April 2011 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9. PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM NEWS
PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elizabeth Lodge to Lead Maine’s Oldest Marine Museum
Marie Underwood, President of the Board of Trustees of Penobscot Marine Museum announced today the appointment of Elizabeth Lodge as Executive Director, following an extensive national search. Lodge will join the museum on March 28. She previously served as Director of Museum Programs at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, for 17 years.
“Liz has extensive experience in management, fundraising, education,
exhibitions and programs,” said Underwood. “Her experience in maritime programs at Plimoth Plantation will be an asset to Penobscot Marine Museum. The board and staff look forward to working with her as she leads the museum to even greater community outreach and service.” Lodge managed 10 departments and about 100 staff and volunteers at Plimoth Plantation. Under her direction, collaborations were established with partners such as The History Channel and National Geographic that expanded the museum’s reach from a local to a national audience.
Announcing the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous
A New Regatta for Sail and Power Yachts August 18-21 Hosted by Wayfarer Marine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding CAMDEN – Shane Flynn, owner of Wayfarer Marine and Cabot Lyman, owner of Lyman- Morse Boatbuilding have teamed up and are adding a new regatta for sail and power to the August schedule. The Penobscot Bay Ren- dezvous, August 18-21st promises to be the regatta of the season. The expected fleet of at least 100 yachts ranging from super yachts, to classics to performance racers, Picnic Boats and lobster yachts will gather in Rockland Harbor for Thursday night and will move to Camden Harbor for the following two nights. Local windjammers are also expected to participate. The Maine Windjammer Association’s fleet of 13 is celebrating 75 years of offering the “windjamming” experi- ence to paying guests. The Penobscot Bay Rendezvous is a celebration of boating and boatbuilding.
The three day event for sail and power will not only feature daily races for sailboats and a poker run and Photo Pursuit event for powerboats but the participants will have access to both world-renowned boatyards and will be hosted each night at a different exclusive venue.
“Penobscot Bay is such an incredibly beautiful body of water with islands, moun- tains and the most charming coastal towns and it offers some of the most spectacular sailing and boating. Yacht clubs and boaters from away come here every summer to enjoy this place, Cabot and I thought why shouldn’t we organize a regatta to highlight the Penobscot Bay experience,” explained Flynn.
On Thursday, Lyman-Morse will open their doors to participants for behind the scene tours of Lyman-Morse’s boatbuilding facility in Thomaston, Maine. Over the years Lyman-Morse has launched such magnifi-
cent yachts such as the C. Raymond Hunt designed 94' MV Electra to the Setzer-de- signed 84' MV Acadia and 80' Magpie to a custom S&S designed 52' SV Fairweather to sportfisherman to catamarans to racing sleds, picnic boats and daysailers. That night the Lyman family will host the fleet at a welcoming dinner at the yard (Cabot’s son Drew runs the service business). Transporta- tion has been arranged to shuttle guests to and from Rockland to Thomaston’s events. Ted Smith, the regatta’s Primary Race Officer and Marc Lorraine, Camden Yacht Club’s Fleet Captain will officiate the weekend’s on the water activities. Three- days worth of fun and scenic courses and exciting and competitive racing will be of- fered. There will be a class and level of inten- sity to fit every sailor. With PHRF Racing Divisions, Cruising Division, DH/SH Divi- sion, as well as Multi-hull and One Design Divisions being offered. Bucket Rules and Jim Teeters Bucket Ratings will apply for the super yacht division. The NOR and SI in- structions can be found at
www.penobscotbayrendezvous.com Local one design classes are encouraged to sign- up; a six boat fleet will qualify for their own start.
On Friday, the power and motor yachts will take off on a Photo Pursuit. This is not a race, rather each powerboat will be given a list of well-known Penobscot Bay landmarks or features to photograph. Extra points will be given to photographs of wildlife. The event will combine the navigation skills and creativ- ity of our power fleet. A panel of professional photographers and other distinguished Judges will judge the work. Awards for the top three shots of each destination will be presented at Sunday’s Awards Ceremony. Sailboat racing will be on a variety of
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Lodge holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., and a graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts University. Prior to becoming Director of Museum Programs at Plimoth, she held the position of Associate Curator for five years and Interpreter & Museum Teacher for a year. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Waldorf School of Cape Cod. She and her family will relocate to the Searsport area. “I am honored to have been selected to lead Penobscot Marine Museum,” Lodge said. “I am eager to begin working with the board, staff, and volunteers to continue expanding the museum’s influence throughout the Penobscot Bay region and Down East. The museum’s incredible collections, wide-ranging exhibitions, and innovative education programs are testimony to the achievements of the Trustees and staff, and to the generosity of the museum’s supporters.
Lodge succeeds Finance Director, Matthew Timney, who has served as Interim Executive Director since September. Underwood said, “The Board wishes to express its appreciation for all that Matt and the staff are doing to keep the museum working smoothly during the transition.”
PMM Works With Searsport High With the help of boatbuilder Greg Rössel (left) and adult volunteers, students from Searsport District High School lift the first of two Shellback Dinghies off the forms.
With Searsport District High School just up the street from Penobscot Marine Museum, it’s natural that the two institutions should collaborate on educational programs. Two such projects are underway.
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Elizabeth Lodge has been appointed Executive Director of Penobscot Marine Museum.
Seven students from the high school are building boats at the museum several days each week. But for this class, boat building is a creative means to an academic end, and the real subject is physical science. Under the guidance of boatbuilder Greg Rössel and assisted by adult volunteers, the students are building two Joel White-designed Shellback Dinghies, complete with sailing rigs. Between shop sessions, they work with their science teacher, Michelle Andre, to connect the shop-floor activities to concepts such as vectors, drag, buoyancy, and centers of effort and lateral resistance. After the boats are completed in June, the school plans to sell them to raise funds for
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