NYYC Race Week 2022 – 5 Minutes of Sailporn
So many great memories of sailing in Newport, Narrangansett Bay and paties at Harbor Court. Miss it bigly 🙁
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One by one, on July 4, 1976, towering ships glided below the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, then unfurled their sails. There were nearly 300 large ships from more than 50 countries in the 18-mile-long caravan up the Hudson, including 16 of the approximately 25 masted “tall ships” remaining in the world at the time. Among them were the United States square-rigger Eagle; the British schooner Sir Winston Churchill, with an all-female crew; the Romanian bark Mircea; and the Russian four-masted Kruzenshtern, out of Murmansk. Mr. Braynard and Mr. Slotnick had traveled to Europe, Asia and the Soviet Union to persuade governments and private owners to send their tall ships to New York. They had sailed on the Kruzenshtern for three days in their lobbying effort. “Russian cadets who were in Op Sail ’76 told us that this was their first real contact with the United States and their first understanding that Americans were not devils, not the enemy,” Mr. Stanford said. An estimated five million people lined the New York and New Jersey shores that day, and more than 10,000 small private boats bearing spectators were kept out of the parade route by 150 Coast Guard vessels. Millions around the world watched the event all day on television.The quotation in the headline was in relation to his efforts to use this bicentennial event as a way to thaw the relations between the USA and USSR. He was very worried about the Arms Race and saw this event as a way to create some unity. The line seems very relevant today as we face a threat with the environment as bad as the Cold War. As the US Government continues to slow movement forward on global collaboration on the Environment, Frank's words ring especially true:
“We are all seamen on the ship Earth.”
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So many great memories of sailing in Newport, Narrangansett Bay and paties at Harbor Court. Miss it bigly 🙁
Read MoreWas sad to miss this year’s Newport Folk Festival, especially after hearing the report on NPR today. It sounded like the tribute to Joni Mitchel was very moving, and hearing her sing “Both Sides Now” with a supporting cast organized by Brandi Carlisle, made me tear up. Newport Folk Festival By Sea We never got
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