NMHF's Broadsides: September 2007!
Table of Contents
Waterfront Happenings
Join Us For the DC Sail Open House and BBQ!
American Spirit Members & Friends Cruise
Adventures on the Schooner American Spirit
Watch DC Students Compete in High School Sailing Regatta
DC Sail Lessons Continue Through the Month of October
Join NMHF on an Adriatic Adventure!
News
NMHF Spotlight: Jochen Hoffman
NMHF Forms Relationship With The SEED School of Washington DC
NMHF Welcomes our New and Renwing Members for August!
BIG Regatta is Looking for Silent Auction Donations
Ever Wonder What the Deal is With the Red Mt. Gay Rum Hats?
Learn More About the Famed Sailing Herreshoff Brothers
DC Sail T-Shirts Are Now On Sale! Buy One Today!
American Spirit is Available (and Affordable) for Charter!
NMHF Gears Up for the 3rd Annual BIG Team Regatta
Crew/Deckhands Wanted for Schooner Woodwind's Fall 2007 Sailing Season
Waterfront Happenings
Join Us for DC Sail's Open House and BBQ!
When: Saturday, September 22, , 1:00pm-4:00pm
Where: The Gangplank Marina, 600 Water St. SW DC 20024
Mark your calendars! Tell your friends! We're having another Bar-B-Que! Stop by to meet other DC Sail members, sail an FJ or Flying Scot, and eat some delicious grilled food. Make sure to RSVP to dcsail@nmhf.org or call (202) 309-1115 if you would like to attend.Volunteers Needed at Open House & BBQ!
Oliver Whitney, DC Sail Director, and Kristine Dunne, DC Sail member & volunteer instructor, need your help this weekend at DC Sail's open house. NMHF members who volunteer four hours of your time on Saturday, you will gain super-member privileges for the month of August!
Please consider signing up for one or more of these shifts:
Saturday, September 22
12:00pm-1:00pm: Set-up (2 volunteers needed)
1:00pm-2:30pm: Grilling burgers/hotdogs (1 volunteer needed)
2:30pm-4:00pm: Grilling burgers/hotdogs (1 volunteer needed)
4:00pm-5:00pm: Clean-up (2 volunteers needed)
Please contact Oliver Whitney at owhitney@nmhf.org or call 202-309-1115 if you can help!American Spirit Members & Friends Cruise
When: Friday, September 21, Meet 5:30pm and Sail 6:00pm-8:30pm
Where: The Gangplank Marina, 600 Water St. SW, Washington DC, 20024 Click here for directions.
Join us this Friday evening aboard American Spirit!
American Spirit is hosting Friday evening sails every other week from 6:00-8:30pm for NMHF members and prospective members. Sign up for evening sails by calling the office and asking to be put on the list! 202-547-1250.
Cost:
NMHF Members: First cruise is free for the member and family. Later cruises are $15 for each member and each family member.
Non-Members: $50, credited as a one-year basic NMHF membership. Subsequent cruises are $15 for the member and each individual family member.Adventures on the Schooner American Spirit
Now that the New Wilson Bridge is open, the American Spirit is taking longer cruises. Sail with us as we explore the Potomac!
Sail to Mt Vernon, September 30
Take a daylong sailing adventure to visit George Washington’s Colonial Estate. Visit the mansion, walk the gardens and paths and interact with soldiers in the Revolutionary War encampment. Click here for more information about this excursion.Overnight sail to National Colonial Farm and Hard Bargain Farm, October 6 & 7
Sail to National Colonial Farm to celebrate Colonial Day, and then spend the night at neighboring Hard Bargain Farm’s lodge. This trip includes Colonial Challenges, miles of hiking trails and great sailing. Click here for more information about this excursion.Watch DC Students Compete in Fall High School Sailing Regatta
Students from NMHF’s National Capital High School Sailing program will compete against other schools from Maryland and Virginia on Saturday, October 13 at the Gangplank Marina. The event will run from 10am to 3pm. Come to watch and support our students in this fun, growing program!DC Sail Lessons Continue Through the Month of October
It's not too late to take Learn-to-Sail lessons with DC Sail! Email dcsail@nmhf.org for more information. You can sign up for the following dates:
September 29, 30 & October 6, 7 - 9:30am-12:30pm
October 6, 7, 13 & 14 - 9:30am-12:30pm
October 13, 14, 20 & 21 - 9:30am-12:30pm
October 20, 21, 27 & 28 - 9:30am-12:30pmJoin NMHF on an Adriatic Adventure!
When: June 28 - July 9, 2008
Where: The Adriatic Sea!
Mark your calendars for the sailing vacation of a lifetime from June 28-July 9, 2008 in the Adriatic Sea with other NMHF members. Starting in Rome, travel to Greece, Montenegro, Croatia and finally back to Venice under the sail power of a 439-foot, five masted luxury ship. NMHF will be sponsoring a lecture series focusing on the history of the region, particularly the famous sea battles of the Adriatic. Even better, a portion of your ticket price will be donated to NMHF! For more information contact the NMHF office or reserve your cabin today by contacting Michelle Bemis at McCabe World Travel 703-762-5049 or michelle@mccabeworld.com
News
NMHF Spotlight: Jochen Hoffman
Jochen Hoffman has been a familiar and welcome face on American Spirit. This is his second year captaining the schooner. Besides sailing the American Spirit, Jochen is a sailing instructor at the Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship and has over 25,000 sea miles under his belt. His sailing background and experience on American Spirit has been very helpful in getting our new captains familiar with the boat. Jochen has been a great supporter of NMHF and the American Spirit.
