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Navesink Maritime Heritage Association

Monmouth Beach Cultural Center
Wednesday, May 28
7:15 - 9:00 pm

"Building the Six Hour Canoe:
Introduction for All Participants for June, 2008, Festival"
and
"The First 100 Years of Red Bank on the Navesink -- a Postcard and Photographic History"

All participants and those preparing for future boatbuilding events with NMHA are urged to attend this preparatory meeting for the June 7-8 Wooden Boat Fest at Fair Haven. All volunteer leaders will be present and introductory demonstrations, illustrations, and plans will be exhibited and instructions for team members.

In addition, all members and public are invited to view illustrations of history of boatbuilding and recreational watersports during the first 100 years of Red Bank on the Navesink -- this is to highlight history of waterfront of Red Bank in its centennial year celebration in 2008.

Wooden Boat Festival 2008

Fair Haven Fire House

Up to ten teams including family and teams are invited to participate in our 10th annual Wooden Boat Festival, building the Six Hour Canoe at our Wooden Boat Festival, June 7-8.

There are two options for families or community groups to participate this year.

First, a team can enroll to build their own boat to complete and take home that weekend. The cost for the entire weekend, including beautiful canoe paddles to be built by all youth members as well as all meals and refreshments for both days is $500.00.

Second, we are building boats with volunteers under a foundation grant, therefore families or community teams can enroll to build boats as a team for our recreation programs, but the cost is only $75.00 for the entire weekend including all refreshments, certificates, etc.

You will start at 8 a.m. Saturday Morning, June 7, and by 2:30 pm Sunday you will be in the water paddling your new canoe. Visit our Photo Gallery to see last years event.

Signups are right now through May 27, 2008. Call 732-671-5572 (Tom Gibson), or click here for a mail in sign up form (pdf) .

2008 Public Meetings Dates

All meetings in 2008 will be at Monmouth Beach Cultural Center
Fourth Wednesday's of seven specific months
7:15 am – 9 pm

Put these dates on your 2008 calendar, now: January 23, February 27, March 26, April 23, May 28, September 24, and October 29.

Planned speakers: 1/23 - Bob Pulsch, John Holian, Greg Strand "Restoration of the Rocket Ice Yacht"
2/27 - Mike Zimmerman, "Battleship New Jersey"
3/26 - John Olsen, "History of Olsen Boat Works"
4/23 - Jay Cosgrove, "History of Bahr's Landing and Boat Works"

Photos from our Wooden Boat Festival 2007

Ten teams, including eight family teams and two organizational teams built Six Hour Canoes at our Wooden Boat Festival, June 9-10.

They started at 8 a.m. Saturday Morning, June 9, and by 2:30 pm Sunday they were in the water. Visit our Photo Gallery for full coverage.

Jet 14 Restoration is Underway

There are photos and a log of work done so far. More Information

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