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October 2013

Teaching With Small Boats Alliance Conference

October 15 - 18

A conference geared toward maritime organizations and educators who use small boats as teaching tools.

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Adventure Series: Arctic Whales in a Melting World

October 17

Todd McLeish shares his adventures of studying the elusive narwhal.

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CHARLES W. MORGAN Mast Stepping

October 17

Shipyard staff will begin the process of stepping the MORGAN’s masts. The moment will be marked by a brief ceremony at 10 a.m.

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Sights & Frights

October 18 - 19

Join us for a haunted Halloween celebration that features fun for the entire family!

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Fall PILOTS Weekend

October 19 - 20

Museum PILOTS join together during their annual fall weekend to work alongside Mystic Seaport staff.

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Dyer Dhow Derby

October 19

Our fleet of Dyer Dhows will race along the Mystic River at the 64th Annual Dyer Dhow Derby at Mystic Seaport.

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Sights & Frights

October 25 - 26

Join us for a haunted Halloween celebration that features fun for the entire family!

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Celestial Navigation: 19th-Century Methods

October 26 - 27

A weekend introductory class in basic celestial navigation emphasizing the actual methods that were used in the Age of Sail.

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Varnishing Techniques for Traditional Boats

October 26 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Learn how to varnish your new or restored traditional boat.

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Trick or Treat

October 31 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Kids, get dressed up in your favorite costume and come trick or treating at Mystic Seaport before darkness falls!

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November 2013

Introduction to Half-Model Construction

November 2 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Learn the basics of half-hull construction by carving your own model of a classic sailboat.

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Easy Introductory Celestial Navigation: Latitude and Longitude by Noon Sun

November 9 - 10

A class in the basic principles of celestial navigation from a modern perspective.

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CHARLES W. MORGAN Day

November 9 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Join us as we celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of the Charles W. Morgan to Mystic by offering free admission to all visitors.

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Intermediate Observing: A Practical Lesson on the Night Sky

November 9 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A four-hour class that builds on the knowledge gained from our Introductory Observation course.

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Book Signing with George C. Daughan

November 10 - 11

Award-winning historian George C. Daughan visits to sign copies of his new book, “The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex during the War of 1812.”

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Intermediate Celestial Navigation: Star Sights and Lines of Position

November 16 - 17

Learn more about the use of the sextant and the traditional “twilight round” of star sights for determining a vessel’s position.

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Adventure Series: Polar Bears to Penguins

November 21

Mark Royes and Nancy Krill will detail their voyages aboard their 44′ ketch from Hudson Strait to Alaska, by way of Newfoundland, the Azores, Cape Verde, Brazil, Argentina, the Falklands, Cape Horn, Antarctica, Chile, and the Galapagos.

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Marine Artists in Winter

November 23, 2013 - April 14, 2014

Reasonably priced and beautifully framed, these small masterpieces are perfect for holiday gift giving.

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Field Days

November 29 - 30

House filled with relatives for Thanksgiving? Bring them to Mystic Seaport for Field Days fun!

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Members’ Double Discount Days

November 29 - December 8

Members, save 20% on your holiday shopping at our store.

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Lantern Light Tours

November 30 - December 27

Experience a New England holiday tradition at Mystic Seaport.

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December 2013

Traditional Boat Building

December 5 @ 9:00 am - December 8 @ 5:00 pm

Gain hands-on experience in nearly every phase of construction of a traditional plank-on-frame, smooth or lapstrake-planked boat.

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Santa Claus is Coming!

December 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Bring your children to the Membership Building to meet Santa Claus!

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Adventure Series: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Rowboat

December 19

It took Katie Spotz only 70 days to row across the Atlantic Ocean, setting a world record from Africa to South America for the youngest solo ocean rower.

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Community Carol Sing

December 22 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Lift your voice in song at our 58th annual Community Carol Sing. Free Museum admission will be given to visitors who donate a non-perishable canned good item.

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Holiday Magic

December 26, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Enjoy special family-fun activities at Mystic Seaport during the holiday break.

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January 20142014

Maritime Author Series with Robin Lloyd

January 8, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Robin Lloyd discusses his rich seafaring story filled of intrigue.

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Adventure Series: What’s Down There?

January 16, 2014

Rachael Miller, founder of Rozalia Project, will give an eye-opening talk about what’s lurking in our coastal waters.

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February 2014

Maritime Author Series with Mark J. Gabrielson

February 12, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Based on research at Mystic Seaport, Gabrielson’s book tells the whole story of the famous Deer Isle crews of 1895 and 1899, and finally gives the island heroes the credit that they deserve.

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Winter’s Aweigh

February 15, 2014 - February 17, 2014

Join us as we celebrate our winter reopening.

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Adventure Series: South Georgia in the Wake of the Whale

February 20, 2014

Blue Water medalist Thies Matzen stayed on South Georgia for 26 months – through two winters – living aboard his iconic 30′ wooden sailboat Wanderer III.

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March 2014

Maritime Author Series with Stuart M. Frank

March 12, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stuart M. Frank, founder and director of the Scrimshaw Forensics Laboratory®, will discuss his new book on the occupational art of scrimshaw in the Age of Sail.

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Adventure Series – Raising Whales: How Cetaceans are Helping Restore the Oceans

March 20, 2014

Joe Roman will discuss his examination of the history and future of whales, using DNA technology and the collection of fecal plumes.

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April 2014

Adventure Series: Taking the CHARLES W. MORGAN Back to Sea

April 17, 2014

Dana Hewson, the Museum’s vice president for Watercraft Preservation and Programs, and the captain of the Charles W. Morgan will discuss the whaleship’s 38th Voyage.

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