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Can You Meet the Challenge?
Education is one of the key missions of our Museum. For adults and children, we endeavor to tell the fascinating story about the extraordinary achievements of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. and the people that made it one of the leaders of the Industrial Revolution in America.
Through the generosity of an anonymous and generous donor, you, a supporter of this Museum have been challenged. The donor will match - dollar-for-dollar, your contribution to the Educational Programs and outreach of the Museum, up to a maximum of Fifty Thousand dollars in total. This challenge will only last for a few more weeks, so we ask for your support with a tax-deductible contribution to help us meet this extraordinary and meaningful challenge.
Will you help? Contributions may be made on-line at the Museum's website:
DONATE NOW
Thank you for your support!
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Three Inducted Into America's Cup Hall of Fame 
On the evening of August 5th, three new members of the America's Cup Hall of Fame were inducted at a special dinner in San Francisco co-hosted by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and Louis Vuitton. Over 250 guests including members of the Hall of Fame, current team competitors in the America's Cup, and others from as far away as Australia were present for a black-tie dinner honoring Lucy Jewett, Noel Robins and Grant Simmer.
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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and the America's Cup: Part Thirteen - The 1903 Cup Races
The Curator's Log - August 2013
"Battle for the sovereignty of the seas"
(New york Times Aug.17, 1903)
The crews, yachts and the public are ready for the Cup. New York hotels are fully booked; large yachts, naval vessels, small craft and a fleet of fifteen large excursion steamers fill the harbor. Whatever the results, the Cup brings out deep patriotic feelings on both sides of the Atlantic. Even so, a large number of Americans want Lipton himself to win for the sake of the sport and good feeling between the two countries.
Official Cup activites begin on August 16th when both yachts are measured in New York's Erie Basin by Charles D. Mower closely witnessed by the designers William Fife Jr. and Nat Herreshoff and 7,000 spectators.
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Let's Go Sailing!
My name is Ian Coyne, and this summer I have been a sailing instructor at The Herreshoff Seamanship Institute. I have sailed at Herreshoff for six years now, and grew up around the water. The sailing school at Herreshoff teaches kids who are new to sailing the basics and also teaches the more experienced sailors in-depth information on seamanship to continue to develop their skills. Living in Rhode Island, sailing and the water is such a large part of the students' lives, including my own.
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EBCAP Students Provide Summer Support at Herreshoff
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, think about careers and learn a new skill set that you may not have had before. Its a great experience working in different places with new people whether it's the town library, local food bank, camps, town tours, etc. Our volunteers at Herreshoff work in our office, in the store, with the sailing school and on the docks. I like my job because it's in a beautiful location on the water and the people who I work with are very dedicated to their job in what they love every day.
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This Week in Herreshoff History
This Week in Herreshoff History Aug. 18-24, 2013
110 Years ago- RELIANCE and the 1930 America's Cup
Thursday Auguest 20, 1903
ROAMER's first mate describes the first RELIANCE/ SHAMROCK III race-
" Reliance gradually gained until after the rain squall when the wind died..... in heavy ground swells Reliance increased her distance gradually and was nearly 2 miles ahead or approximately a quarter of an hour at the turning mark. Just after turning Reliance and Shamrock gave up as it was impossible to finish in time....."
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Living Boat Show August 23rd, 2013- 7pm The show welcomes in the Herreshoff Classic Regatta and members of the general public to come together in celebration of classic yachts and our nation's yachting history. Purchase Tickets Today |
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Catch Up with our Sailing School on Instagram
The photos are all taken by our sailing school staff members showing our beautiful local bay. Follow us on this app to see more!
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Check it out!
Wood / Sails / Dreams, a documentary film about resurgence of wooden sailboats, touches base with the craft of building boats and the American marine history.
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Boats for Sale
We currently have a Herreshoff 12 � and a skiff for sale.
For more information on these boats please contact the Museum: 401.253.5000.
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