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Adventures of the "S" Class Yachts PAPOOSE & SQUAW (and AQUILA, too!)
Presented by: Angus Davis
Fred Roy and Angus Davis at Papoose’s launching.
Thursday, May 30th 2013.
Doors open at 6pm. Lecture starts at 7pm.
Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery
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Angus Davis learned to sail in Bristol waters aboard AQUILA, the Herrehsoff S Class sloop his grandfather Robert Spink Davis and father Geoff Davis raced out of Bristol since the 1960s, and believed by class historian Ken Upham to be the first S Boat ever built, H.M.Co. #828. With growing interest in the S Class and classic racing, many accomplished sailors compete in S Class one-design racing on Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound and Cape Cod. In late 2011, in part to provide greater opportunities for younger sailors to participate in S Class racing, and in part to save two S Boats from the original S Class fleet (ordered winter 1919, delivered spring 1920), Davis engaged Bristol Boat Company and Narragansett Shipwrights to undertake simultaneous restorations of H.M.Co. #831 and #835, "PAPOOSE" and "SQUAW" in Rhode Island. Memorialized with stunning professional photography, you'll see the story of how these boats, the oldest survivors of the S Class, were brought back to their former glory using a combination of traditional techniques and modern technology, with two distinct build approaches. Experience the first 3D CAD model ever made of Captain Nat's incredibly successful design, the smallest class built to the Universal Rule. Learn what's attracting a growing number of Rhode Island's top young sailors under age 40 to this 90+ year old class. Hear how this group of sailors lived their sailing dreams on S Boats, bringing Angus's dad along for his 65th birthday on a wild ride they will never forget - as PAPOOSE, SQUAW and AQUILA became the first one design class to compete in the Antigua Classic Regatta - just a few weeks prior to this talk - just the latest in a string of adventures for these boats, and the mighty Herreshoff S Class.
Is There Value in Your Old Books and Rare Books?
Presented by: Kenneth Gloss
Ken Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop
Wednesday. March 20th 2013
Doors open at 6mp. Lecture starts at 7pm.
Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery
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The Brattle Book Shop is one of America’s oldest and largest antiquarian bookstores. 2013 is the 64th year of Gloss family ownership. Kenneth Gloss succeeded his late father, George Gloss, a well known figure both in Boston and national antiquarian circles. Ken had worked in the store since childhood and chose to go into the book business rather than to pursue a doctorate in chemistry. He became the sole proprietor upon his father's death several years ago. "I found that books were in my blood and that I would never be really happy if I abandoned the business."
Gloss will bring to the lecture several examples of notable books, magazines and ephemera from the store's private collection, such as a 1912 World Series scorecard and examples of old LIFE Magazines. He also will show a sales brochure for the Titanic. "New England homes are treasure-troves for old and rare books that have increased in value over the years," says Gloss. Following the talk and question-and-answer session he shall give free verbal appraisals of all books and documents that attendees have brought with them or will do so anytime at his 9 West Street emporium in downtown Boston.
The American Youth Sailing Force
Presented by: David Liebenberg
David Liebenberg and Max Fraser
Thursday, February 28th 2013
Doors open at 6pm. Lecture starts at 7pm.
Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery
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David is a member of the American Youth Sailing Force and he is participating in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup in San Francisco next summer. The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup is an international sailing competition between 10 teams, each representing their home country, with all team members being between 19 and 24 years old. The teams will be sailing the same 45 foot, wing sailed catamarans currently being sailed by the elite America’s Cup teams competing in the America’s Cup World Series. Not only does this event represent the pinnacle of high performance youth sailing in the world, but it will also form a clear pathway for the next generation of the world’s top sailors into the America’s Cup.
David is in his junior year at Tufts University, Massachusetts, and an active member of the sailing team where he sails varsity on CFJ’s and also represents the University in keel boat events. David is well-prepared to step on any boat and figure out what it takes to go fast. Currently David is gearing toward an Olympic campaign on 49ers in the San Francisco Bay.
Adventures of Kathleen
Presented by: Tim Fallon
Thursday, January 24th 2013
Doors open at 6pm. Lecture starts at 7pm.
Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery
In the golden age of the catboat spanning from 1875 thru the early 1900's, Charles C. Hanley was busy producing the fastest racing catboats of all time. A rule-of-thumb designer and builder, he was quite the opposite of his contemporary Nat Herreshoff yet succeeded in building a line of fast catboats and centerboard sloops that were sought after by the days wealthiest yachtsmen. Today there are but few pictures and stories of Hanley Cats and no one had any first-hand knowledge of these celebrated boats until in 2006, the Beetle Boat shop launched an extremely accurate rendition of a 28' CC Hanley designed catboat. This is the story of KATHLEEN and her adventures and the results of an experiment to re-create one of the fastest racing catboats of all time.
The Herreshoff Torpedo Boats: Innovation at the Beginning of the New Navy
Presented by: John Palmieri
Thursday, November 29th
This is our annual Carlton Pinheiro Lecture in honor of our former curator.
Doors open at 6pm. Lecture starts at 7pm.
Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery
Forget the stories you thought you knew about Herreshoff torpedo boats- innovations were adapted from yacht designs; battles with local Navy inspectors drove the decision to leave the business. New team research reveals the influence of a strong Narragansett Bay connection and the Herreshoff brothers 20 year effort to dominate the torpedo boat business with innovative designs and a business plan to nullify the influence of the Navy bureaucracy and their specifications.
The Herreshoff Method
Presented by: Halsey C. Herreshoff
Thursday, October 25th
Doors open at 6pm. Lecture starts at 7pm.
Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery
The Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Model Room holds a collection unique in the world - Captain Nat's models used to create his designs, including his America's Cup defenders. The 500 models are works of art in themselves, and are testimony to Captain Nat's genius as a naval architect. Join us next Thursday as Halsey Herreshoff discusses Nat’s method of design from deciding the proportions of the yacht, to the carving of the half hull, to the tools that Nat used and invented. Guests are welcome to tour the N.G. Herreshoff Model Room following the presentation. This is a wonderful opportunity to view the models created by the genius and talk with his grandson.
Halsey C. Herreshoff of Bristol, Rhode Island is a naval architect and marine engineer, builder of yachts, and member of the Bristol Town Council. He is a principal in the firm of Herreshoff Designs Inc. that continues the longest continuous yacht design service in America.
Wednesday, June 20th
"AC34 Cupdate" Presented by the Golden Gate YC Vice Commodore Tom Ehman
The 34th America's Cup is the eleventh straight AC campaign for Tom Ehman. A consummate veteran of international yachting, he has been at the forefront of many of the changes and innovations that have transformed top-level sailing into the modern, professional and more media-friendly sport that it is today.
For the past three campaigns, Tom was Head of External Affairs for ORACLE Racing. He now serves as GGYC Vice Commodore and Managing Director of the GGYC America's Cup Committee, and is Executive Director of America's Cup Properties, Inc.
Thursday, May 17th
"America's Cup: Reflections"
T
he America’s Cup World Series in Newport is from June 27 to July 1 and Rhode Island has sailing fever. We are pleased to continue our successful lecture series into the spring and summer. Come to the Museum on Thursday, May 17th to hear about the 12 Metre Era from three experts: Halsey Herreshoff, Dyer Jones and Paul Darling. Sailor, regatta official and photographer recount their trials and triumphs and share their opinions and perspectives. Summer is coming! Catch the fever now.
Thursday April 5th
The Voyage Around the Americas: An Environmental Adventure
Presented by Herb McCormick
Herb McCormick
Doors at 6:00. Lecture at 7.
In June of 2009, the 64-foot cutter "Ocean Watch" set sail from Seattle with
a crew of sailors, scientists, journalists and conservationists on a quest
to learn more about the health and well-being of the world's oceans.
Thirteen months, and 28,000 nautical miles later, they returned to the
Pacific Northwest after a voyage "Around the Americas" via the Northwest
Passage and Cape Horn. The journey's premise was simple: the continents of
North and South America are a single island surrounded by a common ocean,
and what happens in any one place ultimately affects us all. But while that
notion was straightforward, what the crew ultimately discovered during their
travels was anything but.
A former yachting correspondent for The New York Times and editor-in-chief
of Cruising World magazine, Herb McCormick was one of the four full-time
crew aboard "Ocean Watch," and is the author of the new book about the
expedition, "One Island, One Ocean."
Encounter with Somali Pirates: A Lecture by Captain Richard Phillips
March 8, 2012
This lecture will be held in the Gymnasium at Roger Williams University
in the Recreation Building.
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809
In early April 2009 the Maesrk Alabama, a large US container ship, was boarded by 4 Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage in a life raft and held by three pirates. Phillips was rescued by Navy SEALS on April 12, 2009 after days with the pirates on board the life raft. In a statement after the rescue, President Obama remarked, “I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans.”
In 2010 Phillips wrote a book about his trials titled A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea with author Steven Talty.
Join us on March 8th to hear this amazing account from the man himself.
This lecture is presented in conjunction with: 
(above image is Captain Richard Phillips photo: U.S. Navy, via Reuter published in the New York Times)
The Restoration of the Charles W Morgan - moderated by Dana Hewson, Vice President for Watercraft Preservation and Programs at Mystic Seaport
Thursday, February 9th at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
Doors at 6. Lecture at 7.
Sponsored by
Points East Magazine. Refreshments provided by
Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery.
Documentation is an integral part of any restoration project. Fundamentally three services are performed: Assistance related to the planning of the restoration project as it moves forward; development of the historic record of the vessel or building from its original construction through the current restoration project; detailed records of the restoration project as it occurs.
This talk will focus on the documentation of the physical object at its current point in time and during restoration, through the use of images developed by the use of photographic and digital cameras, traditional drafting and other drawing techniques, CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawings, and various forms of electronic measurement including the latest laser scanning techniques available.
Dana Hewson, Vice President for Watercraft Preservation and Programs at Mystic Seaport will introduce a series of presenters involved with the documentation and restoration of the CHARLES W MORGAN currently underway at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport.
