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The nine-room Salt Raker Inn was built on the waterfront in 1830 for a Bermudian shipwright; on Saturday and Sunday, locals come here for the breakfast of peas and grits.
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
The endearing homecoming introduces new characters including Moni (Hualalai Chung), a passionate island bard; Loto (Rose Matafeo), a quirky shipwright; Kele (David Fane), a cantankerous farmer; and Simea (Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda), Moana’s tenacious younger sister.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Rob Stevens, the master shipwright who oversaw construction of the replica of the Virginia, the ship built at Popham Colony entirely by volunteers over 11 years, which was the first English ship built in North America.
—Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
It was built by eighth-generation Portuguese shipwrights using the same methods and tools as the original, according to a press release.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
The endearing homecoming introduces new characters including Moni (Hualalai Chung), a passionate island bard; Loto (Rose Matafeo), a quirky shipwright; Kele (David Fane), a cantankerous farmer; and Simea (Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda), Moana’s tenacious younger sister.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Rob Stevens, the master shipwright who oversaw construction of the replica of the Virginia, the ship built at Popham Colony entirely by volunteers over 11 years, which was the first English ship built in North America.
—Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
It was built by eighth-generation Portuguese shipwrights using the same methods and tools as the original, according to a press release.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
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“Shipwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipwright. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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