Basic Port Assumptions

• She will be 16’ draft, • 164’ sparred length• If at a T dock, we need at least 80’ dockage with

overhangs either side• Need 50’ for a slip (32’ beam, 54’ with yards square)• Stbd side to always• Need to design ramps to fit all docks• No grand arrivals. She gets there when she can for

weather window. She can have a Grand Opening set on a certain day.

• Not handicapped accessible

PORT AND BERTHING CRITERIA: FROM VESSEL OPERATIONS

STANDPOINT• Draft: CWM will likely draw in excess of 16’.• Accessible from main harbor with not more than 1 tug

and two assisting vessels.• Protection from wind• Access by fire and rescue personnel• Nearby berthing for ROANN• Possible nearby berthing for escort tug.• Suitable dock construction and maintenance.• Electrical distribution• Non emergency vehicle access: Supplies, exhibits,

sales, catering.• 2 ramps will be in use.

PORT AND BERTHING CRITERIA: FROM A PROGRAMATIC AND ADVANCEMENT STANDPOINT

• Suitable dock construction and maintenance• Electrical distribution for tents, vendors, lighting,

sound equipment, etc.• Dockside space for XXX number of people.• Dockside space for XXX number of vendor,

exhibit, food service, sponsor tents.  Tent size??• Parking within a reasonable walking distance.• Bus parking within a reasonable walking

distance.• Safe neighborhood after dark.

NewportFt Adams

Pros

•Excellent dock (225’)•Close to entrance to harbor•Great visibility from all of Newport•Great visibility from NYYC with direct launch service•Plenty of parking•Lots of room for tents•Party “patio” along water nearby•Eisenhower House for events (run by state)•Relationship with Museum of Yachting•Great public access•Adjacent to Block Island Ferry dock•Public restrooms closeby

Cons•Not in downtown (could have a tent in town near a launch to promote to visitors)•Need to check when big summer events are held (Jazz fest, folk fest, etc)•No showers for crew (maybe Seamen’s Church, ASTA or Sail Newport could help)•Dock fees?

•CONTACT•State owned dock. Need to

contact ASAP to check availability

•Cruise ships also use this•Susan has met park manager

Ft. Adams Dock

Alt. View Ft. Adams Dock

Ft. Adams Parking Lot

View of NYYC from Ft. Adams

Gathering Area near dock

Museum of Yachting at Ft. Adams

Eisenhower House at Ft. Adams holds 85 guests for cocktail party

NewportDetails

• Tim Mills- harbormaster- office is in Perrotti Park• Evan Smith at the Convention and visitor center.

They have a marketing meeting once a month, we should get in there soon

• Word is that town loves Tall Ships visiting because it is a moneymaker

• Check with corps of engineers for recent depth survey

• Check NYYC schedule for 2014 for events

New BedfordState Pier

Pros

•Excellent dock, plenty of length, depth, power, etc•Made contact with Pier manager•Vineyard and Cuttyhunk Ferries come in and out of here•Plenty of wharf space for tents•Good visibility from street and town•Adjacent to fishing piers•Ernestina tied up here•(Fairfield Inn and Suites at end of wharf)•Parking garage nearby

Cons

•No showers etc for crew(?)•TSA requirements?

New Bedford

State Pier in New Bedford

New BedfordFisherman’s Wharf

Provincetown Transportation

• Cape Air flies from Logan to P-town 7x/day $90 each way, 30 min travel time

• (no other scheduled cities to P-town)

• Charter flight from Groton airport option?

• Ferry is hour an a half, $80 roundtrip 3x/day from Boston

• Also a ferry from Plymouth

Provincetown

• What are we doing there?

• If expect crowds to come aboard, we will need a barge there to offload them and a staircase from the barge onto the ship

• If we expect to only board daysail pax, then we can be on a mooring with staircase from water.

Boston

• Fan Pier at Moakley Courthouse– Across a foot bridge from

downtown– Public bathrooms– No garbage, water, or power– Parking lots available, but

expensive– Room for parties– Ramp down to good floating dock– Tall Ship pier, No charge

BostonConstitution Pier (first choice)Pier 1

City controlled, but in the Navy YardNice dock, easy entranceFence across the water will need to be moved Need to pass through Security to get to gated

Constitution areaGreat to have the boats near each otherMuseum support systemWater Taxi access nearby, parking more

difficult

Galley

• Will we use wood stove? If trained cook• Add ice chests• Keep food simple during sails• Food services trailer / tent for food while

ashore?• MS has stainless food trailer• Need to feed permanent crew • ROANN- her stove not as big as CWM’s• Storeroom and pantry on CWM could be food

storage

Eating

• Will use paper and plastic instead of “china”

• We will not be able to sterilize real plates and silverware

• Put tables and chairs in the hold for eating and relaxing

Barrels

• Need to get a lot of them to put in the hold and use as storage for:– Food– Bosuns supplies– etc

Deck Layout for Comfort

• Main Hatch could have table / benches

• Workbench could layout lunch buffet

• Will need foldable benches/chairs to put on deck during sail and stow below during port visits

Deck Layout for Safety

• Liferafts on hurricane house?

• Liferings aft of Port Head, fwd of companionway (P&S)

Deck Layout for Nav/Comm

• Tiller box as chart table– Build a box / rack for pencils/dividers etc

Stbd Aft Cabin becomes:

Galley storage

Communications (radar, radios, other electronics, etc)

Accommodations

• Day cabin stays as an exhibit• Captain in cabin aft• Next fwd cabin has two bunks for two mates• Next fwd cabin has 2 bunks with 2 bunks in

companionway across from it.• Boatsteerers cabin can hold 4 people in 6 bunks• Cooper Cabin can hold 2 people in 4 bunks• Focsle has 24 bunks (need to make more

seachests –currently have 8 there) need mattresses and curtains and seabags for each bunk

Heads

• Where will they go?– port fwd locker– Port aft near wheel (this has room for sink

too)

• Also could have one in storage room in tween decks

• Research incinolet heads

Sinks

• Research portable sinks

Power

• Will put generator in the hold – Power bilge pumps and firefighting– Charge nav batteries– Power lighting

• Will box it with sound proof insulation

• Need to determine more about lighting

Ramps

• Maybe no floating docks• Not handicapped accessible• Need freeboards of docks and ship(!) to design

ramps• Need to determine tide range in all ports• Get Dan to look at ramp design / tidal

range/bulwark height/dock height• Will need to determine width of docks• Maybe a ramp for access from water (while

moored) (staircase)

Barge

• Likely need one in P-town

• Need to determine staircase from it to boat

Ground Support

• Box Van

• Flatbed trailer for ramps?

• Food service trailer

• Minivan for crew use