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Boaters may dream about their next boat at CT Spring Boat Show in Essex, April 30-May 2
Susan Braden
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Waiting for the ferry to go to the Connecticut Spring Boat Show in Essex, 2019.Greg AnthonyShow MoreShow Less
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The OptiMystic, Robert Taylor s Duffy which is moored in Mystic.James J Traskos IIIShow MoreShow Less
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The Connecticut Spring Boat Show also raises fund for Sails Up 4 CancerContributedShow MoreShow Less
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ESSEX It’s time to forget the forlorn sight of shrink-wrapped boats dry-docked or sitting atop trailers against a wintry landscape.
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Marco Sanfilippo
Special to the Chronicle-Transcript
It’s not every day you hear a success story that comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for Pamela Tomlin, founder of Ipswich River Craft, things hit a little different. Once a freelance TV producer in and out of work, she now spends her time building nautical signs in the comfort of her own home.
The signs are based on the nautical alphabet, which has a long history of being used by ships as a reliable communication method. The 26 colorful flags each represent a phonetic letter (with “A” being alpha, “B” being beta, “C” being Charlie, for example) and can be used to spell out words when put together.