Gerard Hoogeboom varnishes the bowsprit of the American Eagle at the North End Shipyard in Rockport while preparing the schooner for the sailing season. Varnishing the end of the bowsprit is Mike Foshay.
Gerard Hoogeboom, left, and Brad Lamoureux varnish the the deck on the American Eagle at the North End Shipyard in Rockland.
Christa Miller-Shelley varnishes a hatchway opening.
Olivia Fabrizio, Mike Foshay and Gerard Hoogeboom, left to right, look aloft while waiting for instruction to tie off lines while preparing the schooner American Eagle for the sailing season at the North End Shipyard in Rockland.
Fabrizio fastens the main sail while preparing the schooner for the sailing season.
Hoogeboom waits to tie off lines on the American Eagle.
John Spencer puts his weight into tying off the main sail.
Logan Sampson holds up a sail while preparing the schooner American Eagle for the sailing season.
Logan Sampson ties off lines while precariously balanced on the boom.
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