Phil Webster

Phil Webster has had an interest in preserving our maritime heritage since childhood, perhaps passed on through stories told of his great-grandfather, a clipper ship captain in the 1850's in the China Trade.  Phil helped save his first historic ship - the battleship USS Massachusetts - in 1965. 

Since then, he has been president and a trustee of the USS Sequoia Preservation Trust, working to save the presidential yacht; a trustee of the 1768 reproduction schooner Sultana and the Captain John Smith 400 Project; a trustee of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; and a trustee of the National Maritime Historical Society.

Along the way, he has sailed on a variety of vessels from tall ships to Stars and Stripes, the winning America's Cup boat.  He also has written numerous magazine and newspaper articles about maritime subjects. 

Professionally, Mr. Webster has been vice president of New England's largest public relations firm; the principal communications and public affairs officer of three New York Stock Exchange-listed companies; and CEO of his own international corporate communications firm, The Webster Group.  He also has served on more than thirty Boards of Trustees in his career. He lives at Point of View overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in St. Michaels, Maryland. 

   

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