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Sailing Adventures SCHOONER HARVEY GAMAGE a 95' windjammer in true "down East" tradition U.S. Coast Guard inspected
Summer months the ship cruises the Maine coast out of Rockland ... winter months in the Virgin Islands from Charlotte Amalie. Enjoy a week under sail ... make new friends ... relish hearty meals ... return relaxed, filled with happy memories. Write or phone1-800-845-5520 Although many of the pieces have been on view as part of single discipline displays , this is the first time that they have been shown in the context of this very great American voyage of discovery . A major catalogue has been prepared for the exhibit, which runs through November 1986 and will travel to museums in Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Tacoma, Anchorage and New York, through 1988. The Seamen's Church Institute celebrated its sesquicentennial this past November. Founded by Episcopal laymen of the Young Men's Church Missionary Society, the Institute was the first organization in New York to take in hand the thousands of sailors who would otherwise fall victim to crimps, whores and the demon drink while ashore. The Institute 's first real achievements were brought about by the Reverend Benjamin Parker, whose offices were above a New York tavern. In 1844 he helped establish the ''Floating Church of Our Savior'' on a barge in the East River. A decade on saw the availability of lodgings maintained by the Institute; and fifty years later there were 400,000 seamen from around the world passing through New York, many of whom came to the Institute at one time or another. With headquarters at 25 South Street, it could offer a meeting place, hostelry and classes in seamanship. In 1968 , the Institute moved into a specially designed building at 15 State Street, facing Battery Park and surmounted by a plain but landmark cross. Earlier this year, faced with an occupancy of less than fifty percent, the SCI sold the building , whose layout was so particularly suited to their needs that it had to be dismantled. Now at 50 Broadway (212/269-2710), the Institute is looking for another place more in keeping with its needs and more suitable to its modern role. The Institute's Center for Seafarers' Rights, founded in 1982, is working to improve substandard conditions endured primarily by third-world sailors working on " flag-of-conveniSEA HISTORY, WINTER 1985-86
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DIRIGO CRUISES Dept. SH, 39Waterside Lane Clinton, Conn. 06413
Memories Fr om A Memorable Era ...
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Steamer Class Pilgrim Belle
Cruising on this newly constructed 192' aLI·steel vessel allows you to slip gentl y into the l 920's, to a lime known for its exceptiona l service, staff and am· biance. Now here else is there a comparable vessel and itinerary to be found. You cruise first class all the way w ith superb American cuisine and every mode rn ame ni ty .
?·Day roundtrip "" New England Coast & Islands" crui ses depart Hyannis, Mass. 6/8·9/ 14. See yo ur travel age nt or contact Coastw ise for m ore information and Ute rature. COASTWISE
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Box 1630 De pt. SH, 36 Ocean Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 1·800·322· 1525 1617} 778·6996 jcollect in Mass.}
Joe Vallejo 's
A NTIQUES & N AUT ICAL
One of the finest marine antique collections available. Specialists in navigation instruments, whaling artifacts, ship models, sailors work, telescopes, and the only 19th and early 20th century Marine Art Gallery on the West Coast. ANTIQUES & NAUTICAL 1610 West Coast Highway Newport Beach, CA 92663 Tel: 714-642-7945
MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM . ..Tells the story of Maine and the Sea. • • • • • •
Historic shipyard Boatride Apprenticeshop program Grand Banks schooner · Three sites in Bath Open year-round.
For more information, write: Maine Maritime Museum Bath, Maine 04530 or call 207-443-1316
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