who correctly answers in this thread the following questions

1. What was the title of the action film shot on Salt Island in 1919?

2. How many parts did that serial cliffhanger have?

3. Provide a screen shot of the set built on Salt island for that movie.

4. Provide a screen shot of the map Samuel de Champlain drew when he visited the “Islands Cape” (Cape Ann) in 1606. In his account, he referred to Salt Island as a “Little rocky islet, very high on the coast” (Les Voyages 1607), and included an illustration of the island on his map.

5. Label Pavilion Beach on Champlain's map.

6. Orient Champlain's map so it adheres to modern map standards. 

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Agree- YUM and WOW!!!   And that will be so fun paddling with the pelagics!   

 I'm not able to paddle tomorrow so won't post what I found doing a bit of research from your questions Adam, but the history, of course, is very interesting- not only the history of Salt Island (I hadn't know that was it's name even) but all the movies shot in Gloucester.  Can't blame them It's wonderful scenery!.  

The old maps that I found, when researching Samuel de Champlain's travels along the Massachusetts coast and Gloucester are fascinating and his drawings of the indigenous peoples and the plants are incredible!  Thank you for these prompts!

All have fun!  (sorry about the boldface- wouldn't let me edit).

 

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Hmmm...seems like someone has done some of their homework but not all...

....and for that reason, Bob, you get slime eel sushi not tuna:

Slime eel fun facts: 

  • slime eels are  known for producing a unique slime that can suffocate predators like sharks
  • they lack jaws and instead use a tongue-like appendage lined with toothy rasps to feed
  • slime eel slime contains protein threads that could potentially inspire new, sustainable materials in fiber technology

The Salt Island movie synopsis:

In the fall of 1919, the Fox Movie Company built a wood and plaster facade of a Gothic castle for the silent film Bride 13 on Salt Island in Gloucester. This was a 15-part serial, or cliff hanger.

The plot revolved around the kidnapping and ransom of thirteen beautiful damsels by a ruthless Moroccan pirate and his motley crew. Action scenes included the firing of a 450 pound cannon, a hot air balloon escape, US Navy battleships and submarine, a schooner wrecked and burned in Brace Cove, and the dynamiting of the castle as the movie’s finale.

The poster:

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The set (Thachers in the background):

 

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The modern orientation of Champlain's drawing (well done, Bob).

However, where are Salt Island and Pavilion Beach on Champlain's map?:

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Below: a slime eel at rest:

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But another article posted the names of the 14 chapters of the movie!

  1. Snatched from the Altar
  2. The Pirate's Fangs
  3. The Craft of Despair#The Vulture's Prey
  4. The Torture Chamber
  5. The Tarantula's Trail
  6. Tongues of Flame
  7. Entombed
  8. Hurled from the Clouds
  9. The Cavern of Terror
  10. Greyhounds of the Sea
  11. The Creeping Peril
  12. Reefs of Treachery
  13. The Fiendish Tribesmen
  14. Thundering Vengeance

    Perhaps it was meant to be 15 segments but in post production (filmed in 1919. but released in 1920) they cut or combined two to shorten it.

 

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On 9/18/2024 at 7:23 AM, Bob H said:

But another article posted the names of the 14 chapters of the movie!

  1. Snatched from the Altar
  2. The Pirate's Fangs
  3. The Craft of Despair#The Vulture's Prey
  4. The Torture Chamber
  5. The Tarantula's Trail
  6. Tongues of Flame
  7. Entombed
  8. Hurled from the Clouds
  9. The Cavern of Terror
  10. Greyhounds of the Sea
  11. The Creeping Peril
  12. Reefs of Treachery
  13. The Fiendish Tribesmen
  14. Thundering Vengeance

    Perhaps it was meant to be 15 segments but in post production (filmed in 1919. but released in 1920) they cut or combined two to shorten it.

 

Impressive, Bob!

The Bride 13 serial episode most relevant to today's Wednesday lunch paddle: Episode #12 "The Reefs of Treachery" which I take to include Salt Island Ledge off Good Harbor and Bemo Ledge in Brace's Cove.

Below: Salt Island Ledge off Good Harbor Beach at red nun "4. Note the pithy understatement "Breakers": 

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Below: Bemo Ledge, Brace's Cove. Gloucester kids surf its break often:

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I didn't actually see Salt island during Blackburn and it appears a pretty heavy fog today. Is there something about the geography/sea  conditions that promotes at high probability of fog around Gloucester between Straitsmouth and the Harbor? Did you all have a GPS running too?

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28 minutes ago, Karen Volkman said:

I didn't actually see Salt island during Blackburn and it appears a pretty heavy fog today. Is there something about the geography/sea  conditions that promotes at high probability of fog around Gloucester between Straitsmouth and the Harbor? Did you all have a GPS running too?

And we actually talked about your Blackburn dealing with the fog and not being able to see waves off all the shoals where we chose not to go. 

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The fog was interesting at the Blackburn and I messed up by not having my nav. on deck. I knew I was near the Dogbar and was trying to feel the refracting waves and look for any sign. Following anything with a cockswain was helpful. I ended up overrunning the harbor entrance by maybe 100 yards and it cost me a couple spots at the finish. At least one guy ended up by Normans Woe. 

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On 9/17/2024 at 4:43 PM, Barbara Ryan said:

Agree- YUM and WOW!!!   And that will be so fun paddling with the pelagics!   

 I'm not able to paddle tomorrow so won't post what I found doing a bit of research from your questions Adam, but the history, of course, is very interesting- not only the history of Salt Island (I hadn't know that was it's name even) but all the movies shot in Gloucester.  Can't blame them It's wonderful scenery!.  

The old maps that I found, when researching Samuel de Champlain's travels along the Massachusetts coast and Gloucester are fascinating and his drawings of the indigenous peoples and the plants are incredible!  Thank you for these prompts!

All have fun!  (sorry about the boldface- wouldn't let me edit).

 

Please feel free to chime in, Barb, on your answers. Bob Hayes answered all the questions but MAY have mislabeled Pavilion Beach on Champlain's 17th-century drawing of Gloucester Harbor. 

Care to to take a shot at it?

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