SHIP NOTES ... NEWS Th e Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum will hold its 15th annual Antique Bo at Sh ow Au g ust 17- 19. Oth er eve nt s beg in with a n An tique Na utical Art s a nd P a rt s Fes tiva l, M ay 26-27 , an inv itation for boat own ers a nd dea lers to se ll odd bit s other s may need. A Small C ra ft C onfe rence, June 30-.Ju ly I , to rirom o te res to ration a nd use or antique cl ass ic bo at s, will con sist o f seminars on tak in g o ff lin es , m o ld s a nd co nstru cti o n , refir~i s hin g., d em o nstrati o ns o f skiff sa ilin g a nd use o f va ri o us sm a ll craft. Th e show fea tures th e nat ive c ra ft o r th e St. La wrence, sailin g. skiffs, Adi ro nd ac k g uide boa ts , ca noes a nd o th ers. Th o usa nd Isla nd s Shiriya rd Mu se um , M a ry S tree t. C layto n , NY 13624 (31 5/ 6864 104) Th e fo ur -mas ted ba rk Moshu/u, whi c h ho uses a res taurant a nd mu se um at Pe nn' s Landin g., Phil a delphi a, recentl y publi shed it s fir st news leu cr, th e M oshulu Manifest. Re po rt s on ac ti viti es, ex hibit des ig ns and res to ra ti o n wo rk a re prese nted . T o receive th e Sprin g 79 iss ue a nd to be pl aced o n th e m a ilin g li s t fo r upco min g iss ues fr ee o f c harge , w rit e : M oshu/u Manifest, P enn' s Landin g, Phil a delphi a PA 19106.
Sojourner Truth,
Ou,r Maritime Heritage We support the Ship Trust of the National Maritime Historical Society, and we take an active interest in the preservation of historic ships. Used for training young seamen at our Harry Lundeberg School, Piney Point, Md., is the 250 foot S.S. Dauntless, wartime flagship of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King and, as such, flagship of the entire U.S. Navy. We have also preserved two Chesapeake Bay sailing ship types, the 77-year-old Dorothy Parsons, last of the rakish bugeye freighters, and the 40-year-old Joy Parks, one of the vanishing fleet of skipjack oyster boats. These vessels are available for public viewing at the school on the first Sunday of each month from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m.
Paul Hall, President
Seafarers International Union 6 75 Fourth Avenue, Brookl yn, N.Y. 11232
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a Hud son Ri ve r ferry s loo p, s is ter ship to the Woody Guthrie com p leted la st s pring (SH 11 :35), is being turned o ver to the Brooklyn Sloop C lub by Mr. and Mr s . P ete Seeger to fac ilitat e it s comp letion throu g h vo lunt eer wo rk a nd donation s m ad e poss ib le by th e Sl oo p C lub' s no ri -prof'it statu s. Co mpl eti o n m ay ta ke anoth er yea r . Broo kl yn S loo p C lub , c/ o NMH S , 2 Fult o n St., Broo kl yn NY 11201 T wo a nd Three Day New York State canal cruises . T he Ba rge Ca nal (mod ern Eri e Ca na l), C ha mplain Ca nal, O swego C anal , a nd va ri o us Fin ge r La ke can a ls , conn ec t a ll of th e S tat e's m aj o r bodies o f wa ter. Trips o n each a rc o ffered by Mid - Lak es Na vigation , whi c h ha s bee n running. exc ursion s o n th e Fin ge r La kes a nd it s ca na ls for 11 yea rs , a boa rd th e ÂŁ111ita II , a co nve rt ed Do wn East tu g. Mid - La kes Nav igati o n Co., Ltd ., PO Box 6 1 S ka nea teles NY 13152 (31 5 / 685-8500) Th e sch oo ner Richard Robbins, Sr. will be sriendin g her seco nd summ er in Lak e C ha m p la in thi s yea r . Bes ides her reg ular wee kl y windj a mm er trips th e Robbins w il l co ndu ct Ve rm o nt Unive rsit y courses on the geo g raph y of th e lak e and C hamplain marit ime hi story. Th ere is a spec ia l Scuba Dive week and Na ture W eck in the Fall. May 20 to Oct. 20, $265 a perso n. C ha mp lain Windjamm er C o., Box 722 , Rid ge wo od NJ 07450 Th e Bonhomme Richard, formerl y th e Marcel " B" , re pli ca of John P a ul Jon es's
Eas t ln<di a ma n co nvert ed b y Alan Villi ers fo r a rn ov ii c , is requ esting bids to d o rn aj or rcstora t tio n o f the vesse l. Work required inclu des ccx tensive to psid e reriairs. C a pt. Da ni el E b bec k ~c. Bo nh o mm e Ri chard Corp ., RR #5. Box 5055 , E. Ft. M eye rs FL 33908
SEA HISTORY, SUMMER 1979