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Presidential Fellows Ride on the Schooner Sultana

October 29, 2008

President Baird Tipson and the Presidential Fellows sailed on the Schooner Sultana. Following the breezy sail, they attended a buffet dinner at the Custom House, and then attended a lecture by Paul Gilje "The Worst and Most Profane Language I Have Ever Heard from Mortal Lips: Swearing in the American Age of Sail."

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Captain Bob and Sultana Crew Member Leona Dalton '04 greet the Presidential Fellows as they step onto the Schooner Sultana.
Captain Bob and Sultana Crew Member Leona Dalton '04 greet the Presidential Fellows as they step onto the Schooner Sultana.
Stephan Jordan '12, Ben Longwell '12, and Matt Eglseder '12 enjoy the ride.
Stephan Jordan '12, Ben Longwell '12, and Matt Eglseder '12 enjoy the ride.
Kelsey Newborn '12 and Kira Pancotti '12 pose for the camera.
Kelsey Newborn '12 and Kira Pancotti '12 pose for the camera.
A view of the Chester River
A view of the Chester River.
A view of the Chestertown waterfront
A view of the Chestertown waterfront.
The ship, the Kalmar Nyckel at the Chestertown dock, ready for Downrigging Weekend.
The ship, the Kalmar Nyckel at the Chestertown dock, ready for Downrigging Weekend.
Stephan Jordan '12, Kira Pancotti '12, Kelsey Newborn '12 and President Baird Tipson look out onto the Chester River.
Stephan Jordan '12, Kira Pancotti '12, Kelsey Newborn '12 and President Baird Tipson look out onto the Chester River.
The Presidential Fellows on the deck.
The Presidential Fellows on the deck.
Kelsey Newborn '12 and Ben Longfellow '12 enjoy the ride
Kelsey Newborn '12 and Ben Longfellow '12 enjoy the ride.
Brian Suell '12, Aaron Ellison '12 and Spencer Evans '12 feel the cold breeze as the ship sails along the river.
Brian Suell '12, Aaron Ellison '12 and Spencer Evans '12 feel the cold breeze as the ship sails along the river.
President Tipson leads students in pulling up the Sultana's sails
President Tipson leads students in pulling up the Sultana's sails.
The final pull of the sail.
The final pull of the sail.
Erica Wallburg '12, Kristina Sloan '12, Olivia Williams '12, and Kristine Gavin '12 smile for the camera.
Erica Wallburg '12, Kristina Sloan '12, Olivia Williams '12, and Kristine Gavin '12 smile for the camera.
President Baird Tipson talks with Paul and Anne Gilje.
President Baird Tipson talks with Paul and Anne Gilje.
A member of the Sultana crew chats with Laura Johnstone Wilson, Director of Campus Events
A member of the Sultana crew chats with Laura Johnstone Wilson, Director of Campus Events.
Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, talks with students
Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, talks with students.
Laura Johnstone Wilson, Director of Campus Events, President Baird Tipson, and Ann and Paul Gilje smile for the camera.
Laura Johnstone Wilson, Director of Campus Events, President Baird Tipson, and Ann and Paul Gilje smile for the camera.
Stephan Jordan '12 and Antoine Jordan '12
Stephan Jordan '12 and Antoine Jordan '12.
A last view of the Chester River.
A last view of the Chester River.

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