Speakers will include:
Quentin Snediker, Director of the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard;
Kane Borden, Supervisor the Documentation Shop in the Shipyard at Mystic Seaport,
Roger Hambidge, long term Shipwright at Mystic Seaport and presently a contractor developing CAD drawings and sharing his 40+ years of involvement with the MORGAN; and
Steve Wilkes of Harry R. Feldman Inc. of Boston Ma., an engineering firm that provides laser scanning of historic objects Each of the speakers will discuss their role and the role of technology in their aspect of this important restoration project.
For further information please visit the following websites.
http://www.rhambidgeshipmodels.com/home
http://www.harryrfeldman.com/door/
http://www.mysticseaport.org/
Information on future lectures in the Series is posted below.
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2011/2012 WInter Lecture Series - Sponsored by Points East Magazine
Refreshments provided by Cisco Brewers
We are looking forward to another fun and educational winter lecture series. This be our second time working on the series with our sponsors Points East. Our friends from Cisco Brewers will be back to provide refreshments. Lectures will happen montly throughout our winter season. Our first lecture, AMORITA, is our annual
Carlton Pinheiro Lecture and Halsey Herreshoff will be present for opening remarks. Save the Date!
AMORITA - prested by Jed Pearsall and Bill Doyle
December 1, 2011
6:30 PM
The A Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff Room - The Herreshoff Marine Museum
Visit AMORITA's website for a sneak peak on her recent restoration.
Buy Tickets Now!
Winter 2010 - 2011 Lecture Series - Sponsored by Points East Magazine and Cisco Brewers
Points East Magazine has joined the Museum as a presenting sponsor of our winter presentation series. The magazine, along with Cisco Brewers of Nantucket, recognized the need for the marine community to fill the sailing void during the colder months, and were excited about being a part of the series. We’re honored to announce that legendary sailor-writer John Rousmaniere will present his illustrated show “The Golden Pastime: Icons of Classic Yachting” on March 24 at the Museum.
John has written 28 historical or instructional books and hundreds of articles about boats and other topics. His books include The Golden Pastime: A New History of Yachting; Fastnet, Force 10, about the deadly 1979 Fastnet Race storm (in which he sailed); After the Storm; In a Class by Herself (about the classic yawl Bolero); and histories of the America’s Cup, the Newport Bermuda Race, and the New York, Fishers Island, and Shelter Island Yacht Clubs. He edited Olin Stephens’ autobiography, All This and Sailing, Too, and has written the scripts of several of Gary Jobson’s shows.
John has sailed more than 40,000 miles since he started sailing at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, and he regularly speaks about safety at sea and seamanship and is writing the 4th edition of his sailing manual, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship. He is a member of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame Selection Committee, the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee, and US Sailing’s Safety-at-Sea Committee, where he coordinates the Hanson Rescue Medal program.
The next lecture on our calendar features noted author Maynard Bray and photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz presenting their latest work, The Book of Wooden Boats on April 21 at 7 PM. Maynard, one of the co-authors of Herreshoff of Bristol, has joined with one of the most respected classic yacht photographers in Benjamin and we are honored to host them.
Each year starting in late summer, The Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame presents a series of expert lectures held in the exceptional Hall of Boats, with free admission provided to Museum members. Expert authors speak on a range of interesting historical and current topics. Our featured lecture, the Carlton Pinheiro Lecture, honors the memory of our late curator and historian. Previous lectures have featured speakers discussing traditional sailing craft restoration, the Great 90-Footers, weather and navigation, classic boat racing, and the Herreshoff-built NC-4, the first plane to cross the Atlantic.
In
2010-11, we are introducing additional lectures for our friends and supporters.
In March, we hosted Nicholas Hayes presenting "Saving Sailing". Mr. Hayes, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, interviewed over 1,200 sailors worldwide for the book, which engages sailors and parents everywhere with a call to action for a revival of family sailing and the development of an active system of inter-generational mentoring.
April saw internationally renowned sailor, author, and commentator Gary Jobson presenting "College Sailing and Beyond" at Roger Williams University, in partnership with the Museum.
On
October 14, at 7:00 PM, we are proud to present at our Carlton Pinheiro Lecture:
Michael D'Antonio, author of
A Full Cup: Sir Thomas Lipton's Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the America's Cup. This extraordinary book brings to life the story of a man who ingeniously overcame every hurdle life threw at him. No matter what happened, for Lipton, there was always a Plan B—and an opportunity to be gained from every setback.
Come meet a man whose influence can still be felt in businesses and homes everywhere, a man with humor, resilience, and a great zest for life.
A Full Cup is much more than the story of a business pioneer’s astounding success—it’s an inspiration for overcoming the greatest obstacles and always remembering to live life to the fullest.
About the author:
As part of a team of journalists from
Newsday, Michael D’Antonio won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting before writing many acclaimed books, including
Atomic Harvest, Tin Cup Dreams, Mosquito, The State Boys Rebellion, Hershey, and
Forever Blue. He has also written for
Esquire,
The New York Times Magazine,
Los Angeles Times Magazine, and
Sports Illustrated among many other magazines.
Please
click here to RSVP to this event. Admission to this lecture is $5 for Museum members, $10 for nonmembers.
Check back for additions to the 2010 Lecture Series.
