​At-risk youth participate in Kingston session of nation-wide sailing initiative

​KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Kingston Sailing Club partnered with Mentor Me of Ulster County, the Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, and the National Women’s Sailing Association on Saturday, August 14, 2021 to offer a unique opportunity for local middle school girls. Almost 20 participants came to the museum’s waterfront campus as part of the nation-wide AdventureSail Day initiative. Girls at the Kingston session experienced a day-long introduction to sailing basics while developing self-confidence and exploring career paths in the maritime industry. 

The AdventureSail program was begun by the National Women’s Sailing Association in 1996 as a mentoring program for at-risk girls between the ages of 9 and 14 and is run by community sailing centers and yacht clubs all around the country. 2021 was the first year Kingston Sailing Club participated. 

The goal of AdventureSail Day is to enrich the lives of America’s underserved girls through sailing, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. The program seeks to open girls’ eyes to a multitude of life’s positive possibilities, and through continued participation in sailing,  a positive activity that will encourage affirmative life choices, help girls develop self-confidence to overcome adverse living conditions, and introduce career paths and opportunities that involve the marine industry, marine related sciences and their local waters.

Kingston Sailing Club’s AdventureSail Day began with an hour of introductions, practice in tying basic knots, and a “chalk talk” on the parts of a sailboat and the basics of sailing, all presented by professional sailing instructors who volunteered their time to teach the girls and their chaperones. 

Next, eight volunteer Kingston Sailing Club (KSC) skippers and eight volunteer KSC crew members each took out one adult mentor and two girls for four hours of sailing on the Hudson River aboard their sailboats.  Lunch was generously donated by the local Bruderhof Communities and was eaten picnic style on the boats. 

Participants and their mentors got to experience riding on sailboats, setting the sails, trimming the sails, steering the boats, and some even went for a brief swim!  For most of the mentors and girls, the day was a first sailing experience. After some initial nerves, the girls and their mentors participated in every aspect of sailing the boats. Giggles, laughter, and cheers could be heard echoing across the River as the crews enjoyed the mighty Hudson. 

After sailing, everyone gathered back on shore at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Boat school for photos, talked about future sailing plans, and celebrated with an ice cream cake. 

Each of the girls took home a backpack donated by the National Women’s Sailing Association, filled with snacks provided by Mother Earth’s Storehouse in Kingston, a water bottle, a notebook and pencil, and a Riverport Women’s Sailing Conference t-shirt donated by Kingston Sailing Club members. Most importantly, each girl got a card with information about the Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum and an invitation to apply for a scholarship to participate in its Youth Sailing Program in 2022. 

For details about classes and registration for Youth Sailing School offerings, visit the Sailing School online at www.hrmm.org/youth-sailing-program or call 845-338-0071.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum, The Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, TMI Project's Black Stories Matter, the Underground Railroad Education Center, and the Harambee Coalition and Pine Street African Burial Ground are proud to host the 2021 Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley, to be held Saturday, October 2, 2021 at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge, NY. The conference will be available for a limited number of attendees in-person, and will be simultaneously broadcast virtually via Zoom. 

The focus of this conference is the history of Black and African-American residents in the Hudson Valley, including communities and work along the canals and tributaries of the Hudson River. The Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley is open for researchers of all levels to apply as presenters. The general public is welcome to attend. 

The call for proposals is still open and the conference organizers encourage researchers of all levels to apply at www.hrmm.org/black-history-conference. Proposal deadline is Friday, August 27, 2021. Proposals and any questions should be emailed to conference@hrmm.org.

Everyone with an interest in Black history is invited to consult the Hudson Valley Black History Collaborative Research Guide, a project of the History Alliance of Kingston, for more information about Black history in the Hudson Valley. The guide is available on the conference page (www.hrmm.org/black-history-conference) and on the History Alliance of Kingston (HAK) website (www.historyallianceofkingston.org). Those with knowledge of additional resources not listed may add them for inclusion via the online form available on the HAK website.

