Leo Almeida Memorial North Shore Striped Bass Tournament, September 4th to 6th
September 2, 2010
Where: The coastal waters of Essex Country
Entry Fee: $15.00
The Leo Almeida Memorial North Shore Striped Bass Tournament is celebrating its eighth year on Labor Day weekend, September 4th – 6th. It is the only tournament that combines the North Shore’s fishing heritage with the fight against hunger in local communities.
The Leo Almeida Memorial North Shore Striped Bass tournament is the only tournament of its kind dedicated to the fishermen and women of Boston’s North Shore. This charity tournament is held over Labor Day weekend with proceeds directed to fighting hunger in our community. It is named in memory of its founder, Leo Almeida, a lifelong resident of the North Shore who created the tournament to bring together his love of fishing and his commitment to the community.
This tournament is about a lot of things, but most of all, it is about fishing and fun. Boston’s North Shore is home to some of the best striper fishing on the East Coast. The waters of Essex County, Massachusetts stretch from Lynn and Nahant all the way to the New Hampshire border. Are you a surfcaster in Marblehead? Maybe you fish from a boat somewhere off Cape Ann? Or is Plum Island your favorite place to cast? However you fish, wherever you fish – this tournament is for you!
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Isles of Shoals Adventure by Kayak, Joppa Flats Education Center and Plum Island Kayak, Newburyport, Sunday, August 29th
August 27, 2010
When: Sunday, August 29th 2010, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pmWhere: Meet at the Newburyport boardwalk (on the Merrimack River in downtown Newburyport)
Fee: $170. Pre-registration is required
On Sunday, August 29th, Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, and Plum Island Kayak, Newburyport, are offering an all day kayaking trip to the Isles of Shoals for experienced kayakers.
The Isles of Shoals are a group of small islands and tidal ledges situated approximately 12 miles off the New Hampshire/Maine coast. It is a great area to explore by kayak. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the wildlife on and around these Isles from your kayak.
The all day trip, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, includes a shuttle out to the Isles of Shoals from Newburyport, and on-deck barbecue lunch.
You’ll cruise from downtown Newburyport to the Isles of Shoals aboard the 48-foot cabin cruiser, the Erica Lee II. The Isles are located approximately 12 miles off the New England coast and are partly in New Hampshire and partly in Maine. They have a rich human history (both famous and infamous) and are a spectacular site for observing natural history.
Upon arrival at the Isles, participants can choose to paddle around the mothership in Gosport Harbor or head over to Smuttynose Island or to Star Island for ice cream. For the more adventurous, there will be a guided paddle to White Island or Lunging Island, depending on the conditions.
The price includes an on-deck barbeque lunch. Subtract $20 per person for double kayak rental. There is no discount if you use your own kayak. Experience Level: Intermediate III (some experience required; stamina necessary).
Paddling time: 5 hours with a 45-minute break and 1 hour for lunch.
Introduction To Sea Kayaking, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Sunday, August 8th
August 2, 2010
Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport
Cost: $35 for Mass Audubon members; $45 for nonmembers
INTRODUCTION TO SEA KAYAKING
On Sunday, August 8th, Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, and Plum Island Kayak, Newburyport, are co-hosting an Introduction To Sea Kayaking course from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Participants will learn the basics of sea kayaking with an evening outing in the Plum Island estuary. Kayak and equipment rental are included in the fee.
Preregistration is required for this program. To register, please call 978-462-9998.
Isles of Shoals Adventure by Kayak, Joppa Flats Education Center and Plum Island Kayak, Newburyport, Sunday, August 1st
July 27, 2010
When: Sunday, August 1st 2010, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pmWhere: Meet at the Newburyport boardwalk (on the Merrimack River in downtown Newburyport)
Fee: $170. Pre-registration is required
On Sunday, August 1st, Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, and Plum Island Kayak, Newburyport, are offering an all day kayaking trip to the Isles of Shoals for experienced kayakers.
The Isles of Shoals are a group of small islands and tidal ledges situated approximately 12 miles off the New Hampshire/Maine coast. It is a great area to explore by kayak. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the wildlife on and around these Isles from your kayak.
The all day trip, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, includes a shuttle out to the Isles of Shoals from Newburyport, and on-deck barbecue lunch.
You’ll cruise from downtown Newburyport to the Isles of Shoals aboard the 48-foot cabin cruiser, the Erica Lee II. The Isles are located approximately 12 miles off the New England coast and are partly in New Hampshire and partly in Maine. They have a rich human history (both famous and infamous) and are a spectacular site for observing natural history.
Upon arrival at the Isles, participants can choose to paddle around the mothership in Gosport Harbor or head over to Smuttynose Island or to Star Island for ice cream. For the more adventurous, there will be a guided paddle to White Island or Lunging Island, depending on the conditions.
The price includes an on-deck barbeque lunch. Subtract $20 per person for double kayak rental. There is no discount if you use your own kayak. Experience Level: Intermediate III (some experience required; stamina necessary).
Paddling time: 5 hours with a 45-minute break and 1 hour for lunch.
