Some people have all the luck.
That would certainly seem to be the case for one Shelburne resident who has been three times blessed with historical adventures. Mr. Blackmer, who began sailing at the age of 10 in Lake Champlain, Vt., moved to Nova Scotia in 1989. In 1993, he heard about the Gazella Primara, a 75-metre Portuguese barquentine built in the 1800s and used for fishing the Grand Banks. Mr. Blackmer was able to talk his way on board the Gazella Primara when she sailed from Baltimore to Halifax. When he discovered she was heading to LaHave, he was granted permission for the overnight trip.