NMHF’s Broadsides: March 2007!
Welcome to 2007! With the kick-off of the sailing and tall-ship
season right around the corner, NMHF is posed for a breakout year! After two amazing years of progress and
growth, the foundation is in a great position. Here is a quick review of NMHF’s accomplishments last year:
We are excited about the
upcoming programming season, which starts on April 3, 2007 with the first
practice of the High School Sailing Team, the launching of DC Sail lessons and programming
on American Spirit.
Please take the time to go
to the NMHF website (www.nmhf.org) and see
all the exciting events we have coming up.If you have
the time, please become an NMHF member or renew your membership. Your support keeps this organization going. Thank
you.
Fair
Winds.
Kevin
Upcoming
Events
Captain Bill Pinkney to Visit
BIG Team Regatta
Committee Meeting of 2007
The National Maritime
Heritage Foundation Golf Classic!
News
NMHF Hires Berger
Strategies and Hirschberg Strategies as New Fundraising Team!
Program
Updates
Job Postings
DC Sail Deckhands &
Instructors
High School Sailing Racing Coach and Instructors
Upcoming
Events
Captain Bill Pinkney to Visit
NMHF is proud to announce that
Captain Bill Pinkney, former Captain of the Freedom
Schooner, Amistad,
has agreed to come to
After
having served for eight years in the Navy, Pinkney became involved in the cosmetics industry, first as a freelance make-up artist,
and in 1973 as a marketing manager for Revlon. In 1977, he became the director
of marketing at John Prod, another cosmetics company. Going to work for the city
of
Throughout
this time, however, Pinkney's real passion was
sailing. Having been active for more than thirty years sailing the
Combining
his interest in sailing with his interest for history, particularly naval
voyages of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Pinkney's next adventure was
aboard the Freedom Schooner Amistad. In January 1999, Pinkney and his crew set out to retrace the Middle
Passage slave trade routes. The purpose of the project is to educate people
about the original Amistad, as well as about the
slave trade and human rights. Pinkney teamed with PBS
and several corporations to create a television special and bring teachers from
across the country on board en route so that they could experience the trip
firsthand.
Pinkney has also written a first-grade textbook, Captain Bill Pinkney's Journey, which appears in more than 5,000 schools across the country. He has
been honored by senators, former President George H.W. Bush and foreign dignitaries
for his dedication to education and his accomplishments. Pinkney is a trustee of Mystic Seaport, a museum devoted to
Pinkney and his wife, Migdalia, live in
Awards:
Recognized by President George H.W. Bush, Sr., Lord Mayor of
Want to help out for a great
event? The 2007 BIG Regatta Committee is
holding its first meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The BIG is going into its fifth year and has
raised over $100,000 for NMHF on the water programming. This year’s event is going to be bigger and
better! Our co-chairs for this terrific event
are Adam Levithan, from True-Wind Coaching, LLC, and Kyra Szanto, from
the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and we have five returning committee members from
last year. Would you like to get
involved? Please contact Kevin Traver at KTraver@NMHF.org for more information.
National Maritime Heritage Foundation Golf Classic!
Join us on June 7, 2007 for our first annual Golf
Classic!
Located at the idyllic Potomac Ridge, just eight miles from the
D.C. beltway, the NMHF golf Classic is a great way to take a day off work and
support an amazing organization. Teams
of four will play a “4-man best ball” and single golfers will be paired up with
others. There are many sponsorship and
advertising options as well as opportunities to win awesome prizes! Please contact NMHF for more details.
Cost: One
Foursome $1000 (Includes meals, drinks, shirts, hats & gift packages for 4)
Extras:
Please register by June 1, 2007
NMHF Hires Berger Strategies and Hirschberg Strategies as New
Fundraising Team!
NMHF is proud to announce
that it has hired Berger Strategies and Hirschberg Strategies to support our
fundraising efforts for the foundation, the Spirit of Enterprize tall ship project and the
Program
Updates
Sign up for the
Program Dates : Tuesday,
April 3 - Friday, May 25, 2007
Spring has arrived and it’s
finally time to dust off that sailing gear! With this sunny weather comes the opportunity to involve D.C. youth in
the wonderful sport of sailing. Kids Set
Sail is a summer sailing camp for kids ages 8 – 14 and registration has just
opened up. Weeklong sessions run between
June 25th and August 10th and are only $250 per
student. Over the course of the week,
each student will learn basic small boat sailing and have the opportunity to
become US Sailing certified as small boat sailors. Both on-land and on the water, our energetic
instructors use a fun combination of games and drills to teach. At Kids Set Sail, fun is an integral part of
our program. By the end of the week,
your child will be a whiz at sailboat Frisbee as well as maneuvering a small
boat! Contact program director, Liz Gossens, for more information. lgossens@nmhf.org 202.547.1250. http://www.nmhf.org.
