WEE WINN is remembered with as great fondness by British yachtsmen and historians as it does for us. Built in 1892, the first year of Herreshoff Manufacturing Company sailboat production, for Miss Winnifred Sutton who took British Half Rater Class honors against all comers winning 21 of 22 races. WEE WINN sailed for many years […]

This memorable reunion will be hosted via zoom on October 25th, 2022.

Lecture: “War Under Sail in WWII” by John Wilbur

The Annual Carlton Pinheiro Lecture.
In-Person reception begins at 5:30. Presentation begins at 7pm. Lecture will be hosted both in-person and virtually.

Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade, Lecture by Christian McBurney

“30 Years in a White Haze” presented by Sailor and Legendary Freeskier Dan Egan. 09/29/2022 6:00 pm

“The Herreshoff WWII Vessels” by Greg Banner For World War II military service Herreshoff Boatyard produced exactly 100 vessels in five different classes.   These included mine sweepers, coastal transports, PT boats and air-sea rescue boats.  These vessels served in the US Navy, US Army Air Corps, British, Indian and Soviet Navies.    This presentation will provide […]

“Temple To The Wind: The Story Of America’s Greatest Naval Architect And His Masterpiece, RELIANCE” by Christopher L. Pastore, Ph.D. (Lyons Press, 2005) “Temple to the Wind is as expertly crafted as Nathanael Herreshoff’s epic America’s Cup yacht Reliance. A riveting account of an enigmatic genius and the yacht race that was once as big […]

Dr. Kathy Abbass of the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) will present “Ships and Shipwrecks of the Revolution in Rhode Island” on Thursday evening March 24, at 7 p.m. eastern at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol.

You Can Call Him Mike: How a Vanderbilt Transformed Yachting. Virtual Lecture presented by John Rousmaniere. February 3rd, 2022 at 7pm Eastern