Working Harbor: News

CONTENTS
7th Annual Gala Award Reception
Profile: Clay Maitland
Announcing "All About Tugs" – 17 April
-------Featuring the film Tugs by Jessica Edwards
2012 Hidden Harbor Tours Schedule
Harbor Seals Tours – 26 February
South Street Seaport Museum Re-Opens

The Working Harbor Committee cordially invites you to attend The 7th Annual Gala Award Reception Honoring Clay Maitland

Thursday, 29 March 2012 at India House Club in Manhattan.
Clay is the Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc. and the Founding Chairman, NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association). We will be honoring Clay for his extraordinary leadership forging alliances for sustainable maritime transport and trade and its future through the promotion of training and education; his commitment to the development and education of youth; his advocacy for environmental sustainability; and his outstanding contribution to a multitude of maritime organizations.

Clay Maitland is the Founding Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and a member of the Board of Directors of NYMAR (New York Maritime, Inc).

He has worked in the maritime industry since 1968 after graduation from Law Schoool. Maitland has been a part of and observed numerous chages in the industry over the years, from the containerization of cargo to the revolution in global communications; from telex machine to satellite e-mail; from small tankers to large LNG carriers.

Maitland has worked for International Registries, Inc., for over 30 years and is the owner and managing partner of the company, which administers the Marshall Islands Ship Registry. It is now the third largest registry in the world.

Check out Clay Maitland's blog at www.claymaitland.com

"All About Tugs" panel & film

Inside The Tugboat Industry
How it was then| What it is today | Why it’s important

Documentary Short Film Tugs by filmmaker Jessica Edwards
Historical Short Tugboat Films from archivist Mitch Dakelman
Panel of tug captains, crew, owners and professionals
moderated by Capt. Betsy Frawley Haggerty

Plus: Reception with food, beer, beverages and Tugboat Wine from Lucas Vineyards

17 April 2012
6:00 pm

Community Church of New York
40 East 35th Street,
New York, NY 10019

The film Tugs by noted film maker Jessica Edwards, which was screened at numerous international film festivals, features tugboats from Miller’s Launch with scenes of the everyday work life on a tug. It ends with dramatic images from the 18th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. The film features Captain Fred Kosnac III, Captain Glen Miller, Veronica Kosnac-Rafone, Teresa Baldini and Working Harbor Committee’s own Captain John Doswell and Captain Jerry Roberts.

Following the films we will feature a panel of tugboat captains, owners, crew members, and other tugboat professionals. The panelists will talk about their maritime experiences and will take questions from the audience. A reception with food, beer and wine will follow the
films & panel.

6:00 pm – Arrival & meet the panelists, snacks and beverages
6:30 pm – Program begins
8:00 pm – Reception to meet the panelists after
Wine, beer, soda, coffee, tea, hors d'oeuvres

Price — Adults: $25, Seniors (62+) $20

Thanks to Classic Harbor Line for Reception donations

2012 Hidden Harbor Tours®: Tickets on Sale Now!!

Click Here for PDF Version

Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Note: Tickets not available yet for OpSail or Fireworks Prep Tours.
Details will be in the next edition of On the Hip.

The OpSail tours will inlcude close ups views (but not boarding) of tall ships and well as expert information about these magnificent vessels, inlcluding their history, type, size, country of origin and much more. The vessels will be available for boarding from the 24th to the 28th at various locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island.

The Fireworks Prep tour will go to where the fireworks barges are loaded
but does not include any fireworks itself (at least not intentionally...).

Special Harbor Seals Tours - NYC Audubon
Winter Ecocruises

NYC Audubon Winter Ecocruise Returns with the Seals!

Step aboard for a winter adventure in New York Harbor! Look for harbor seals on the rocky shores of Governors Island and the more remote Hoffman and Swinburne Islands. Learn about the surprisingly diverse winter birds of New York City, including ducks, geese, loons, and sandpipers - many of which migrate south from the Arctic Circle. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars because there will be plenty to see!

Sunday, 26 February
Pier 17, South Street Seaport
11:00 am and 2:00pm
Adults: $35 | Children (3-12yrs): $25

For tickets click here

South Street Seaport Museum Re-Opens

The new South Street Seaport Museum has just re-opened under new management -
the acclaimed Museum of the City of New York.
The SSSM was originally started many years ago by Working Harbor Committee's founder Peter Stanford, who remains actively interestd in both organizations.

Check out the new museum - only $5.

For directions and Exhibits, check out the website by clicking here here

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