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Tall Ships America Annual Conference, Boston, 8-10 February 2017
Tall Ships America concluded its annual conference in February in Boston with an impressive reunion of schooner Ha rvey Gamage alumni and veteran sailors, who had gathered to honor Capta in Eben Whitcomb, recipient of rhe 2017 Tall Ships America Lifetime Achievement Award. Those involved in sail training and rhe operations of traditionally rigged Schooner sailing vessels have long known of-and a great many have worked aboard-Captain WhirHarvey Gamage' comb 's schooner H arvey Gamage. In addition to reaching the skills of how to sai l, maintain, and provision the ship, the experience of sailing aboard the Gamage has instilled multiple generations with a sense of history and respect for seagoi ng culture. These are important aspects of the missions ofborh Tall Ships America and of the National Maritime Historical Society; Tall Ships America members keep rhe traditions and lessons of seafaring alive through their sail training and outreach programs, and N MHS keeps rhe stories of our seafaring past alive in the pages of Sea H istory and through its yea r-round programming and advocacy in the field of maritime heritage. Participating in rhe Tall Ships America annual conference renewed old friendships and made new connections. The 2017 conference theme, "The Way of a Ship: Linking Schooner Harvey Gamage alumni and crew with our History, H eritage and Future," brought in ship captains, administrators, Cat>tain Eben Whitcomb (center). · · o f to d ay 's h 1.stonc · sa1·1·mg fl eer, me · 1u d.mg representanves · ' an d preserva nomsrs from the barques Elissa, Star ofIndia, and USCGC Eagle; rhe frigate USS Constitution; rhe full-rigged ship Wavertree; rhe schooners Adventure and Ernestina-Morrissey; and others. The Tall Ships America conference serves many in the field, including workshops in professional development for ship educators, administrators, and operators, while furthering the cause of maintaining and promoting the field of historic ship preservation and maritime heritage. We welcome this opportunity to work with them more closely. -Deirdre O'Regan, Editor, Sea History; C hief Mare, H arvey Gamage, 1994-95
THE NATIONAL MARITIME AWARDS DINNER 4 APRIL 2017 • WASHINGTON, DC
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We invite you to join us for the National Maritime Awards Dinner, hosted by the National Maritime •· ·· Hi>co<;CTJ Sociccy ;n "'°';a<;on w;,h <he N.val H;"o,;CTI Found.<;on (NHF), on Tue.day, Ap,;l 4 th, and held this year at rhe historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Leaders from across rhe country representing rhe maritime heritage community, the US Navy, the US Coast G uard, yachtsmen, philanthropists, environmentalists, marine artists, government officials, and rhe maritime industry will join us in celebrating the contributions of three highly valued members of rhe maritime commun ity. Philip J. Webster, founding dinner chairman and NMHS Overseer, is pleased to announce this year's National Maritime Awards Dinner chairs: Dr. Timothy J. Runyan, maritime historian, NMHS trustee and Sea History Editorial Advisory Board chair, and chair of the National Maritime Alliance; and CAPT James Noone, USNR (Ret.) , managing director of Mercury Public Relations and a director of the Naval Historical Foundation. Our mas ter of ceremonies will be America's ''Ambassador of Sailing," television commentator, author, past president of US Sailing and vice president of the International Sailing Federation, Gary Jobson. The US Coast Guard Academy Cadet Singers, under the direction of Dr. Robert Newton, will be performing. A highlight of rhe presentation will be videos of rhe honorees, produced by award-winning producer/director Richardo Lopes ofXXL Media. We gratefu lly acknowledge the National Maritime Awards Dinner Fleer Sponsor, Dr. ]. Phillip London, CAPT USN (Rer.), & CACI International, Inc.; and Individual Underwriter, H oward Slotnick.
Philip A. Seligmann and Conservation International Philip A. Seligmann is chair and co-founder, along with his former Yale classmate Spencer Beebe, of Conservation International (CI). Founded in 1987, CI works with governments, businesses, and communities to create solutions that benefit both the natural environment and human populations. The organization is a leader in the development of marine protected areas: internationally recognized areas of ocean or of
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