SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:04:47
Discussion about his father Captain William Trenholm and his beginnings as a sailor; Captain William Trenholm, farming, WWI, 1868, Port Elgin, schooners, Marine.
SIDE A 00:04:47 -- 00:15:48
Discussion about fishing for swordfish and a story about catching two at the same time; harpoon, 1934, swordfish prices, swordfish, fishing, Louisbourg.
SIDE A 00:15:48 -- 00:18:03
Discussion about swordfish liver and other fish oils; tonic, cod liver oil, swordfish liver oil, halibut liver oil, fish liver oil, swordfish liver prices, remedies.
SIDE A 00:18:03 -- 00:20:01
Discussion about his first memories of boats and his childhood; 1914, Pictou, Minnie, school, childhood, school teacher, Louisbourg.
SIDE A 00:20:01 -- 00:24:25
Discussion about schooner races, with mention of the Bluenose I; Delawana, M. M. Gardner, Esperanto, Halifax, schooner races, 1921, Elsie, 1920, Lunenburg schooners, Bluenose I.
SIDE A 00:24:25 -- 00:26:54
Discussion about his father buying going to buy the Delawana, but choosing the M. M. Gardner instead; M. M. Gardner, 1921, Delawana, schooners, Captain William Trenholm.
SIDE A 00:26:54 -- 00:30:35
Discussion about his father's sailing routes and a story about a trip to New York; M. M. Gardner, New York, Maritimes, lathes, Jack Reid, Fred Polley, Lunenburg, schooners, Louisbourg, ballast, Captain William Trenholm.
SIDE A 00:30:35 -- 00:31:30
A story about sailing to Barbados, with mention of navigation; sextant, navigation, Barbados.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:30.
SIDE B 00:31:35 -- 00:35:44
A story about sailing to Barbados continues, with mention of navigation and 1,200 puncheons of molasses; marine chronometer, navigation, Barbados, celestial navigation, molasses, hogshead, puncheon.
SIDE B 00:35:44 -- 00:39:00
Discussion about his father buying the Marine for $7,800 in 1919; 1919, Captain William Trenholm, Marine, ship prices, Ireland, St. Mary's Bay, Deveaux, square-rigged, three master, schooner.
SIDE B 00:39:00 -- 00:43:57
A story about sailing to Barbados continues, with mention of life at sea; Barbados, 1924, weevils, shanghaiing, hangover cure, hangovers.
SIDE B 00:43:57 -- 00:49:33
A story about sailing to Barbados with his wife and his brother in law Bill; 1933, Mary Trenholm, Bill, Charlie, Louisbourg, seasickness, Murdoch MacLean, cod, Portuguese, tobacco, jigger.
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SIDE B 00:49:45 -- 00:57:42
Discussion about longitude and latitude; longitude, latitude, Sable Island, celestial navigation, marine chronometer, sextant, meridian altitude.
SIDE B 00:57:42 -- 00:58:30
Brief discussion about food on the ships; milk, butter, ships, grease the spars.
SIDE B 00:58:30 -- 01:00:03
Discussion about his father and wages on the ships; wages, Captain William Trenholm.
SIDE B 01:00:03 -- 01:02:05
Discussion about food on the ships continues; tea, weevils, food, water, water butt.
SIDE B 01:02:05 -- 01:03:30
A story about a trip down to Guyana carrying Ottawa pine; Georgetown, Guyana, Ottawa pine.
Tape ends at 01:03:30.
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