The fee to attend is $30/person for in-person and $15/household for virtual access. Registration will be live on the Hudson River Maritime Museum website by the end of August.

This conference has the generous support of SUNY Ulster as a facilities sponsor, individual donors, and others. If you would like to sponsor the conference, including ticket scholarships, please visit www.hrmm.org/black-history-conference for more information on sponsorship levels and benefits.

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.

The Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center promotes literacy through teaching and learning about the African roots experience, including history and culture, through a dynamic exchange of information, ideas, and creativity. Learn more at www.africanrootslibrary.org. 

TMI Project's mission is to help craft and amplify radically true stories to ignite human connection, challenge the status quo, and inspire both storytellers and listeners to take action for positive social change. Black Stories Matter provides Black-led true storytelling workshops where Black folks can write about, share, and reflect upon their experiences without having to justify, explain, or defend the truth of their lived experiences. The culminating content -- written stories, live storytelling performances, videos, and podcasts -- is accessible to an all-inclusive audience. We pair our storytelling media with strategic tools to inspire deep introspection, a willingness to transform oneself and take bold action to end systemic racism. Learn more at www.tmiproject.org/blackstoriesmatter. 

The Underground Railroad Education Center researches and preserves the local and national history of the Underground Railroad movement, its international connections, and its legacy for today’s social justice issues, thereby empowering people of all ages to be agents of change toward an equitable and just society. Learn more at www.undergroundrailroadhistory.org. 

Harambee a mid-Hudson valley coalition that supports and promotes the strength of our community through cultural and educational events that enriches the lives of youth and adults. Harambee also cares for and manages the Pine Street African Burial Ground. Learn more at www.harambeekingstonny.org. 

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Members of the Lopez Radio Patrol, Hudson River Day Line security guards aboard the steamboat "Alexander Hamilton," September 6, 1971 (the last year of the Hamilton's Hudson River service). Photo by R. R. Haines. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum. 

Maritime Museum hosts historic firefighting vessel August 13-16 
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Fireboat Visit to Kingston Cancelled

The visit from fireboat John J. Harvey scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. There was a last-minute positive Covid test on the operational crew. Because of the resulting quarantine for crew, the fireboat visit has had to be cancelled. Any reservations will be refunded. We apologize for this inconvenience and look forward to having Harvey and the team back at the museum when they're ready. If you have any questions, please call us at 845-338-0071.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Hudson River Maritime Museum will welcome Fireboat John J. Harvey to the museum’s waterfront campus from Friday, August 13 to Monday, August 16. Harvey will be making stops throughout the Hudson Valley as part of her Hudson River trip this summer and will be at the Kingston waterfront offering free public trips and deck tours.

People who enjoy a deck tour or trip on the boat will receive half-price admission to the Hudson River Maritime Museum. 

Fireboat John J. Harvey, launched in Brooklyn in 1931, was named for FDNY pilot John J. Harvey. Firefighter Harvey was killed in the line of duty fighting a ship fire. Harvey was a historic first; the first fireboat powered by internal combustion engines and the first that could pump and maneuver simultaneously. She was the largest, fastest fire fighting machine of her time, capable of pumping 18,000 gallons per minute, roughly the equivalent of 20 terrestrial fire trucks. The innovations of her design influenced all subsequent fireboats.

All trips on John J. Harvey are free. Trips lasting 30-45 minutes will venture out onto the Rondout Creek and each trip can accommodate up to 70 people. Registration is required for trips and details can be found at www.hrmm.org/john-j-harvey. These opportunities are available first come first served. Attendees will be prompted to pay a nominal deposit for registration which will be refunded after their arrival. Deck tours do not require registration.

People are also invited to travel to and from New York City on Harvey on August 12 and 16. Visit www.fireboat.org for details. 

