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Saturday Seadog
Speakers Series
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Captain Eric Speth
Maritime Program Manger, Jamestown Foundation
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Captain Speth will discuss the design and
construction of the re-created 17th century ship, Godspeed--one of the
three ships that founded the first successful permanent Englilsh-speaking
colony in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia.
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For
reservations or info email Al
Cummins or call him at
(757)
259-0739 |
Third
Session—The Ships at Jamestown February
11, 2012
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Free
coffee and doughnuts at 9:30 AM
Presentation
& discussion 10:00 – 11:30 AM
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Beat
the winter BLAHS? Make
a date to come to the Seaford Yacht Club for the Saturday Seadog Speakers Series
for stimulating talks designed especially for boaters or anyone interested in
the Bay. Topics will include:
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January 14 - Historic
roles of watermen on the Chesapeake
- David Niebuhr, Executive Director, Watermen’s Museum
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January 28 - Scallop
Fisheries – David Rudders, Assistant Research Scientist, VIMS
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February 11 - The Ships
at
Jamestown - Captain
Eric Speth
- Research,
design and construction of the re-created 17th century ship Godspeed
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February 25 - Cruise
Ship
Sea
Stories – Jacob Polderman, Naval Architect
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March 10 -
Virginia
Waterways
and Ports of Call -
Robert Priseler
- Guaranteed to get the cruising juices going as the winter winds down!
Admission
is free and open to the public but space is limited so please call Al Cummins at
757-259-0739 to make reservations for any session or the entire series.
DIRECTIONS
TO SEAFORD YACHT CLUB
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From
Newport News
Take Denbigh Blvd (VA 173) North to the intersection of US
17 where Denbigh Blvd becomes Goodwin Neck Road.
Go straight through the intersection of US 17 for some 3.5
miles.
Seaford Yacht Club will be just past Back Creek Park on
your right and an oil refinery on your left. You will come upon the
entrance (right hand turn) abruptly so start slowing down as you pass Back
Creek Park
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From
Hampton
Take Route 17 North to the intersection of US 17 and
Goodwin Neck Road.
Turn right on Goodwin Neck Road. Proceed for some
3.5 miles.
Seaford Yacht Club will be just past Back Creek Park on
your right and an oil refinery on your left. You will come upon the
entrance (right hand turn) abruptly so start slowing down as you pass Back
Creek Park
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From
Gloucester
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Route 17 South to the intersection of US 17 and Goodwin Neck Road.
Turn left on Goodwin Neck Road. Proceed for some 3.5
miles.
Seaford Yacht Club will be just past Back Creek Park on
your right and an oil refinery on your left. You will come upon the
entrance (right hand turn) abruptly so start slowing down as you pass Back
Creek Park
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From
Williamsburg
Interstate 64 East to Fort Eustis Blvd (Exit 250B) toward
Yorktown.
Some 4 miles later Fort Eustis Blvd intersects US 17.
Take US 17 South (right hand turn).
It's about 1.5 miles to Goodwin Neck Road (Virginia 173).
Left on Goodwin Neck Road for about 3.5 miles.
Seaford Yacht Club will be just past Back Creek Park on
your right and an oil refinery on your left. You will come upon the
entrance (right hand turn) abruptly so start slowing down as you pass Back
Creek Park |
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