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Sultana Sail and Crab Feast

August 31, 2007

The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience took first-year students interested in studying history aboard the Schooner Sultana for an afternoon sail and evening crab feast. The weather couldn't have been nicer, allowing for an unusually long voyage under sail power alone. What better setting could there be to learn about the many great opportunities that Washington College has to offer history students?

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C.V. Starr Center Director Adam Goodheart greets firstyear students dockside at the Schooner Sultana.
C.V. Starr Center Director Adam Goodheart greets firstyear students dockside at the Schooner Sultana.
Students and Faculty board the Sultana for a two-hour tour.
Students and Faculty board the Sultana for a two-hour tour.
Chief Mate Carrington Ritchie introduces the group to the Sultana.
Chief Mate Carrington Ritchie introduces the group to the Sultana.
Dr. Michael Harvey, Chair of American Studies, lends a hand to students raising the mainsail from starboard.
Dr. Michael Harvey, Chair of American Studies, lends a hand to students raising the mainsail from starboard.
Adam Goodheart speaks of the many unique opportunities available to students of history at Washington College and makes introductions.
Adam Goodheart speaks of the many unique opportunities available to students of history at Washington College and makes introductions.
Chris Cerino, Vice President of Sultana Projects, urges students to take full advantage of the beauty and opportunity on the Chester River and beyond.
Chris Cerino, Vice President of Sultana Projects, urges students to take full advantage of the beauty and opportunity on the Chester River and beyond.
A trip belowdecks with Deckhand Educator Will Young offers a peek at what life aboard the HMS Sultana would have been like in the 18th century.
A trip belowdecks with Deckhand Educator Will Young offers a peek at what life aboard the HMS Sultana would have been like in the 18th century.
Examples of a ship's surgeon's tools.
Examples of a ship's surgeon's tools.
Laura Lazenby '11 and Maggie Kobik '11 enjoying the quiet sail downriver.
Laura Lazenby '11 and Maggie Kobik '11 enjoying the quiet sail downriver.
Allison Valiant '10 and Katie Coursey '11 take in the view from the bridge deck.
Allison Valiant '10 and Katie Coursey '11 take in the view from the bridge deck.
Students pitch in to hoist the mainsail from port.
Students pitch in to hoist the mainsail from port.
Andrew Mehdizadeh '08, 2007-8 Presidential Fellow, and Alyse Bensel '10 relax astern and converse.
Andrew Mehdizadeh '08, 2007-8 Presidential Fellow, and Alyse Bensel '10 relax astern and converse.
Caitlyn Roykovich '11 and Lauren Seeley '11 keep the crew from mutiny with their beaming smiles.
Caitlyn Roykovich '11 and Lauren Seeley '11 keep the crew from mutiny with their beaming smiles.
"Captain" Andy McCown, Associate Director of Echo Hill Outdoor School, telling poignant tales of hitchiking and home.
"Captain" Andy McCown, Associate Director of Echo Hill Outdoor School, telling poignant tales of hitchiking and home.
Sultana's Captain Robert M. Brittain points out a bald eagle circling over the river.
Sultana's Captain Robert M. Brittain points out a bald eagle circling over the river.
Brandon Righi '07, Program Manager of the Starr Center, starts off the crab feast on the Custom House lawn.
Brandon Righi '07, Program Manager of the Starr Center, starts off the crab feast on the Custom House lawn.
The newly seasoned mariners gather and break claws.
The newly seasoned mariners gather and break claws.
The Sultana crew joins in the festivities.
The Sultana crew joins in the festivities.

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