August-September Events: 

The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) and the Museum of Yachting

May 31 – October 31, 2008: Summer Exhibits at the Museum of Yachting
WHERE: Museum of Yachting (Fort Adams State Park, Newport)
WHEN: 10 am to 6 pm / Closed Tuesdays
The International Yacht Restoration School and the Museum of Yachting have coordinated exhibits with restoration projects in summer '08, so visitors to Newport can see restorations underway and learn about the history of these watercraft and the individuals who designed them and sailed onboard in displays of historic photos, artifacts, and film footage. The summer '08 exhibits focus on Sparkman & Stephens and the people behind the famous one-designs and ocean racers that put this design firm on the map, coupled with the building of a replica of the S&S-designed 6-Meter Cherokee. At IYRS (located across Newport Harbor at 449 Thames Street) shipwrights will be working on the restoration of the 133-foot 1885 schooner yacht Coronet while the museum hosts an exhibit on the voyages of Arthur Curtiss James (1867–1941), who owned and cruised worldwide onboard Coronet and his series of Aloha yachts.  Also on view will be an exhibit on the America's Cup during the Newport years from 1930–1983, when Cup syndicates competed in J/Class and 12-Meter yachts. A water taxi travels between IYRS and the Museum in summer. Admission is $8 (free for children under 18, members of IYRS and the Museum, and students with a valid ID).
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

August 14: Museum of Yachting Lecture
Jay Picotte / "Coronet: The Long Life and Revival of an Historic American Schooner"
WHERE: Museum of Yachting (Fort Adams State Park, Newport)
WHEN: 7:30 pm
Learn about the history and restoration of the historic schooner yacht Coronet, the 133-foot schooner yacht launched in 1885 now being restored at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS). Coronet is a rare survivor of the Gilded Age and one of few surviving examples of the grand yachts of her era.
Lectures are $7; free for members of the Museum and IYRS.
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

August 15 – September 30: "Capturing the Seas" Exhibition
WHERE: Museum of Yachting / Fort Adams State Park / Newport
Works by contemporary artists depict maritime landscapes and scenes in "Capturing the Seas," a new exhibition that opens at the Museum of Yachting on August 15. Small works (all under 24 by 36 inches) are on view in the mediums of photography, watercolors, prints, oils, and acrylics. Over half the artists are local to Newport, and works by the following artists are included: Matthew Cohen, Anne Converse, Daniel Forster, John Grosvenor, Richard Grosvenor, John MacGowan, Jonathan McPhillips, Cheryl Richards, Jack Renner, Cory Silken, Didi Suydam, Phil Uhl, Onne van der Wal, and Chris Wyllie. All works are for sale, with a percentage of proceeds supporting the Museum of Yachting.
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

August 21: Museum of Yachting Lecture
David Stimson / "Cherokee; Building a Replica of a 6-Metre Sailing Yacht"
WHERE: Museum of Yachting (Fort Adams State Park, Newport)
WHEN: 7:30 pm
David Stimson of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard gives lecture-goers a glimpse into the process of building a replica of Sparkman & Stephens-designed 6-Metre Cherokee, originally launched in 1930. The building of Cherokee coincides with an exhibit on the design genius of Sparkman & Stephens at the Museum of Yachting, and the boat will be eligible to compete in the class' World Championships, to be held in Newport in 2009.  
Lectures are $7; free for members of the Museum and IYRS.
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

August 28: Lecture
"Homage to the Sea"
WHERE: William Vareika Fine Arts Gallery (212 Bellevue Avenue, Newport)
WHEN: 5 – 7 pm
View "Homage to the Sea," a special exhibition of eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century American marine art. The evening also includes a cocktail reception and a lecture on the collection.
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

August 29-31, 2008: The 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Panerai and presented by Best Life
WHERE: Museum of Yachting (Fort Adams State Park, Newport)
The 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta—sponsored by Panerai, presented by Best Life magazine, and  hosted by the Museum of Yachting—will again turn the waters off Newport into a panorama of graceful classic yachts. The event includes racing on Saturday and Sunday, managed by Sail Newport, and the regatta's traditional Classic Yacht Parade that passes along the Newport harborfront on Sunday, beginning at 10:30 AM. The regatta will draw a fleet that ranges from modern classics, to vintage yachts, to smaller one-designs with design pedigrees by Herreshoff, Hunt, Fife, and Sparkman & Stephens. 
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

September 4: Museum of Yachting Lecture
Jill Radel / "Arthur Curtiss James: An Extraordinary Man, An Extraordinary Life"
WHERE: Museum of Yachting (Fort Adams State Park, Newport)
WHEN: 7:30 pm
Learn about the life and times of Arthur Curtiss James—one of America's wealthiest men who maintained a home in Newport and cruised worldwide on the 1885 schooner yacht Coronet and his series of Aloha yachts. Curtiss James is the focus of a special exhibit on view at the Museum until October 1.
Lectures are $7; free for members of the Museum and IYRS.
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

September 11: Museum of Yachting Lecture
Col. Ted Gatchel / ""Fort Adams and Narragansett Bay: Homeland Defense in the Nineteenth
Century"
WHERE: Museum of Yachting (Fort Adams State Park, Newport)
WHEN: 7:30 pm
Col. Ted Gatchel takes a closer look at historic Fort Adams, and lecture-goers will learn about the story behind this Rhode Island landmark at the edge of Newport Harbor—the reasons for its location, the nature of its construction, and the role the Fort played in homeland defense in the nineteenth century.
Lectures are $7; free for members of the Museum and IYRS.
For more information: www.moy.org / 401-847-1018

September 11: IYRS Scholarship Party at the Newport International Boat Show
WHERE: Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina
WHEN: 6pm to 8pm
Celebrate on the evening of Thursday, September 11 at the Newport International Boat Show—with live music and refreshments—and help raise funds for the Joyce Selig Memorial Scholarship Fund for students of the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS). The event takes place in a harbor-side tent at the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina.  Tickets are $50 per person and include entrance to both the boat show and the party. One of the five largest in-water boat shows in the country, the Newport International Boat Show covers over 15 acres along America’s Cup Avenue, stretching from the Newport Yachting Center to Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina. 
Tickets to the scholarship party may be purchased in advance from IYRS.
For more information about tickets: 401-848-5777 ext. 217 / dopp@iyrs.org
For more information about the boat show: www.newportboatshow.com

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