New York Times article on last Whaler, swimming from Cuba to Keys

Tonight's NYT on the web has an article on the fitting out of the Charles W. Morgan, the last American wooden whaler, currently docked at Mystic Seaport. She is being rebuilt and fitted out to sail again, and they are using laser scanning to be sure all the parts go back where they should go. Got a note from Diana Nyad in my email. All systems look go for her swim from Cuba to the Keys this weekend. She asked me to ask every swimmer I know to send her some good Karma for her success. She said CNN while be covering her epic swim. Good luck and You Go Gurl! Jerry

Gerald Sobel wrote: > > > Tonight's NYT on the web has an article on the fitting out of the > Charles W. Morgan, the last American wooden whaler, currently docked > at Mystic Seaport. She is being rebuilt and fitted out to sail again, > and they are using laser scanning to be sure all the parts go back > where they should go. > Mystic Seaport, which owns and restores the Morgan, has had running updates on her haulout and rebuild. You can read about it here: > http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=58CDBE74-65B8-D398-78B82F78C63BCD4A They had to remove a couple feet of hog from the hull. Chris Campbell > >