Friday, August 13
12:30-1:30pm - Free Public Trip
2:00-3:00pm - Free Public Trip
4:00-5:00pm - Free Public Trip

Sunday, August 15
11:50am – Arrival at Kingston Waterfront
12:30-1:30pm – Free Public Trip
1:30-4:00pm – Deck Tours
4:00-5:00pm – Free Public Trip

Monday, August 16
9:00am – Depart from Kingston Waterfront

Harvey served and protected NY Harbor for over 6 decades, assisting during such notable fires as the Cunard Line pier fire in 1932, the burning of Normandie in 1942, and the potentially disastrous fire on ammunition ship El Estero during World War II. Decommissioned in 1994, Harvey was saved from the scrap yard by a dedicated group of volunteers and restored as an operational museum and education center, offering free public trips in New York Harbor, and attending notable maritime festivals in Waterford and Oyster Bay in NY, and Mystic and New London in CT.

On September 11 2001, John J. Harvey was recalled to service by the FDNY and reactivated as Marine Company 2. Alongside the FDNY fireboats Fire Fighter and John D. McKean she pumped water for 80 hours until water mains in lower Manhattan were restored to service. Harvey's action that week was the subject of countless print and video news articles as well as a 2002 Maira Kalman book Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey.

Learn more about the John J. Harvey’s history, mission, and programming at www.fireboat.org. 

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Adventure awaits! Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware, returns to the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston from Saturday, August 21 through Saturday, August 28 offering sailing adventures and deck tours for all ages on this magnificent square-rigged ship.

Bring your friends or family on a 2.5-hour day sail on August 21 and 22 or a weekday sail on the high tide on Tuesday, August 24 through Saturday, August 28. Passengers are invited to haul lines, set sails, or just relax and enjoy time on an authentic re-creation of a 17th-Century Dutch Pinnace. 

Sailing tickets are $60 for adults and $40 for youth 17 and under. Advance ticket purchases are strongly recommended. The latest COVID restrictions apply. All passengers should bring a mask if they want to participate in ship activities like hauling lines, in brief but close quarters. For a complete schedule of the ship's visit to Kingston, visit: https://booking.kalmarnyckel.org/BookASail-new.asp?mode=&id=&DateF=-1&LocationF=Kingston%2C+NY&SailTypeF=-1

Ship tours will be offered at the Museum dock on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22 as well as Saturday, August 28 from 9:00am to 11:00am for $10 for adults, $5 for children age 6-17, and free for age 5 and under. First come, first served; advance purchase is not available.

Kalmar Nyckel is a full-scale replica of the Dutch-built merchant ship that brought Swedish settlers to North America in 1638, to establish the colony of New Sweden (now Delaware). Launched in 1997, today’s Kalmar Nyckel has a crew of 200 volunteers trained by a professional staff who help maintain, sail, and teach its programs. The ship offers a variety of sea- and land-based recreational and educational experiences that reach more than 30,000 people in a typical year.

“Voyaging up the Hudson River is a thrill for our Captain and crew! It’s also the first major trip the ship has made this year due to COVID guidelines,” says Cathy Parsells, Executive Director of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation. The summer schedule includes visits to Historic New Castle, DE and Bristol, PA before returning to its home berth in Wilmington, DE.

The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer-based educational organization, that built, owns, and operates Kalmar Nyckel. The foundation invites visitors and passengers to explore the cultural and maritime heritage of Delaware, North America, and its enduring ties to Sweden and Finland. The ship serves as a catalyst for social and economic development and outreach in and beyond the state of Delaware.

For details on Kalmar Nyckel sails, tours, charters, educational programs, volunteer opportunities and the Tatiana and Gerret Copeland Maritime Center visit www.KalmarNyckel.org, call 302.429.7447, and follow Kalmar Nyckel on Facebook and Instagram.

