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In this National Lighthouse Museum presentation, historian, librarian and sailor Andrew Wilson will take attendees on an armchair cruise around the harbor visiting the vanished lighthouses and aids to navigation that made the old port of New York the greatest in the world. Stops on the tour will include underwater bells, the original Robbins Reef Light, lightships at Governor’s Island and Sandy Hook, the lights of Newark Bay, the world's largest gun at Romer Shoals, the Bergen…

Hosted annually by The Explorers Club at its global headquarters in New York City, Sailing Stories is a day focused on sailing-based exploration and conservation. Presenters include: Frank Blair: “The Schooner Maggie B.: A Southern Ocean Circumvention.” Tami Oldham Ashcraft: “ADRIFT: The Story of Love, Loss and Survival at Sea” Captain Donna Lange: “Sail Twice Around: Inspired Insanity to Sanity: Sailing Stories of Two-time Solo Circumnavigator via the Roaring Forties.” Dave Rearick: “The Solo Circumnavigation: Was It Worth…

In this presentation, hosted by Newport Yacht Club and sponsored by the New England Multihull Association, FastForward Composites will discuss the design and construction of the Eagle Class 53 catamaran and its Hybrid Wingsail.  This new sail design comprises a hard wing sail that can rotate freely while the boat is moored, and a soft sail hoisted aft of the wing to provide camber and lift. The organizers will have pizza for NEMA members, and there’s a cash bar. …

All are welcome at this event, and Singles Under Sail Skippers will have tables set up with information about their boats (type, location, what days they sail, etc.).  Crew can sign up to help get a boat ready for the season and put their name on a list to sail. Sliders, a taco bar and soft drinks will be available, and there’s a cash bar.  Current Singles Under Sail members enter and eat for free.  Guests and…

RACE Coastal Engineering has teamed up with Gowrie Group Insurance to present this informational roundtable session. Yacht clubs and marinas have unique needs when it comes to maintaining resiliency in their waterfront assets, such as structural repairs and replacement, shoreline stabilization, dredging, and long-term planning, particularly with recent damage from Hurricanes Irene and Sandy and changing regulatory trends. The agenda will include: Ÿ Storm Preparation & Managing Risk Ÿ Storm Damage Assessment & Response (including structural issues…

In this behind-the-scenes guided tour of The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, you’ll make the morning rounds and help as the staff feeds an amazing assortment of hungry animals.  You can take a turn hand-feeding diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs and rays, and enjoy an exclusive connection with a trainer while watching a private feeding of the harbor seals. Best of all, you’ll watch an aquarist feed the big sharks in the Ocean Beyond the Sound exhibit…with the chance…

All who use Long Island Sound, whether for sailing, boating, swimming, fishing or commerce, are invited to this public forum about the Long Island Sound Blue Plan. Created by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and a 16-member Advisory Committee, the Blue Plan maps out wildlife habitats and human activity in order to protect the environment, and commercial and recreational uses, while fostering harmonious development on the Sound. The plan can be found at www.ct.gov/deep/lisblue…