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Annual Awards Dinner 23 October 2025
2025 Annual Awards Dinner 23 October 2025 – New York Yacht Club Honoring Leslie Kohler American…
62nd Annual Meeting Featuring Charles Anderson: Sinking the United States
Watch the Annual Meeting Recording >> Watch: The Sinking of the United States >> Thursday…
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Making a Maritime Painting with Patrick O’Brien
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SEA HISTORY
In the Pages of Sea History 190
“American Steams Yachts at War: Yachtsmen and Their Boats Commissioned for Wartime Service” by Steve Dunn Read this featured article “The Indefatigable Howard I. Chapelle” by John S….
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Everyday Speech from Sailors of Yesterday
Did you know that September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! No, it isn’t an official holiday and you won’t get the day off from school, but you might hear people having a good time saying things like “Shiver Me Timbers” or “Arrrrgh” a lot. Seafarers from the Age of Sail used a lot…
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