NMHF Forms Relationship With the SEED School of Washington DC
Oliver Whitney, Director of the National Capital High School Sailing Program, met with several staff members at the SEED School of Washington DC to discuss NMHF's involvement there over the next few years. NMHF is excited to have formed this new long-term relationship. The public charter school's after-school program schedule now includes the high school sailing program in their agenda. Five students signed up this season to learn to sail and we hope to introduce more students to the sport of sailing in the Spring!
The SEED School offers an intensive academic and boarding education to 320 urban children in grades seven through twelve. Overwhelmingly, SEED families want their children to have more and better opportunities than they did. Some students are pushed onward by strong families who are seeking out the best education for their children. Others find a refuge at SEED, a safe place for them to learn and live while their families overcome personal challenges. At SEED, all students find a network of family and community support that helps them to thrive academically and socially. NMHF looks forward to a growing, strengthening relationship with the SEED School!
NMHF Welcomes and Thanks Its New Members for August
Congratulations to our new and renewing members. Thanks for your support!
Jaime Klima
Blass Bronwen
Kenneth Fung
Michael S FitzPatrick
Kelli Allred
Kathryn Gerhard
Katherine Telleen
Didier Bangudi
Kristin Bodenstedt
Dorene Haney
William E Elcome III
P. Thao Hong
Phillip Schwartz
Emma White
Stephanie Hendricks
Wanda Sciascia
Chantel Bartlett
Katherine Nussbaum
Alison Eskesen
Anthony Sciascia
Deborah Eng
Harold Jones
Joann Mcinnis
Jesus Molina
Noreen Beatley
S.D. O'Neal
Eric Eames
James Klein
Andrew BarabaszHanna Tsegaye
Emma White
Denise A. Alston
Angie Jones
Colin Bonds
James Long
Elizabeth Steinberg
Esther Turner
Kevin LandyIn August, NMHF's grew from 456 to 494 members. Tell your friends, family and co-workers to join our membership drive and bring us to 1,000 members by the end of the year! Learn more about our membership options at http://www.nmhf.org/membership.asp
NMHF would like to remember the late Henk Kruisinga. A generous contribution was made in his honor to our Kids Set Sail program by member Rob Rosenthal and his family.
BIG Regatta is Looking for Silent Auction Donations
As the BIG Team Regatta comes closer, we are reaching out to our community for silent auction donations. We are looking to procure donations that we can use in the Silent Auction. This could be anything from a vintage bottle of wine to a timeshare in Greece. NMHF relies on the support of our members & friends and we genuinely appreciate any and every donation. Donations are also fully tax deductible. Please follow this link: http://www.nmhf.org/publicfiles/broadsides/september07/BIG_Silent_Auction.pdf
Ever Wonder What the Deal is With the Red Mt. Gay Rum Hats?
Check out the National Sailing Hall of Fame’s work on the history of the red hat that is a staple of every sailor’s wardrobe. Click here to read more about the history of the hat, or here to go directly to a short film produced by the NSHOF.
Learn More About the Famed Sailing Herreshoff Brothers
Click here to check out another online short film by the National Sailing Hall of Fame about the blind duo from Rhode Island who built the world’s fastest and most beautiful boats. John and Nat Herreshoff are true sailing legends and are well remembered in this documentary about the “Golden Age of Yachting.”
DC Sail T-Shirts Are Now On Sale! Buy One Today!
Cost: $20
Sport a new DC Sail T-Shirt this summer and support the program at the same time! The back of the shirt highlights the #1 rule at the boating facility: Don't hit former presidential yacht, Sequoia!!! Click on your T-Shirt size listed below to purchase one by credit card. You can pick up your T-Shirt at the Waterfront or at the NMHF office. Email Oliver Whitney at owhitney@nmhf.org for more information.
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American Spirit is Available (and Affordable) for Charter!
Tell your friends, family and co-workers about the opportunity to host their corporate or private event on our 65-foot Schooner! Why spend thousands to charter a loud motorboat, when you can host your guests on a sleek schooner! Plus, special discounts are available for members!! Please contact Rob Bader at the NMHF office at (202) 547-1250 for rates and availability.
NMHF Gears Up for the 3rd Annual BIG Team RegattaWith 12 boats already signed up this year’s BIG Team Regatta promises to be even more competitive than ever, and the most successful fundraiser to date for Kids Set Sail! Please join us in thanking corporate friends such as Booz-Allen Hamilton, Old Mutual Financial, PN Hoffman, Akridge, Allstate, Security Storage and the Brick Companies for their generosity and continued support of our mission.
Crew/Deckhands Wanted for Schooner Woodwind's Fall 2007 Sailing Season
Schooner Woodwind in Annapolis, MD is now hiring for crew members and deckhands for its upcoming season. Duncan Hood, who we miss dearly and NMHF, now works aboard the boat, and, he would like to hear from you! Click here for more details about the position.
