 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kirsty Gaukel Hudson River Maritime Museum Press & Marketing Manager [email protected] Golden Rule Inquires: Helen Jaccard Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project Manager vfpgoldenruleproject.org The Historic GOLDEN RULE Sails into Kingston on July 7, 2023 KINGSTON, N.Y. (May 17, 2023) – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is delighted to announce that the historic Golden Rule sailboat—a project of Veterans For Peace— will be visiting the waterfront on Wednesday, July 7. A film, “Making Waves: Rebirth of the Golden Rule,” documenting the sailboat’s history and its protest of the US Navy air and sea show in 2017 will be screened on the Museum’s campus in Homeport Barn on July 7 at 7:00 pm. The Golden Rule was originally launched in 1958 and was the very first of the environmental and peace vessels to go to sea. In 1958, a crew of anti-nuclear weapons activists set sail aboard her in an attempt to interpose themselves and the boat between the U.S. Government and its atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Later restored by Veterans for Peace, the Golden Rule is voyaging once again and will be docked at the marina as part of their “The Great Loop” tour of the entire eastern half of the United States. Come learn from Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa about the little ketch with a big mission - to stop the possibility of nuclear annihilation. THE HISTORY OF THE GOLDEN RULE In 1958, four men set sail on the Golden Rule with the intention of entering the nuclear weapons testing zone in the Marshall Islands (4000 miles east of California). The vessel was stopped near Honolulu and the Golden Rule crew were arrested, sparking a huge backlash among the public, who added “Free the crew of the Golden Rule” to their “Stop A&H Bomb Tests” message. The resulting swell of concern over radiation in the atmosphere gave President Kennedy the political cover he needed to sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963. The tactic of using a boat for protesting against nuclear tests spawned the founding of Greenpeace in 1971. The Golden Rule was restored from 2010-15 after she sank in a gale in northern California. Veterans For Peace, the owner of the Golden Rule, has sailed her on the West Coast and around the Hawaiian Islands. Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa is a 4th generation boat builder and teaches people to sail, especially Hawaiian Sailing Canoes on the Big Island of Hawaii. He has captained the Golden Rule around the Hawaiian Islands, from there to San Francisco Bay, and for hundreds of miles down the center of the US and to Cuba and back. He has Native Hawaiian and Guam roots. The Golden Rule is a project of Veterans For Peace. We aim to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war, and to do so in a dramatic fashion. For inquiries, please contact Helen Jaccard, Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project Manager at vfpgoldenruleproject.org. ## The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related industries. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard Solaris, the 100% solar powered tour boat and floating classroom. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information. Photo credits: Photo 1 - Golden Rule in La Crosse Photo 2 – Great Loop Route Map 
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR Contact: Kirsty Gaukel: Press & Marketing Manager [email protected] Program Inquiries: Kerry Gallagher Director of Education [email protected] Wooden Boat School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Announces Additional Classes
Kingston, NY (May 9, 2023)– The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Wooden Boat School is pleased to announce new classes for adults in July and August. Taught by professionals in the field of woodworking and carpentry, the Wooden Boat School offers a variety of introductory and advanced courses for adults interested in expanding their skills in woodworking, boat building, and traditional crafts. Projects include wood and resin jewelry, cheese slicer and charcuterie boards and the hugely popular introduction to woodworking. Registration is now open at www.hrmm.org/adult-classes.html. The Wooden Boat School’s woodworking programs are perfect for adults who want to work with their hands and learn new skills. Participants will work on-site in the museum’s wood shop to create take-home projects with the help of skilled instructors. Some courses require some woodworking and/or machine tool experience. For a detailed line-up of the Wooden Boat School’s classes for adults, please see the schedule below: Thursday, June 8 and Friday, June 9, 10am - 4pm Wood and Resin Jewelry Making A two-day course during which students will design and create a piece of jewelry of their choosing. Learn to experiment with a scroll saw, mix and pour epoxy resin, glue up thin pieces of wood, and hand turn wooden rings and bracelets. Friday June 23, 6pm–8pm & Saturday June 24, 11am–3pm Cheese Slicer & Charcuterie Board Suitable for beginners and seasoned woodworkers alike, this two-day workshop includes the materials and supplies to create a small cheese cutting board and a larger charcuterie board or cutting board made of different species of wood. Saturday, July 15, 10am - 4pm Shaker Tape Stool Come join us for this class to explore the historic art of building furniture and weaving the seat. You will build your own shaker stool and weave the seat with 100% cotton shaker tape. In this class, you will assemble the stool and then weave the seat of the stool with cotton tape. Sunday, July 23, 10am - 5pm Live Edge Table Build your own live edge table. Students will select locally harvested and kiln dried hardwood, cut, sand and plane, the table then attach legs. Each student will leave with their own coffee table ready for application with their choice of finish. Saturday, August 5 & Sunday, August 6, 10am - 4pm Wooden Spoon Carving Come learn the incredibly satisfying craft of green wood spoon carving. A great introduction to wood technology, traditional edge tools, and knife grips. No power tools or loud noises, just the sound of chips and shavings falling to the floor. August 20, 10am - 4pm Splint Weave Stool Learn to construct a footstool and then weave the seat with fibre splint, weaving patterns which are applicable to Shaker tape, ash splint, vinyl splint and reed. The class includes all the materials necessary to leave with a beautiful hand woven footstool. For details about classes and registration , visit the Wooden Boat School online at https://www.hrmm.org/youth-classes.html or call (845) 338-0071. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is located along the historic Rondout Creek in downtown Kingston, N.Y. HRMM is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. The Museum opened the Riverport Wooden Boat School in 2016 and the Riverport Sailing School in 2017. |
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