PIE on the Tide

Once the winds shifted, the crew of 360 North relaunched the PIE on the Tide off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Big thanks to Captain Travis and crew!

The boat started heading south, but took a turn east. After exactly 24 hours, the miniboat found its way into North Cove and landed.

Click on the titles above to learn about the second voyage.

The tide must have pushed the boat back out, and she traveled up North Bay into Little Doting Cove after 4 hours.

We waited a couple days to make sure the boat was not going to refloat itself again before contacting our local friends out of Harbor Breton.

It didn’t move, so on July 29 we contacted our friend Brittany Jay, DFO Fishery Officer who recovered BHS Roweboat a few years ago, and asked for help. She immediately replied and said they’d venture out the next day to scope things out!

SUCCESS! By the afternoon of July 30, we received this wonderful report with corresponding pictures from Brittany:

Another successful retrieval!

After getting the emails last night, I was able to get together a crew to embark on the retrieval of the P.I.E on the Tide.

We departed Milltown, Newfoundland at 0930, where we sailed out towards Little Dove Cove. It was foggy, but the seas conditions were fair offering us good sailing.

At 1024 we spotted P.I.E on the Tide nestled in the rocks in the back of the cove, at the base of a steep embankment. It was perfectly placed, just waiting for us.

By 1035, we had the Miniboat aboard and were all safely back in our boat as well.

We sailed back to Milltown, with the Miniboat safely tucked away and secured, with the Pilot whales even making an appearance for us!

My team today consisted of:

• River Guardian Travis Hollett, my wonderful captain for the day.
• River Guardian Mark Reardon.
• River Guardian Jacob Glavine.
• River Guardian Zachary Anstey.

For now, the P.I.E on the Tide is safely secured amongst our own patrol vessel fleet, and it looks mighty good alongside them, the students did a wonderful job with their handywork.

Next Steps?

After talking with Ms. Bridget back in Portland Maine, we thought it might be good to keep the boat in Harbor Breton and introduce it to the students there when the next school year starts in a month or so. We can’t wait for them to see what is inside, and talk about the shared connections like island living…

On October 28th, Brittany Jay, DFO Fishery Officer and a team member delivered M/B P.I.E On the Tide to St. Joseph’s Elementary School for students in Ms. Oldford’s classroom to engage in the program in Harbor Breton, Newfoundland. They presented about the miniboat itself and the work that they do as maritime professionals.

Student’s were presented the miniboat and were able to ask DFO officers (who rescued the boat) and the finder (a parent of one of the students), all kinds of curious questions before opening the cargo hold. Inside they found letters and memorabilia, in addition to the unique Flat Stanley characters representing each student participating in the program at Peaks Island Elementary in Maine, USA!

But the excitement doesn’t end there! Each student got a chance to sign P.I.E and have plans to zoom with their new friends in America very soon.

On November 7th, elementary students from St. Joseph’s in Harbor Breton and Peaks Island Elementary School in Maine were able to meet over Zoom!

The miniboat P.I.E on the Tide sparked curiosity between the classrooms and everyone had a blast getting the chance to eagerly ask all sorts of questions, such as:
“Why did you make the miniboat?”
“How’d you come up with the name ‘P.I.E On the Tide” for the boat?”
“What did you all think when the boat came to you over there [in Canada]?”
“What’s your favorite thing about your school and where you live?”
“Why did you make Flat Stanley’s?”
“What do your shirts represent?”
“What’s your school’s mascot?”
“What is the boat made of?”
“Do you know 6 7?”

They will continue to connect into the new year and are already pairing up buddies for pen pals.

Stay tuned for more updates!