Hampton Beach Catamaran Regatta, Hampton Beach NH, Saturday and Sunday, June 19th and 20th
June 15, 2010
When: Saturday and Sunday, June 19th and 20th 2010Where: Hampton Beach, Hampton Beach, NH
Hampton Beach Catamaran Regatta
In addition to enjoying the beach and all of the funky shops on the Ocean Blvd. beach strip, If you visit Hampton Beach on Saturday and Sunday, June 19th & 20th, you can watch the annual Hampton Beach Catamaran Regatta.
This event has become a highlight of the summer as champions and (relatively) new sailors alike converge on Hampton Beach for a weekend of sailing. The weekend is well organized, with races throughout the day. The races, which are held not too far off the beach, can easily be watched by visitors and non-sailors.
To watch the regatta, simply get yourself a good bit of sand a camera and relax and enjoy the proceedings.
For more information about the regatta, visit the Hampton Beach website.
Canoe Building Course, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 5-Day Course, July 26th – July 30th, 2010
June 12, 2010
When: July 26th – July 30th, 2010Where: The Waterline Center, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA
Canoe Building at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Join Hilary Russell of the Berkshire Boatbuilding School to Build Your Own Canoe
Did you ever want to learn how to build a canoe? Do you have an interest in boat building? If you do, this five-day program, Build Your Own 10 ½’-15 ½’ Canoe, at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Essex, MA is for you.
In this 5-day course held at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum you will build your own double paddle canoe – either a 10 ½’ solo, an 11 ½’ solo, a 13 ½” tandem, or a 15 ½’ tandem – classic lightweight craft for easy car-topping and carrying.
The Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum preserves the history of New England’s wooden shipbuilding industry since the 1630s and maintains one of the best maritime collections in the region.
Costs:
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The Role of Preservation and The Evelina M. Goulart, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Thursday, May 27th
May 26, 2010
Where: Waterline Center Essex Shipbuilding Museum 66 Main Street Essex, MA
On Thursday, May 27th, the Essex Shipbuilding Museum is holding its fourth and final presentation as part of its symposium in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the return of the Evelina M. Goulart, a rare transitional dragger built at the A.D. Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts in 1927.
The dragger, returned in 1990, is one of seven remaining Essex-built schooners in existence and has now been on exhibit at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum for longer than most of her sisters survived at sea.
Join friends and members of the Museum for the conclusion of its four-part symposium on the Evelina M. Goulart. The presentation is being made by two national experts in the field of maritime history and preservation: Erik Ronnberg, Jr. and Dana C. Hewson.
Members’ Day For All Present, Past, and Potential Members, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Saturday, May 15th
May 20, 2010
Where: Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA
On Saturday, May 15, the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Essex, MA is having a Members’ Day for all present, past, and potential members.
The purpose of the event is threefold:
- To acquaint all of the museum’s members and others with some of the museum’s new facilities and the current state of the shipyard.
- To show to all some of the educational exhibits that are used with school group tours and not often seen by others.
- And to just get together to socialize, celebrate a new season and enjoy time by the water.
If you come, you can explore and take part in the following events:
- Take the new self-guided tours
- Steam shed demonstrations of plank bending
- Tour the marvelous exhibits at the Central School House
- Interpretation of our flagship the Lewis H. Story and trunnel making
- Opportunities to view some of our historic DVDs of Essex ships and shipbuilding.
- Knot tying for kids – they’ll make friendship bracelets and sailor’s wristlets.
In addition to all of this, Dawn Robertson and Kurt Wilhelm will be on hand to sign their book Essex, which will also be on sale, a very interesting new title in the Images of America series.
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Presentation By Rich Wilson, Around The World Race, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Tuesday, September 29th
September 28, 2009
When: Tuesday, September 29th, at 7:15 pmWhere: Waterline Center, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA
The Essex Shipbuilding Museum invites you to come to the museum on Tuesday, September 29th for a presentation by internationally known sailor Rich Wilson.
Rich finished 9th in the Vendee Globe 2008-9, a solo, non-stop, sailing race around the world.
Here are some interesting facts:
- He was the only American, the only asthmatic, and the oldest skipper (58) in the fleet.
- Of 30 starters, only 11 finished.
Wilson endured broken ribs, a facial gash, compressed vertebrae, hurricane force gales, an ascent up the 90′ mast, crushing fatigue, fear, and gear breakage in braving the course via the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn, in his 60′ monohull Great American III.
Visit The Tall Ship Alabama In Newburyport, Thursday, September 3rd
September 3, 2009
The tall ship Alabama arrived in Newburyport yesterday and will be docked at the Newburyport waterfront until it leaves for Gloucester on Friday, September 4th to participate in Gloucester’s Schooner Festival over the Labor Day weekend.
If you’re in the area, make sure you drop by the Newburyport waterfront and take an onboard tour of this beautiful example of American shipbuilding and maritime craftsmanship.
The tall ship, Alabama, owned by the successful New England apparel retail business, the Black Dog, will be docked at the Newburyport waterfront for dockside tours by the public.
The Black Dog, based in Martha’s Vineyard, has a retail store in Newburyport, the Newburyport Black Dog General Store, at 19 Water Street, Newburyport.
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