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• 18-2 1 August, ASTA Tall Ships Rally, in conjunction with Boston Seaport Festival, hosted by Coventures; expected ships areAdventure,Alexandria,Gazela,LenieG.Howard, Providence.Spirit ofMassachusetts, and possibly Bill ofRights and Tole Mour. (American SailTraining Association, PO Box 1459, Newport RI 02840; 40 1 846-1775) • 20-21 August, Antique Marine Engine Exposition , fea turing marine engines from the 19th century to the 1940s. (Mystic Seaport, Mystic CT; 203 572-0711) • 26-28 August, Festival of the Sea 1994, at Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, featuring the scow Alma and the topsail schooner Pride of Baltimore, sea music, crafts and Pacific Islander canoe displays. For information call 415 929-0202. • 16- 18 September, Charleston Maritime Festival/BOC Challenge, featuring maritime art, boat displays, seminars, and the start of the BOC round the world race. (Southeastern Management Company, 2 11 Meeting Street, Charleston SC 29401 ; 803 723- 1748)
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• 7-9 September, Annual Conference of the Marine Technology Society in Washington DC (MTS , 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 906, Washington DC 20036) • 8-10 September, Annual Meeting of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History in Traverse City, Michigan (AGLMH, PO Box 767, Neenah WI 54957-0767; 414 722-8401) • 12- 14 September, Technical Aspects of Maintaining, Repairing and Preserving Historically Significant Ships atthe Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. (Contact Patrick Otton, Naval Historical Center Detachment, Bldg. #24, M&R, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston MA 02129; 617 242-0752) • 14-17 September, 6th Annual National Maritime Heritage Conference at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. (Contact Patricia Conn, National Maritime Alliance, Bath Port, 99 Commercial Street, Bath ME 04530-2564; 207 443-4550. • 13- 16 September, International Congress of Maritime Museums Interim Conference at Vancouver Maritime Museum. (YMM, 1905 Ogden Avenue, VancouverBCV6J 1A3;604 257-8309) • 23-25 September, 21st Annual Nautical Research Guild Conference in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc WI 54220; 414 682-7000) • 26-30 October, 48th National Preservation Conference at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel , Boston. (Information : The National Trust, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036; 1-800-944-NTHP) • 3-6 November, AST A Annual Sail Training Conference in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (ASTA, PO Box 1459, Newport RI 02840; 401 846-1775) J,
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