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Maritime Events Calendar Tous les Bateux du Monde (All the Boats of the World) through 19 September Musée National de la Marine, Paris, France. At the dawn of the industrial revolution, which turned the world on its head, one man - François-Edmond Pâris - realized that many boats were going to disappear and, with them, a great deal of the maritime cultures that created them. He was proved right. His legacy - the result of a lifetime's work - constitutes a unique treasure of naval ethnography. Conceived as a round-the-world journey, the exhibition allows us to discover a wide variety of peoples, seas and rivers, and to get to know both their boats and their cultures. All the Boats of the World retraces the tireless quest of this sailor who, being both an artist and a genius, discovered and preserved the memory of a maritime heritage, which has now totally disappeared. www.musee-marine.fr
Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 through 29 August The American Sail Training Association is partnering with GREAT LAKES UNITED to bring a fleet of international tall ships to the Great Lakes, the world's largest body of fresh water, as part of the Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 race series. Come see the tall ships race through all five Great Lakes making port appearances in cities throughout the US and Canada. Two important initiatives sail along with the tall ships: water conservation education and youth sail training! http://www.sailtraining.org/tallships/2010greatlakes/index.php
Hearts of Oak: The Royal Navy in the Age of Revolution 1776-1815 Seminar 19 July - 7 August Merton College, Oxford, CA. Study the ships, people, technology, and strategies that defended Britain's islands and global sea trade and which led to important scientific discoveries, worldwide commerce, the defeat of European tyranny, and the enhancement of Britain's status. Examine the development of the Royal Navy in the Age of Revolutions, from the American Revolutionary War to the War of 1812. http://extension.berkeley.edu/oxford/royal_navy.html 86th Annual Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival 30 July - 8 August, Grand Haven, MI. www.coastguardfest.org Falmouth Week and the Falmouth Classics Event 7 - 15 August, Falmouth Town, Cornwall, UK. Six days of competitive racing for keelboats, traditional craft and dinghies in the waters of Falmouth Bay. Activity on the water is matched by a lively Shoreside program of daytime and evening entertainment, culminating in a magnificent firework display over the Harbour. With a Grand Prize Giving party in the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club at the end of the Week. www.falmouthweek.co.uk Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 Montreal Classic Boat Festival/ Festival du Bateau Classique 20-22 August Old Port Montreal, Quebec. www.fbcmontreal.com Victory Night 21 August Historic Ships in Baltimore, Baltimore MD. Honoring those who served on the Historic Ships, descendants, volunteers and members who preserve their legacy. Former Historic Ships crew members and their descendants are always welcome onboard, particularly for the Museum's annual Crew and Descendant Reunion. Free to all members, volunteers, former crew and their descendants. Food and drink provided. RSVP or call 410-539-1797. www.historicships.org Northern Lake Huron Lighthouse Excursion 23-24 August Departs from Makinaw City, MI. Sponsored by the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. www.gllka.com Lake Huron Lighthouse Excursion28-29 August Departs from Bad Axe, MI. Sponsored by the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. www.gllka.com Association for Great Lakes Maritime History Annual Meeting 4-6 September Muskegon, MI. http://www.aglmh.org Corrosion of Historic Ships Conference 5-9 September, Mariehamn, Aland Islands and Turku, Finland. The conference takes place as part of the town's 150th birthday celebrations. www.icmmonline.org Association for Great Lakes Maritime History 2010 Annual Conference 9-11 September, Superior, WI. Hosted by the University of Wisconsin, Superior and co-sponsored by Superior Public Museums and SS Whaleback Meteor Museum. For more information contact Laura Jacobs at ljacobs@uwsuper.edu or Bob O'Donnell at odonnell521@aol.com Mark Your Calendars! 9th Maritime Heritage Conference, 15-19 September Baltimore, MD. Held every three years. 2010 Baltimore, MD. ...more Newport International Boat Show 16 -19 - September Newport Waterfront, Newport, Rhode Island. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary, the show is one of the four largest in-water boat shows in the country, and features both power and sail boats displayed over 13 acres along America's Cup Avenue. More than 750 exhibitors with over 600 boats ranging in size from 16 to 100 feet on display, plus kayaks, inflatables, equipment and accessories of all types. www.newportboatshow.com NMHS Presents: Hudson River Cruise aboard M/V Commander Saturday, 25 September, 12:30 - 3:30 pm. Enjoy a relaxing Hudson River cruise. Leaving and returning to Peekskill, NY waterfront. $40 per person. Contact NMHS at 914-737-7878 to make your reservation. Fleet Week San Francisco 2010 7 - 12 October Fleet Week serves an educational purpose for Bay Area governments and citizens with the presence of the Naval Services in port providing opportunities for the military to demonstrate disaster relief capabilities such as what are being provided for disaster victims in Haiti in 2010. During each Fleet Week, plans for the use of U.S. Armed Forces will be updated in Table Top Workshop, briefings and military-civilian leadership-face-to-face discussions. http://www.fleetweek.us/ Save the Date! NMHS Annual Awards Dinner, 13 October New York Yacht Club, NYC The Historic Ships BLAST! & USS Constellation Cup Regatta 16 October Baltimore MD Fun-filled kick off with classic sailboat regatta, capped off by a post race Bull Roast. For more information on the USS Constellation Cup, including entry forms, visit www.ussconstellationcup.org. Reservations required. The Spectral Tide: True Ghost Stories of the U.S. Navy 21 October Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Hampton Roads, VA. From the translucent sails to phantom crews, author Eric Mills offers an intriguing look at the haunted history of the U.S. Navy. www.hrnm.navy.mil Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology and Maritime History Confernence 23 October Milwaukee, WI. www.wuaa.org Downrigging Weekend 28-31 October Chestertown, MD. The schooner Lynx, based out of Long Beach, CA, will be headlining this year's festival and joined by Pride of Baltimore II, Kalmar Nyckel, A.J. Meerwald, Elf and many more. Also featuring a fleet of historic Cheasapeake Bay "Buyboats" and on-land wooden boat show. www.sultanaprojects.org NOVEMBER Gales of November 12-13 November Duluth, MN. 23rd Annual Fundraiser in support of Lake Superior Marine Museum Association and the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center. www.lsmma.com/gales NMHS Presents: Shepherds of the Sea: Destroyer Escorts in WWII with Robert Cross Saturday, 13 November, 10:30 am, Hendrick Hudson Free Library, Montrose, NY. Robert Cross will speak about his newly released book, "a compelling tale of courage, heroism, and terror" as told in the words of ninety-one sailors and officers interviewed about their WWII service aboard fifty-six destroyer escorts. Visit the author's website at www.robertfcross.com. Contact NMHS at 914-737-7878 for more information. DECEMBER
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