Hudson River Schedule
Saturday, August 21    

• 9:00 - 11:00am     Ship Tour   
• 1:00pm - 3:30pm    Day Sail

Sunday, August 22

• 9:00am - 11:00am    Ship Tour
• 2:00pm - 4:30pm      Day Sail

Tuesday, August 24

• 9:30am - 12:00pm Day Sail
• 3:00pm - 5:30pm    Day Sail  

Wednesday, August 25

• 9:30am - 12:00pm    Day Sail
• 3:30 - 6:00pm             Afternoon Sail

Thursday August 26

• 10:00am -12:30pm   Day Sail
• 4:30pm - 7:00pm      Evening Sail

Friday, August 27

• 11:00am - 1:30pm Day Sail
• 5:00pm - 7:30pm Evening Sail

Saturday, August 28

• 9:00am - 11:00am Ship Tour
• 12:30pm - 3:00pm Day Sail

Fees

• Deck tours:  $10 adults, $5 children 6-17, and free for age 5 and under
• Sails:  $60 adults / $40 children  

Visit “Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson” in person or online

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that the new exhibit “Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson” is now complete. The physical exhibit opened in the fall of 2020, and now the companion online exhibit, complete with interactive timeline, is available to all. 
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For the first time in nearly 100 years, the gang is back together. “The gang” being artifacts from the Mary Powell. Although the museum has many Mary Powell artifacts in its collection, including one of famous steamboat’s lunettes – a decoration from her paddlewheel boxes – new artifact donations and those on loan from other institutions and private collectors are now on display for the first time. Her pilot wheel had long been held at the Senate House State Historic Site, but with assistance from the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to host the pilot wheel as the centerpiece of this new exhibit. The exhibit also showcases items related to the Anderson family, on loan from the Klyne Esopus Museum. Featuring previously un-exhibited items from the Mary Powell, including an electric lantern from the turn of the 20th century and a newly-donated enamel stove from the captain’s quarters, the new exhibit showcases both the history and nostalgia surrounding the Queen of the Hudson. 

Operating from 1861 until her last season in 1917, the Mary Powell was called “Queen of the Hudson” from the beginning, thanks to her rarely-matched speed, beautiful lines, and the tightly run operation of the Anderson family. Famous in part due to her extraordinarily long career, the Mary Powell was removed from service in 1918 in large part due to coal shortages during World War I. Sold in 1919 and scrapped between 1920 and 1926, the remains of her wooden hull still lay in the mud of Rondout Creek. Even long after she was gone, the “Queen of the Hudson” still loomed large in the memories and imagination of Hudson Valley residents.

Visitors to the Hudson River Maritime Museum can peruse dozens of historic artifacts and images from the Mary Powell. The exhibit also features a large giclee print of Len Tantillo’s new painting of the Port of Rondout, featuring the Mary Powell prominently. Visitors to the museum and online can learn more in-depth stories about the Anderson family, the crew of the Mary Powell, including African Americans, her famous passengers, famous challengers who wanted to race the Mary Powell, enjoy an interactive timeline placing the Mary Powell in historical context, and much more with the museum’s companion online exhibit, available at www.hrmm.org/mary-powell.

“Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson” is supported in part by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.
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The Hudson River Maritime Museum is now open Thursdays through Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. 

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to host two programs with the 1903 Raceabout Sloop Eleanor this summer. On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., Hudson River Historic Boat Restoration & Sailing Society president Chris Hoppe will give a virtual lecture, “A History and the Restoration of the Raceabout Sloop Eleanor,” as part of the Follow the River Lecture Series, sponsored by Rondout Savings Bank. 

This virtual lecture will cover the story of Eleanor’s construction, life afloat, and restoration. Built in 1903 at City Island, New York for racing on the Long Island Sound, the historic raceabout sloop Eleanor was designed by naval architect Clinton H. Crane. Her sleek and low-riding hull design allows her to come about in less than her own length. After nearly a decade of painstaking restoration work, Eleanor was launched from her warehouse in Hudson, NY back into the Hudson River in June of 2020. Owned, restored, and operated by the Hudson River Historic Boat Restoration and Sailing Society Inc., Eleanor is sailing again. 

