DECK LOG New York Celebrates 400th Anniversary of Maritime Discovery
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was a big year in the N ew World: H enry Hudson sailed up the river that would ultimately bear his name in the Half Moon, and Samuel de Champlain explored the 110-mile lake named for him that separates New York from Vermont and, to the north, crosses into Q uebec. Celebrations of all kinds have been planned as the Empire State commemorates the 400th anniversary of these events and also pays tribute to Robert Fulton's steamboat N orth River, which first ran in the North River on 17 August 1807. (Okay, history buffi: why is New Yo rk the "Emp ire State," and if the Hudson River is the "North River," what is the South River? Answers on page 47). Of the many tributes planned through 2009, NMHS members won't want to miss: COURT ESY ARDEN
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Sculpture by Arden Scott: In June, M s. Scott installed a 40-foot-long steel and bronze sculpture, Passage, on the Cornwall-on-Hudson waterfront (Donahue Memorial Park), commissioned by the town to commemorate the 400rh anniversary of Hudson's trip up the river. (Arden Sco tt was the featured artist in Sea H istory 122). Twenty historic Dutch flatboats will visit New York in September and travel up the Hudson River, making a visit to Peekskill (where NMHS is headquartered) on 15 September. In early September, a fl eet of Durch traditional leeboard vessels of all sorts: low slug skursjes, fishing boars (Botters, Lemmeraken and H oogaarsen) and barges (Tjalken en Ponen)-the direct descendants of the vessels rhar sailed the Dutch coast and around M anhattan in the 17th century-will sail into New York H arbor. Most are original watercraft, more than 100 years old . The boats, brought across the Atlantic aboard a D utch fre ighter, will remain in New York fo r three weeks, raking part in a regatta around the Statue of Liberty, making daily sails on the city's waterways, and on the 13th of September the entire fleet will take part in a Parade of Sail, where they will salute Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander and his wife, Maxima, who will be aboard the visiting Durch frigate Hr.Ms. Tromp . Afterwards, they will sail up river to Albany. Upon the fleet's arrival in Peekskill, they will be fered by the City of Peekskill, the Peekskill Yacht Club, and NMHS. Join in on the festivities! Details will be posted on the NMHS web site as they become available. Please visit www. sprs.nl for information and a complete schedule on the Dutch flatboats and www. seahistory.org for more details on visiting the boats in Peekskill. Please consult page 47 of this issue's "Ship Notes" for a listing of so me New York Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Events you won't want to miss. We salute the many, many dedicated individuals who have wo rked so hard and with such talent to bring alive this important chapter in our maritime history. -Burchenal Green, President 4
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NATIONAL MARITIME HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PU BLISH ER'S C IRC LE: Perer Aro n, W illiam H . W hire OFFICERS & TRU STEES: Chairman, Ronald L. O swald; Vice Chairman , Richardo R. Lopes; President, Burchenal G ree n; Vice Presidents, D eird re O 'Rega n, Nancy Schnaars; Treasurer, H. C. Bowe n Sm ith; Secretary, 1l1o mas F. Daly; Trustees, C harles B. And erso n, Walter R. Brow n, Jam es Ca rter, D avid S. Fowler, V irginia Sreele G rub b, Karen H el merso n, Steve n W. Jones, Roberr Kamm, Ri chard M. Larrabee, G uy E. C. Ma id and, John R. M cD o nald Jr., Jam es J. McNa mara, Ri chard Sca rano, Phi lip J. Shapiro, Peter H . Sharp, H owa rd Slo rni ck, Brad fo rd D . Sm ith , C esa re So ri o, Phi lip J . Webster, D aniel W. W halen, Wi ll iam H. W hi te; Chairmen Emeriti, Walter R. Brown , Alan G. C hoa te, G uy E. C. Ma itland, C raig A. C. Rey nolds, H oward Slo tni ck; President Emeritus, Peter Sranfo rd FOUN D ER: Karl Ko rrum (19 17- 1996) OVERSEERS: Chairman, RADM D avid C. Brown; C live C ussler, Richard du Mo uli n, Alan D . Hurchison , Jakob Isbrandrsen, Gary Jobson, Sir Robi n Knox-Johnsron, John Lehman, Warren M arr II, Brian A. McAl lisrer, John Sro bart, W ill iam G . W inrerer NMH S ADVISO RS: Chairman, Melbourne Sm ith; D . K. Abbass, George Bass, O swald L. Brett, RADM Joseph F. Call o, Francis J. D uffy, John W Ewald, Timothy Foote, W illiam G il ke rso n, 1l1omas Gillmer, Steven A. H yman, J. Russell Jin ishi an, H ajo Kn uttel, G unnar Lundeberg, Joseph A. Maggio, C o nrad M ilster, W illiam G. M uller, Smarr Parn es, Lo ri D illard Rech, Nancy Hughes Richardso n, Ben Rogers, Joyce H uber Smith
SEA HISTORY EDITORIAL ADVIS ORY BOARD: Chairman, T imo thy J. Runyan; N o rm a n J . Bro u wer, R o b ert Brow nin g , W illiam S. D udley, D an iel Finamo re, Kevin Fosrer, John Odin Jensen, Joseph F. M eany, Lisa No rling, Carla Rahn Phillips, Walter Rybka, Q uentin Snedi ker, W illiam H . W hite NM H S STAFF: E xecu t ive D irec to r, Burchenal Green; M embership D irector, Nancy Schnaars; M arketing Director, Steve Lovass-Nagy; Communications D irector, Julia C hurch; Accounting, Jill Rom eo; Store Safes & Vo lunteer Coordinator, Jane Mauri ce
SEA HIS TORY: Editor, D eirdre O ' Rega n ; A d vertis i ng D irecto r, W e n d y Pagg io rr a ; Editor-at-Large, Peter Sra nfo rd
SEA HISTORY 128, AUTUMN 2009