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In this Long Island Maritime Museum Winter Lecture Series presentation, shipwright Martin Sievers will discuss the construction of the 22-foot cat boat Gene K, which began at the Long Island Maritime Museum’s Penney Boat Shop and was completed at the Folk Life Festival in Washington, DC.

In this Long Island Maritime Museum Winter Lecture Series presentation, BMC James Weber USCG (Ret) and David Lys, President of the Amagansett Life Saving Museum, will share stories of amazing rescues off the coast of New York by the heroes of the United States Life Saving Service and its successor, the United States Coast Guard.

In this Long Island Maritime Museum Winter Lecture Series presentation, Dr. Artie Kopelman, co-founder and President of the Coastal Research & Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI) and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, will introduce you, via photographs, to the subjects of his long term research project, some of whom have returned for 13 years in a row.

In this Mystic Seaport Museum Adventure Series presentation, authors and historians Kerr & Simons will share the many adventures experienced aboard the topsail schooner Regina Maris, from carrying cargo, fishing, rescuing Jews fleeing the Nazi occupation of Denmark, sailing the worlds oceans, retracing Captain James Cook’s route of discovery, researching whales, serving as a floating classroom, and more. Call 860-572-5331 to purchase tickets.

You may have heard about Blackbeard, but did you know women were pirates too? Learn how Grace O’Malley rose to the top of the male dominated world of piracy! Make a Jolly Roger, pirate hat and eye patch. Come dressed in your favorite pirate outfit!

On the weekend before Father’s Day, bring Dad to check out some of the finest rides ever named for fish and marine mammals in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s second auto show. Cars include Barracudas, Marlins, Sting Rays, Porsche “Whale Tails,” a Daimler Dart SP250 known for its “catfish mouth” front end…and maybe a few “mussel” cars, too. The meanest “mussel” car at last year’s show was a 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda that won several races and hillclimbs…