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Boats & Ships

SHARON GREEN – EXPOSED│ A Virtual Multimedia Experience with Ultimate Sailing

February 18, 2021

Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara (online)When: Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7:00pmCost: Free, but registration is required. Donations welcome.Registration Required: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events/Sponsored by: Marie L Morrisroe Prepare to be transported out… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Events, Press Releases

The Ranger - Classic Fishing Yacht

Curator’s Tour of the Classic Yacht: Ranger

February 17, 2021

By Rita Serotkin You’ve probably seen her at her berth in front of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and leading the annual Parade of Lights. Or perhaps you’ve seen her plying the waters of the… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log

ARTHUR BEAUMONT: Art of the Sea

November 6, 2020

Art Exhibit of Original Naval Paintings Traveling to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in December! Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara When: December 3, 2020-May 30, 2021 Sponsored by: George H…. Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Events, Exhibits, History, News

Curator’s Log: A Matter of Scale

September 23, 2020

One of the common questions visitors ask on seeing the Brooks models is “What scale is that?”  Sometimes they ask because they had built models and were used to working in scales or ratios.  They… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Curator’s Log: Sea Mew – The Little Boat With A Long History

September 10, 2020

(Log credit: John Hill, Docent. Article clipping reference: Morning Press, Volume L, Number 202, 26 May 1922) Every sailor remembers the boat they learned to sail in.  For many it was in a fleet of… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Curator’s Log: And the Award Goes To…

August 27, 2020

(Log credit: John Hill, Docent) After seeing the Brooks models visitors often ask which one is biggest, fastest, most complicated, most realistic and many other comparisons. So I thought, what if we had People’s Choice… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Curator’s Log: Dwight Brooks Rapture

July 28, 2020

Discover and explore SBMM’s online Dwight Brooks Model Boat Collection by clicking here. (Log credit: John Hill, Docent) Most modeling projects begin with some knowledge of the subject boat, airplane, train, car, or other object… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Curator's Log, News

Shipwreck Photo

Channel Islands Shipwrecks – Heroism, Heartbreak, and High-Seas Scalawaggery

February 28, 2020

Over the last two centuries, some 300 ships have met their fate among the rocks and reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Stately four-masted steamships ferrying gold and lumber, nimble rumrunners dodging the Coast… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships

SPIRIT OF DANA POINT TALL SHIP OVERNIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAM served over 400 fourth-grade students

November 1, 2019

SPIRIT OF DANA POINT TALL SHIP OVERNIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAM served over 400 fourth-grade students from 20 classrooms and 12 schools in Santa Barbara County! The tall ship Spirit of Dana Point was docked in the… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Events, Marine Life, News, Press Releases

Spirit of Dana Point Tall Ship Dockside Tour & Public Sail During the Harbor & Seafood Festival

October 12, 2019

Where:  Santa Barbara Harbor, 132 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara Spirit of Dana Point Tall Ship will be docked at the end of the City Pier. Spirit of Dana Point Tall Ship Dockside Tours Saturday, October… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Events, News, Press Releases

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in collaboration with Ocean Institute hosts the 19th Annual Spirit Program for local Fourth Grade Students

September 30, 2019

SPIRIT OF DANA POINT TALL SHIP OVERNIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAM For the Month of October 2019, the Tall Ship Spirit of Dana Point will be docked in the Santa Barbara Harbor. Formerly the Pilgrim of Newport, the… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships, Events, Marine Life, News, Press Releases

Ranger

January 8, 2012

Ranger, the flagship of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, is a classic big-game fishing yacht. In 1917, she was the first private sport fishing boat built on the West Coast and played a major role… Read More

Filed Under: Boats & Ships

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