OceanPlanet News Archives - Early 2004 to Relaunch

7/19/2004 - Ocean Planet events!

Upcoming Ocean Planet events and fund-raisers!

7/16/2004 - What a day!

What a day Wednesday, July 14th was. Ocean Planet floats again!

7/13/2004 - Late breaking news:

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum donating all fares raised on launch day to Ocean Planet!

7/8/2004 - OCEAN PLANET– EVENT NOTIFICATION

MAINE GOVERNOR JOHN BALDACCI TO BE FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE LAUNCHING OF "OCEAN PLANET"

7/6/2004 - OCEAN PLANET RE-LAUNCHING AND PARTY IN PORTLAND, MAINE

At long last! Out of the barn! Launching and party next week, so don't miss it...

6/25/2004 - Matching Grant by Kevin and Shauna Flanigan met!

Ocean Planet to officially enter Vendee Globe by June 30 deadline...

6/23/2004 - Ocean Planet Relaunching is Scheduled!

It is really noisy in the shop as I type this. The sounds of sanders, vacuums, and air tool noises are music to my ears...

6/14/2004 - Special OCEAN PLANET NEWS update

It is really noisy in the shop as I type this. The sounds of sanders, vacuums, and air tool noises are music to my ears...

6/7/2004 - The Better safe than sorry

Over the last few days I have been watching the ongoing Transat race with great interest...

5/24/2004 - The Dumbest Guy in the World...?

Every now and then, I get the most encouraging emails from some of the nicest people. This one, from charter pilot "Bob" of "Dairy Air" was just too good not to share...

5/17/2004 - Youth Adventure on Ocean Planet!

I've been busy as a springtime bee working on the boat, but I wanted to let you know about a very special event coming up...

5/4/2004 - WWW.OCEANPLANET.ORG IS BACK! And better than ever.

Many of you who followed Ocean Planet in the 02/03 Around Alone have wondered why we switched to www.bruceschwab.com, and what was going on with the old website...

4/27/2004 - Maine Magic?

When you are still looking for sponsorship and tackling a vast task with limited funding, it can be easy to get discouraged...

4/13/2004 - Sailing Movies!

I am delighted to announce an exciting new Media Partner to our team for the Vendee Globe...

4/5/2004 - Vendee Upgrades...

The work on our Trusty Steed continues... for those of you in the Northeast, come on by and have a look at what we are up to..

3/24/2004 - Wild Woodenboat Weekend!

What a show! This last weekend was the Maine Wooden Boatbuilder's Show, here at our winter home, Portland Yacht Service...

3/10/2004 - Heroes

Unless you've been hiding under a sail cover or your computer was broken, you should have heard that two major sailing records have recently been crushed....

3/4/2004 - Our Team

Although I usually try to take a lighthearted approach to challenges, preparing for the Vendee Globe is no laughing matter...

3/2/2004 - Maine Momentum?

I'm happy to say that there has been some great coverage of our program lately, both here in my winter home of Portland, Maine and elsewhere...

2/19/2004 - With a little help from your friends...

Announcement: New series of seminars by Bruce Schwab! Hosted by Portland Yacht Services and Portland's Shipyard Brewery...

2/4/2004 - A Mainer?

Have I become a "Mainer?" Probably not, as I think that you need to be born here to officially qualify...

1/26/2004 - West coast of New England

In my long march (or stumble) towards this fall's Vendee Globe start, I've certainly wound up in some interesting places over the past few years...

1/20/2004 - Crazy

So ok, I'm crazy. You can say it, I really don't mind...

1/7/2004 - Good People

I have been incredibly lucky to have made it around the world once already, in the Around Alone race, without a "big name" sponsor...