The
2007 sailing season is quickly approaching and we need your help! Consider
volunteering or participating in one of our upcoming events. We are also
looking to hire staff for DC Sail & the National Capital High School
Sailing Program.
Boat
Launching and Buffathon
When: March 24, 9:00am-5:00pm
Drivers w/ trailer hitches meet at The Gangplank Marina,
Scrubbers & Painters meet at a location to be determined
Spring
is here and it's time to get back on the water! We need lots of volunteers to
prepare our FJs and Flying Scots for the season. This
effort has three steps:
1)
Drivers: cars with hitches are needed to haul boats, we will meet at the Gangplank Marina at 9:00am.
2)
Scrubbers & painters: Our Flying Scots will need a little love before the
seasonal abuse begins. We will meet at 10:00am. Location is to be determined.
3)
Boat Tow-ers: the masts need to be stepped and the
boats towed to the Gangplank Marina.
Please
contact Oliver Whitney at
DC Sail
Spring Kick-Off Party
When: Saturday, March 31st, 11am till 5pm
Where: The Gangplank Marina,
It's
time to get a refresher on how to rig a boat and celebrate the beginning of the
season! Potluck style festivities abound, bring your favorite dish - it's time
to fire up the barbeque. Please contact Oliver Whitney at
Free
Instructor Training
When: Saturday, April 14 & Sunday, April 15
Where: The Gangplank Marina,
If
you were an instructor last year or if you want to instruct this year, come on
down! We highly recommend everyone interested in instructing to take this
class. It consists of a classroom & on-water portion. It's free and open to
everyone who has gone through our beginner sailing course. It's taught by our
own Duncan Hood, an internationally recognized award winning instructor
trainer. Please contact Oliver Whitney at
Save the
Date: DC Sail Programming Begins Soon
See
our DC Sail calendars at http://www.dcsail.org/calendar.htm for more details:
We
are still looking for staff this season! Please consider to apply for these
positions or pass them along to your friends.
DC Sail Deckhands &
Instructors
DC
Sail is looking to hire part-time deckhands on weekends for the month of April.
This position will expand to include work on weeknights in May, and, it has the
potential to become a full-time position by mid-June. Sailing experience is
strongly recommended, however, it is not necessary.
DC
Sail staff will administer and monitor sailing instruction in the morning and
sailboat rentals in the afternoon on Saturdays & Sundays. Employees who are
experienced sailors will also instruct beginner sailing lessons. Daily tasks
include setting up for morning instruction, towing 19-foot sailboats in and out
of the marina using an inflatable motor boat, monitoring sailboats while they
are at sail, helping with boat maintenance, closing down the facility at the
end of the day and lending a hand wherever help is needed.
The
sailing facility is open from 9:30am until 7:00pm on weekends. Employees will
work 9 - 18 hours on weekends beginning April 7, then an additional 6 - 12
hours per week on weekday evenings beginning May 7. Hours are flexible.
Employee perks include free sailing lessons and sailboat rentals. Please
contact Oliver Whitney at
High School Sailing
Racing Coach & Instructors
The
National Maritime Heritage Foundation is currently seeking a racing coach and
part-time learn-to-sail instructors for our growing High School Sailing
program. We train beginner sailors twice a week using our fleet of Flying Scots
on Wednesdays and Fridays and advanced sailors in racing tactics on Tuesdays
and Thursdays using our fleet of eight Flying Juniors.
Responsibilities
for the racing coach position include after school practice two days a week
from 4:00pm-6:30pm beginning April 3 to May 25, and some weekend trips to
regattas. Applicants with FJ experience, U.S. Sailing Level One Certification,
U.S. Sailing Safe Power Boating, and current CPR/First Aid preferred. Those
interested should email Oliver Whitney, NMHF High School Sailing Director, owhitney@nmhf.org.
|
