Outstanding! Thanks for sharing your labor of love.

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Great show! Do you know the story of Captain Harvey Knowlton and his Glo'ster schooner - The Edward A. Horton? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3KXh62Zp818i80

Fascinating information. The main narrator is amazing. He does such an excellent job

Corporations lie as part of their existence. "Trust the Gortons' Fisherman!" And the image of a lone fisherman...the reality is a factory ship that sucks the life out of the seas and the men who put out to sea...

Stirling Hayden's autobiography 'Wanderer' gives a good look of the life. He was a hard-core sailor/fisherman before he became a famous actor.

Born and raised in Gloucester and having my beautiful cousin Jodi whom sadly, loss her husband Captain Billy Tyne which the movie The Perfect Storm was made after him, his crew all lost at sea on the Angela Gail , remains forever etched within all famlies involved hearts. The Gloucester Fiesta is getting set up as I type this and this feista is close to many of hearts especially, those of my generation being, I feel we are the last of the true old style festivities. It was a huge celebration we dressed for 3 days to the nines now days noone dresses as though it would be Easter for three days. Even the blessing of the fleets seem to not be held with the number one importance of having our ocean blessed as well as our boats . All because fishing has changed along with the times. Today, I went to visit my brothers grave this time of the year hits my heart hard especially being, that one of my brothers the baby won a couple times on the old greasy pole and when he decided to walk it at 40 yrs old so that his boys could see their once champion dad walk that pole. Well, it became one of the best days of his life because he won !! His guardian angels stood by his side and his sons will never forget their dad not only winning for a second time but, that he did so at the age of 40. This all said, I sat down and actually said to myself, I'm from Gloucester have heard stories but, lets see what Gloucester history has on these websites and I found this and loved it. Thank you for doing such a great job. I also found out who the local fisherman was that modeled for our Fishermen at the wheel statue , Captain Clayton Morrissey, Capt. Of the Effie M. Morrissey, artist was Leonard Craske, to which I am now off to learn about this sculptor/artist. Again, thank you to all and a huge hug and thank you to Mr. Ron Gilson ❤

I grew up close by in Ipswich in the house directly across the street from the Clam Box and thoroughly enjoyed this series. 👍

Looks like I missed the boat.

My late wife's grandfather was lost in a dory on the Green Banks off the schooner Theodore Rosevelt in I think Feb, 1909. His name was Stobin (Stopin) and had been born in Germany but arrived in Gloucester via Nova Scotia. His wife (born at Arichatt, NS) had lost her first husband to the ocean as well and thus was left with 10 children, the youngest being only a year old. Our daughter spent two long summers in SE Alaska long lining for salmon with a Captain friend. It's in the genes.

It was their Catholic faith that gave those Italians their character in my opinion.

My grandfather worked for the Story Shipyard in Essex and was instrumental in building Columbia (he was a master shipwright but mainly a highly thought of ship's caulker ( many considered him the best caulker in New England ) ), he was a 2nd or 3rd cousin to Old A.D. Story. During the Great Depression he didn't take a weekly salary for his work, but took a share in the fishing boats he helped build as did Old A.D.

Grandfather “Big Mike O’Hearn” was a Captain and fisherman outta Gloucester for decades! Beautiful images

My grandfather Big Mike O’Hearn was a whaler/swordfish Captain outta Gloucester for decades!

Unrecognisable to me, and I was born and brought up in Gloucester in the 1950s. My grandma was brought up on narrowboats.

Superb history

Very engrossing... your vignettes contain some very fine photographs which illustrate your story and underline your script. Your hard work on this series has paid off and give your audience a fine representation of the lives of Gloucester women and men who put their indelible stamp on our nation's history. I have been very critical but I believe you will use some (maybe none) of my criticism to fine-tune your story telling. Thanks for a very informative ride. Stay well and please continue exploring other subjects. Best regards, Va. Cork

There isn't a man, or woman, alive today who could do what those people did with the tools that they had.

Utterly remarkable, what a story, what a life and now it's all gone, even the memories are fading, thankyou for sharing this.😢

Very cool look at these world racing gems.. I thought I recognized Kiki nice.

Truly amazing, Ron they broke the mold when you were born.

An age of greed . Leave nothing for the future.

Love this Great History.

As a resident of Gloucester Massachusetts, I am proud to say that it has been 400 years since the foundation of the town. The fish they bring in is always drawing in customers. I can say the same thing about Rockport too.

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Thank you for this amazing labor of love -- bringing the history to life for those of us who were not there but care about those courageous and innovative people. This is such a gift for generations to come. Well done.

I am a old dutch Fisherman really love this film thanks a.

For such a knowledgeable guy he certainly says the last name Brancaleone incorrectly…lol

I thought this was about Gloster engla6

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I was fortunate enough to experience seine fishing as a crew member on the Saint Ann when I was 15 years old in 1958. Captain Leo Favaloro was a tough, gentle man who was kind enough to tolerate my inexperience as a crew member allowing me to earn money for college. I was raised in Gloucester and did not truly appreciate the fishing industry history until long after I left. My experiences at sea are unforgettable and the men who called themselves Gloucester fishermen are the bravest I have ever known. Bob Kain

1:05:08 “Urban renewal” across the country is a blight we still have not recovered from

Ive just finished reading Captain Courageous , and watched these to learn the true history of the fishing fleets and their communities. Fascinating stories Ron, many thanks . I hope to visit Glousester Mass: one day. R from England.

Love of money is the root of all evil

Absolutely a great great story thanks so much for taking the time to share with us.

Thanks so much for sharing this story with us… used to get bait from the Josephine and Mary when I first started lobstering and thanks so much again brought so many memories back.

Swordfishing

I fished many years out of gloucester.mass. Dragging and swordfighting!!

Red fish ???

How long would a race take ? How far ?

Cool to see capt dave still around, fueled up with barge couple times after unloading at commercial st in gloustaaa

I don't care for sea food. Something about it....it's just too fishy.

Can’t help but think of a childhood favourite film - Captains Courages.

This video is amazing. Now I want to build a small boat...

Does it really matter if a skilled skipper is a freemason? It's the sea, theres no buildings in the sea! Who knows how many better captains sailed the seas in the fishing schooner fleet and faded into obscurity for not joining the lodge. (Heart belonging to Jesus, not Lucifer.) The race committee president was probably a Christian. Then Angus marries a 20 year old bar maid in his late 50s and cheats adjusting ballast. Wicked ways of his chosen brethren. The second race committee president let Angus get away with ballast changing, obviously learned from the first experience putting a Mason in charge to let him get away with it.

The netters killed fishing .....it's sad

Video got very boring!!! half way through!

The guy with froze off fingers smoking the cigar, sometimes the big boats would lose the smaller boats in the fog. The guys in the smaller boats would row for a long time, some for the rest of their lives.

I’m no fisherman, not even a sailing person at all but I can remember watching captain’s courageous as a boy and falling head over heals in love with the Gloucester schooners, what a beautifully fair lady they were as they drove forward until the strain of a full catch and all the canvas they could hang, you need to dream a little, to imagine how exhausted those sailors must have been and yet the drive and determination to be the first ship back to port. Those were the days where men were men and the line between life and death was so fine.

What an incredible memory of Ron Gilson (narrator). He's like a computer. I can barely remember the names of 12 people. He remembers hundreds... along with details of all their lives.