Two Ships, Fourteen Students
Egan Maritime gears up for Tall Ship excursion sails in June.
In partnership with the Tall Ship Lynx, operated by The Lynx Education Fund, and the Tall Ship Fritha, owned and operated by Northeast Maritime Institute, this coming June, Egan Maritime will send fourteen local students aboard the ships to experience life at sea and learn the ropes. Launched in 2014, the Student Mariner Summer Sails have become an integral part of the Sea of Opportunities maritime education program.
This spring, Egan opened the application process to eighth grade students at all island private and public schools for a three-day sail aboard Lynx. Nantucket High School students applied for a seven-day sail aboard Fritha. Egan's Manager of Maritime Education, Evan Schwanfelder, is busy preparing for the sails; he noted, "We're excited to offer this unique sailing experience to Nantucket's students again. We hope 2018's Student Mariners embrace the challenges that come with their time aboard the ships. This is a time for them to grow, embrace discomfort, cultivate confidence, and forge new friendships, while sailing and discovering the many opportunities available to them in the maritime world."
The application deadline for the 2018 sails was Friday, April 27. In the coming week, students will be chosen for the sails. The first middle school sail aboard Lynx departs on June 8, with the second departing on June 15. The high school sail aboard Fritha will leave Nantucket on June 22. We look forward to updating you with stories and photos following their return.
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Nantucket High School students have the opportunity to sail aboard Fritha in June.
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Stories from Island Shores
The wreck of the Oregon, August 1885
At midnight on August 25, 1885, the schooner Oregon struck Great Point Rip and soon thereafter, ran ashore near Wauwinet. A portion of her cargo--granite paving stones originally destined for New Bedford--became, instead, part of the curbing on Gay Street, located in Nantucket's historic downtown. Some of the timbers from the wrecked schooner were recovered and used in the building of one of the summer cottages in Wauwinet.
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Who's who?
Remembering those who broke ground at the Museum in September 2007 and their roles.
1. Jeremy Slavitz, Museum Curator; 2. Donald B. Shackelford, Egan Maritime Trustee and Chair of the Capital Campaign for the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum; 3. Eric S. Holch, Egan Maritime Trustee and Chair of the Museum Building Committee; 4. Philip W. Read, President of Nantucket Lifesaving Museum and Vice President of Egan Maritime; 5. Peter Nash, Museum Board of Advisors; 6. Marlin Miller, Jr., Egan Maritime Trustee; 7. Jean Grimmer, Egan Maritime Executive Director; 8. Paul J. Crowley, Egan Maritime Trustee; 9. Robert M. Rosenthal, Egan Maritime Trustee; 10. Ruth Chapel Grieder+, Museum Board of Advisors; 11. BMC Terrill J. Malvesti, USCG Station Brant Point, Museum Board of Advisors; 12. James E. Grieder, Museum Board of Advisors.
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