Juan E. Corradi is chairman emeritus of the Seamanship Committee at the New York Yacht Club.
Virtual Lecture by Juan E. Corradi: “The Norwegian Steam”
Virtual Lecture by Barbara Semple: “Women at Sea”
Frances Carleton Brastow Amesbury in the great aunt of Barbara Brastow Semple. Through the reading of her fifteen years of journals and severals and books and diaries, Barbara has been able to put together a travelogue of sorts highlighting women’s voyages, with an emphasis on Frances’ experiences sailing the high seas around the world.
Postponed: “Exploring the History and Cuisine of Local Waters” with Sarah Schumann
Postponed: Local fisherman and writer Sarah Schumann will share the inspiration behind her recent books Simmering the Sea (2018) and Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage (2015).
Postponed: “Indians at Sea: In search of Chola, Kunjali, and Maratha maritime history on the coasts of India” with Judith Katz and Grant Rhode
Postponed: In this presentation, Ms. Katz and Dr. Rhode will talk about three of the most important episodes in pre-modern Indian maritime history.
Postponed: Elaine Lembo, “Schooners of Narragansett Bay”
POSTPONED: Elaine Lembo takes a walk through time in the schooners that were the “18 wheelers of the age.”