Living Boat Show
Friday, August 23rd, 5-7pm
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This Friday marks the start of the annual Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta, which means that its also time for the Living Boat Show! The Living Boat Show, when yachts from the regatta are tied up to the docks on the Herreshoff Marine Museum Waterfront as a floating exhibit, will be take place this Friday, August 23rd at 5pm. Competitors and community members can mingle and check out the spectacular boats on the dock. There's no charge to come down to the waterfront and join the fun, although we will ask for a small fee for those not competing in the regatta who would like to have a drink and a bite to eat. We hope to see you there!
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Fall Programs in the
Herreshoff STEAM Boatshop!
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Fall Youth
Boat Building
10/7 - 12/12/19
M/T/Th 4:00 - 7:30pm
Paid Apprenticeship
This is a fun after-school Introduction to Boat Building Program for high school students combining traditional wooden boat construction and composite technology. This 10-week hands-on program introduces students to the marine trades while they work together to build a small boat in our boat shop. Our program will increase participants’ awareness of new pathways to employment by exposing them to career opportunities within the marine trades industry while also building the job and life skills that employers are looking for.
Students will experience industry guest speakers and tours, as well as classroom & shop-based activities. Students will also be given tours and information on post-secondary schools they can attend to hone their new skills.
Students are compensated for their time during this program at a rate of $10 per hour.
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Intro to Woodworking: Adirondack Chairs
9/10 – 10/3/19
T/Th 5:30 – 8:30pm
Tuition $250
Are you interested in learning how to make things out of wood? Do you want to experience the sense of pride you feel when you say, “I built it myself”? During this introductory class you will learn to use hand tools and small power tools commonly used in woodworking while building your own Adirondack chair. No previous woodworking experience is required for success. You will work with our experienced staff to build your very own chair. Class is limited to only 10 participants to ensure everyone gets the individual instruction need to ensure success.
The class is great for students of all ages who are interested in learning about woodworking from experienced instructors who will teach woodworking skills that have many applications. This hands-on course is perfect for adults and older teens (16+) or a parent/grandparent and a younger teen (12-15) working together.
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Fall After-School Sailing & STEM
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9/10 - 10/10/19
T/Th
4:15 - 6:15pm
Tuition: $275/10 classes
Sign your child up for a fun-filled after school sailing program for children 7-15 at the Herreshoff Marine Museum. Students learn the science of sailing through numerous hands on activities while sailing on our fleet of keel boats ranging in size between 16 and 23 feet. Lessons include Buoyancy, Simple Machines, Wind, Marine Debris, Area and Perimeter among other STEM-oriented concepts.
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Lecture: September 18th, 2019
"Hull 341: The Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat, First Across the Atlantic" presented by Kent B. Lewis
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Transatlantic travel was perilous during the first World War, and Allied shipping was preyed upon by German submarines. The United States was shipping sea planes to England to combat the German threat but needed a better way to get aircraft across the Atlantic. The design requirement for a flying boat emerged, one more than ten times larger than anything previously built, and the Navy turned to Glenn Curtiss. Together, they developed the Navy Curtiss Flying Boat, known as the N.C. or
Nancy
. The
Nancies
were designed towards the end of the war and did not fly until after the Armistice, but the Navy decided to finish the craft and validate the concept and design.
No single company was large enough to build the entire aircraft, so components were contracted out to boat and coach manufacturers of the day. Herreshoff Manufacturing Company was asked to build one of the first four hulls, which they did in their Small Boat Shop. Herreshoff was known for conquering the Atlantic, and HMCo's hull number 341 became NC-4. She alone would finish the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic in May of 1919.
The
Nancies
were technological marvels of their time, and NC-4 survives today preserved at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. Mr. Lewis has had the permission of the Smithsonian Institution to examine the Herreshoff hull closely, and will share photos and archival material of NC-4 as she currently rests on her launch dolly.
Captain Kent Lewis, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired) is designated an Unrestricted Naval Aviator who flew four types of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft. He has a B.A. in History and Masters in Library Science, and he currently flies as a Captain for Delta Air Lines. Kent and his spouse Audrey are maritime historians who build and restore small boats when not messing about in them. Their blog can be found at
smallboatrestoration.blogspot.com
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Reception begins at 6:00pm. Lecture begins at 7:00pm
Tickets are $15 for Members and $20 for Non-Members
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Herreshoff Marine Museum is thrilled to announce the recent acquisition of this beautiful binnacle from the family of C. Oliver Iselin. According to Iselin family lore, this was the binnacle that housed the delicate navigational instruments onboard the America’s Cup Defender RELIANCE (HMCo. #605).
