The 92-foot schooner HALIE MATTHEW was righted on Sept. 15 on the grounds of the Eastport Boat School. Although she came down a little askew, she was ultimately brought upright. The all-day-into-dusk project was accomplished with a crane owned by Fundy Contractors of St. George, New Brunswick, assisted by two smaller Eastport rigs, and a crew from Fundy and Federal Marine Terminals in Eastport. After the clipper-bowed, gaff-rigged schooner’s fairing and fitting out, co-owners and builders John Bishop and Capt. Butch Harris plan to have her in the water by June 2004. When completely finished right down to the name boards, the composite wood and fiberglass schooner will accommodate 30 overnight passengers in 10 staterooms. But she’ll probably only be able to carry day passengers by June, according to Bishop. (Bob Gustafson photo)