Friday, January 31

All Hands Gam

1900 (give or take)

Location: Conference room, Hampton Inn & Suites Mystic, CT

Come join us for an evening of tall tales, tall drinks and great camaraderie. Start the weekend catching up with friends old and new. Bring your favorite libation and snack food. Bring your instruments and voices and join in!

Saturday, Feb 1

American Schooner Association Annual Meeting

Frohsinn Hall (German Club), 54 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355

(Across the street from Mystic Seaport's harbor tugboat Kingston II at the main Seaport entrance.)

Meeting Agenda

0900 Coffee and pastries
1000 Meeting comes to order
1100 Meeting Closes
1100 Social hour before lunch and presentation
1200 Lunch
1300 Featured Presentation
1400 Meeting Concludes

Featured Presentation

Boatbuilder David Stimson. Robert Mitchell photo

Special guest David Stimson joins us to share from his vast experience in boat design and construction.  After apprenticing to noted catboat builder Merton Long, David participated in several new-build projects, including the Gannon and Benjamin schooner Rebecca.  After six years as manager of the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, David established his own shop where he has designed and built the schooners Valora and Naviamo.  He has also done restorations on the 1918 McManus schooner Surprise and the 56’ Alden schooner Bagheera, among numerous other projects.

For more information about David, take a look at this article in the Boothbay Register.

https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/boatbuilder-david-stimson/187883

Accommodations

Hampton Inn & Suites Mystic
6 Hendel Drive
Mystic, Connecticut, 06355
860-536-2536

The Association has blocked 25 rooms at a negotiated rate of $110 a night, if booked prior to January 1st. Use code “ASA” when booking.