C. Oliver Iselin, America’s Cup Hall of Fame inductee, was a great HMCo. patron and the head of the syndicate that commissioned and managed RELIANCE. Research into the Bliss binnacle is ongoing, but photographic documentation suggests that it is the same type as that was carried aboard RELIANCE, COLUMBIA and other AC defenders. We are extremely grateful to the Iselin family for this generous donation, and are excited to continue research into the topic.
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Captain Nat and the Herreshoff Biographies-
Part Two; Correcting the Record: James B. Herreshoff and the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
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This is the second of a multi-part series on Captain Nat Herreshoff’s (1848-1938) efforts, starting in 1926 and extending into the early 1930s, to correct and add to the published biographies f himself and his two older brothers, James Brown Herreshoff (1834-1930) and John Brown Herreshoff (1841-1915).
(To see first Log in this series; “April 2019; Captain Nat and the Herreshoff Biographies-Part One; The Bios of 1904”,
click here.)
This month we examine Capt. Nat’s views on James Brown Herreshoff, and the part he played in the establishment and success of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (HMCo).
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Providing an exciting, interesting and educational Museum experience takes creative talent, time and funding. We rely on our supporters for help in all three areas to raise the Museum experience.
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Museum & Store Hours
Hours: 10am-5pm
Open Every Day!
June 17 to Nov.: Open Every Day
Nov. to Late Dec.: Tues-Sun
April 28 to Mid-June: Wed-Sun
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Upcoming Events
August 23rd:
Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race & Living Boat Show
August 24th & 25th:
Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta
September 5:
Community Night on the Waterfront, 5-7pm
September 10 - October 10:
Fall After-School Sailing
September 18th:
Lecture: "Hull 341: The Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat, First Across the Atlantic"
October 15th:
Lecture: "Pirate Ghosts And Phantom Ships Of New England"
October 27th:
Halloween Scavenger Hunt
November 14th:
Lecture: "Rhode Island Shipwrecks: An Evening of Maritime Misfortune in the Ocean State"
February 8th, 2020:
8th Annual Frostbite Bash
TBD, 2020:
Lecture: "100th Anniversary of the NC4: Flight to Chatham"
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Limited Edition HCYR 2019 Collectable T-Shirt
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Celebrate the centennials of two monumental Herreshoff designs: The NC-4 and the S-Class. This heather gray t-shirt honors both for the annual Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta. Only available for PRE-ORDER until AUGUST 28.
Click Here to order your one of a kind shirt. This design will never be available again.
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The Herreshoff Marine Museum is proud to offer a growing selection of products that help promote the use of recycled materials, encourage sustainable living and charitable giving. Save our oceans and support the Herreshoff Marine Museum at the same time!!
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We now offer
AUDIO TOURS!
While we have tablets available to borrow at the Museum, you can also download a version of the app to your phone and prepare for your trip ahead of time. Click the image below to download now!
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Do you use
Amazon.com for your online shopping? Do you want to do more to support the Herreshoff Marine Museum?
Be sure to use
Amazon Smile for all of your Amazon purchases. When you do your shopping at
smile.amazon.com and then select the Herreshoff Marine Museum, a portion of your purchase will help support the Museum, at no extra cost to you.
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Hold your event on the historic Herreshoff Waterfront
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Do your future plans include a wedding or other special event?
If so, please consider our spectacular waterfront venue, where you will be surrounded by beautiful historic boats. Permanently tented for the season, we offer affordable site rental fees for a wide variety of event types.
HMM hosted nineteen weddings in 2018 and already has many bookings for the 2019 and 2020 season. Schedule your site visit today and put your special date on our calendar.
Contact:
or by calling 401-396-5844.
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Is innovation important to your company?
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Here at HMM, we can offer your employees a custom program designed to inspire innovative thinking that is tailored to your industry and your business challenges.
Our Business Advisory Team is made up of a broad range of current and retired executives, each with the experience and ability to help you find a new perspective regarding the myriad challenges and opportunities facing many companies today.
Need Innovation?
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