2012-2013 Adventure Series
Adventure is the pursuit of life – often with an unknown ending. Meet these extraordinary and yet everyday people who have experienced adventures of a personal nature or to far-off locations. The topics are ranging from living life to the fullest from a wheelchair, piloting off Sandy Hook, trekking the Camino Real in Spain, sailing around the Americas, and climbing Baffin Island’s rugged peaks.
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Afternoon series at 1:30 p.m.
$70 Members / $85 Non-members
for the seven programs
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PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES TO ENGAGE LIFE
Sarah Everhart Skeels
October 18, 2012
Twenty-two years ago Sarah Skeels sustained a spinal cord injury when she was hit by a car while riding her bicycle and became paralyzed from the chest down. Life doesn’t end after disability; it just continues in a different way. Sarah has hand-cycled across the U.S., swum across the span of Newport Bridge, bare-boated in Guadeloupe, and gone scuba diving in Bonaire. She will discuss her adaptation to her disability, living life on her terms and how she came to these determinations.
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BUEN CAMINO, PEREGRINO! ALONG THE SPANISH PATH
LAUREL SCHULTHEIS
November 15, 2012
Imagine waking up to walk – just walk. Carrying your life on your back through the Basque region of Spain is what El Camino De Santiago (the Way of St. James) is all about. An ancient pilgrimage from east to west, through vineyards, olive groves, mountains, plains, cities, and villages, the Camino is about the journey not the ultimate destination. From the history of the Camino, to a typical day in the life of the peregrino (pilgrim), Laurel Schultheis will lead you through the triumphs and pitfalls of following her shadow.
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Harbor Pilots in New York: Past and Present
Captain F. Eugene Reil
December 20, 2012
Hear Captain Gene Reil talk about his 36 years of piloting over 5,400 ships in and out of New York Habor. What it takes to pursue his childhood dream taking command of small coastal freighters to the biggest container ships in the world, sometimes with many people, high value, or even hazardous cargo. The job is to maneuver a vessel through traffic, sharp turns, strong tidal currents, reefs, shoals and narrow channels and reach a safe destination. Gene also sailed his own 35’ wooden yawl for 22 years, cruising Nova Scotia to Maryland, sailed across the Atlantic, and crewed in two Bermuda Races.
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The Voyage around the Americas: An Environmental Adventure
Herb McCormick
January 17, 2013
In 2009, the 64-foot cutter Ocean Watch set sail with a crew of sailors, scientists, journalists, and conservationists on a quest to learn more about the health and well-being of the world’s oceans: continents of North and South America are a single island surrounded by a common ocean, and what happens in any one place ultimately affects us all. But while that notion was straightforward, what the crew ultimately discovered was anything but. Herb McCormick, who was one of the four full-time crew aboard Ocean Watch, has written a book about the
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R/V HERO: The End of the Wooden Ship Era in Antarctica
Richard Wolak
February 21, 2013
Richard Wolak, spent ten years with the U.S. Antarctic Program and was responsible for the operation of R/V HERO for four years. Richard will take us from the exploits of Captain Nathaniel Palmer and the original HERO to more current tales of harrowing voyages across the Drake Passage.
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Life on the Vertical
MARK SYNNOTT
March 21, 2013
Mark Synnott is renowned in the climbing world for his many big wall and alpine adventures. His 25+ expeditions include the Karakoram, the Amazon, Borneo, and the Ennedi Desert in Chad. Mark pioneered four big wall first ascents on Baffin Island and produced a documentary for the National Geographic Society.
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All at Sea: A Growing Family, A Small Boat, A Big Dream
ZARTMAN FAMILY
April 18, 2013
Ben and Danielle Zartman built a sailboat in the Sierre Nevada foothills – and then sailed off with three young daughters from California to Rhode Island.
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Date:
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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