Columbia - 1923 Gloucester Fishing Schooner Replica

Owner/operator of Ironbound Rigging, Mike Moreland has been extensively involved with the rigging of the the 141 foot replica of the 1923 Gloucester fishing schooner ‘Columbia’ since before her launching in 2014 until present. Moreland joined the rigging crew of Lunenburg based Blue Rocks Timber Framers in 2014 and was a part of the rigging team assigned to install the new rigging and masts on the brand-new schooner in Panama City, Florida. Moreland sailed as Chief Mate of Columbia for her maiden voyage and sea trials while fine tuning the complex rig. He has also returned to Panama City many times for downrig/uprig and rigging projects such as replacing all of ‘Columbia’s' wire seizings with stainless wire in 2019. He was also one of the lead riggers who lofted and spliced the entire standing and running rigging for ‘Columbia’ II over the winter of 2014/15, which is still awaiting commissioning.