Tickets for this virtual lecture, held via Zoom, are $5 for the general public and free for Hudson River Maritime Museum members. Those interested in attending can view upcoming lectures and register at www.hrmm.org/lecture-series. 

Then, on Saturday and Sunday, July 10-11, 2021, the sloop Eleanor will be at the Hudson River Maritime Museum docks. Members of the general public are invited to visit the sloop and learn more about the Hudson River Historic Boat Restoration & Sailing Society. This program is free and open to the public, but donations to support the ongoing maintenance of the Eleanor are encouraged. Eleanor can be visited by the public on Saturday, July 10, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and on Sunday, July 11, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

​KINGSTON, N.Y. – This month the Hudson River Maritime Museum recognized long-time volunteer Mike Sadowy, 89. Mike is a member of the team at the museum’s Wooden Boat School, as well as a founding member of the site when it began offering classes in 2015. Mike was also an integral part of launching the museum’s traditional rowing classes, offering people an opportunity to experience this sport which plays an important part in the history of our region’s working waterfronts. 

Mike's affiliation with the museum began in the early 1990s. He was in care of the John Magnus, a wooden Whitehall replica rowboat, which was stored on a dolly at a nearby property. He would walk the boat over to the museum whenever the museum had an outdoor event. He would try to rally enthusiasm in open-boat "gig" rowing, and on occasion, he would gather enough people to go rowing. It wasn't until formation of the museum’s Wooden Boat School that Mike could see his efforts come to fruition.

On Thursday, June 3, 2021 staff and fellow volunteers celebrated with Mike during a potluck lunch at the Wooden Boat School. Many volunteers had not seen each other in over a year due to COVID. After lunch Mike and the team were able to re-launch the John Magnus into the Rondout Creek for an afternoon row. At the volunteer party, Mike recounted the story of building the John Magnus in the early 1990s. The project came to life thanks to NYC-based nonprofit Floating the Apple which promotes open water rowing and racing throughout the Northeast. The Whitehall boat style is known for balance and speed, its design being perfected since its origins in 1600s England. The boat was constructed within a storefront in Times Square. After removing a window in order to extricate the newly-built vessel from the building, the team paraded the boat down 42nd Street to celebrate its completion and draw attention to the art of traditional boat building. In the 1990s, Mike was a member of the Magnus crew that sailed and rowed the boat upriver from New York City to Albany. The boat has lived at the museum for a number of years and received a fresh coat of paint by volunteers during a fleet maintenance session in April.

Mike brought many life experiences to his work at the museum. He lived in New York City where he worked as a civil engineer on Port Authority projects like airports, Hudson River tunnels, and the George Washington Bridge. He served in the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, known commonly as the Ski Troops, during the Korean War. In the early 1950s Mike came north to Ulster County’s Shawangunk Mountains where he was part of the early mountain climbing movement, as well as a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club which is dedicated to the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors. Mike lives in Poughkeepsie and High Falls.

​Mike was part of the launch of the museum’s YouthBoat program which connects youth students with skilled shipwrights and craftspeople to learn the traditional boatbuilding process. YouthBoat offers a daytime program for Ulster BOCES students, as well as after-school sessions for students at Hudson Valley high schools. Participants put STEM skills to work as they follow vessel building plans and familiarize themselves with industry tools and materials. Once a boat is completed, students move their vessel to the Rondout Creek for a row. Observers have found the program to be a model for experiential learning. 

Youth woodworking sessions continue at the museum this year and will include a program for young adults in which groups of six students will learn joinery and teamwork as they construct a wooden tool box. Also happening is a combination woodworking/sailing class that begins with a boat building introduction followed by sailing lessons. 

In the past year, Mike has turned his attention to cataloguing the school’s library which offers a wealth of knowledge that few have seen. The collection can be found online at www.librarything.com/catalog/RWBS . Mike’s dedication to the project helps readers reach hundreds of hard-to-find and out-of-print publications on a wide range of maritime and boat-building topics including boat construction, tool making, and canvas working.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to host author Michael Nichols for “Hell Gate - Imaginative Qualities of An Actual Place” on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Follow the River Lecture Series, sponsored by Rondout Savings Bank. This will be the last lecture until September.

This talk is drawn from Nichols’ 2018 book Hell Gate: A Nexus of New York's East River. Part history and part memoir, Hell Gate tells of a man’s excursions along and through Hell Gate, a narrow stretch of water in New York City’s East River, notorious for dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and its melancholic islands and rocks. Drawn to the area by his fascination with its name—from the Dutch Hellegat, translated into English as both “bright passage” and “hellhole”—what began as a set of casual walks for Michael Nichols became an exploration of landscape and history as he traces these idyllic and hellish images in an attempt to discover Hell Gate’s hidden character and the meaning of its elusive name.

Tickets for this virtual lecture, held via Zoom, are $5 for the general public and free for Hudson River Maritime Museum members. Those interested in attending can view upcoming lectures and register at www.hrmm.org/lecture-series. 

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to host author and marine archaeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski for “Ghost Fleet Awakened—Lake George’s Sunken Bateaux of 1758” on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Follow the River Lecture Series, sponsored by Rondout Savings Bank.
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This talk, drawn from Zarzynski’s 2019 book Ghost Fleet Awakened—Lake George’s Sunken Bateaux of 1758 will focus on a sunken fleet of historic warships at Lake George, New York that date to the French & Indian War (1755-1763).

In the autumn of 1758, the British deliberately sank 260 bateaux, 25-35 ft. long wooden vessels.  This “wet storage” of their wooden battlecraft protected them from French marauders over the winter of 1758-1759.  Many of these flat-bottomed boats were not recovered by the British in 1759.  Then two-centuries later, in 1960, two scuba divers rediscovered about a dozen submerged bateaux, vessels newspapers dubbed the “ghost fleet.”  The ancient shipwrecks were first studied by the Adirondack Museum in the early 1960s, when three bateaux were raised and conserved.  From 1987-2011, Zarzynski directed a team of volunteer archaeological divers, known as Bateaux Below, that studied many of these rare boats.  The author’s presentation will explore the history of these utilitarian watercraft, their deliberate sinking by the British to protect them, their rediscovery and archaeological study, and educational programs that have informed the public about these colonial-era bateaux.  In 1992, Bateaux Below succeeded in getting seven 1758 sunken bateaux listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1993, those shipwrecks became part of an underwater state park for divers called—Lake George’s Submerged Heritage Preserves.  

Joseph W. Zarzynski is a professional maritime archaeologist and an award-winning documentarian. He is the author or co-author of six books--three on shipwreck archaeology, two about underwater mysteries, and one book on documentary filmmaking for archaeologists. A retired educator, he lives in Saratoga County, New York.

Tickets for this virtual lecture, held via Zoom, are $5 for the general public and free for Hudson River Maritime Museum members. Those interested in attending can view upcoming lectures and register at www.hrmm.org/lecture-series. 

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Hudson River Maritime Museum is seeking donations of boats. The museum’s donation program provides an opportunity for boat owners who seek a meaningful future for their vessel. Donations to the museum are hassle-free, tax deductible, and provide new life and purpose for beloved vessels.

Boat donations contribute to HRMM’s programs in a number of ways. In 2017, the museum launched Riverport Sailing and Rowing School with over a dozen donated sailboats and safety boats. The school provides an invaluable service to youth and adults in the Hudson Valley with top-of-the-line sailing and rowing education on the Hudson River. Depending on a vessel's make and condition, it may be used during classes at the museum's wooden boat school to teach youth and adult students traditional woodworking skills. Other boats may be sold--with 100% of proceeds benefiting the museum's educational programs.

People who are interested in donating a boat to the museum can complete a simple electronic form available on the museum’s website at www.hrmm.org/boat-donations and a representative from the museum will be in touch.