New Directions for SSV Oliver Hazard Perry — Best Wishes to Captain Kabak & OHPRI

We recently posted that the Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) organization had taken a “strategic pause” to rethink its strategy for the financial sustainability of the SS Oliver Hazard Perry, the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel in the United States. Now, the organization has announced a new … Continue reading

Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry Pausing for a Reset

Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island  (OHPRI), the non-profit organization behind Rhode Island’s Official Tall Ship SSVOliver Hazard Perry, has announced a pause in operations to rethink its strategy for the ship’s financial sustainability.   The 200-foot three-masted sailing school vessel, which was seven … Continue reading

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Loses Power in Newport Harbor

The 200′ long three-masted square-rigger SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was departing from a local dockside festival on Sunday evening when she lost power while maneuvering in very close quarters in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. The steel ship drifted into four boats. No one … Continue reading

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry: America’s Newest Tall Ship Looking for Deckhands

This sounds like a great opportunity for licensed deckhands.  The Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry is looking for crew.  From their recent announcement: Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) is seeking to hire licensed deckhands for its brand new 200-foot … Continue reading

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry on Her Maiden Voyage

Last weekend, Oliver Hazard Perry, America’s newest and largest civilian sailing school ship sailed into Portland harbor in Maine on her maiden voyage, to participate in the Tall Ships Portland 2015 festival, which wrapped up yesterday.  Based in Newport, RI, the … Continue reading

Captain Virginia A. Wagner and Her Continuing Legacy

Terribly sad news.  Captain Virginia A. Wagner passed away on Friday January 30, 2015 in Newport, Rhode Island, following a courageous battle with mesothelioma cancer.  From Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Virginia was amongst an elite sorority of professional female captains and … Continue reading

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry — Nearing Completion & July 5th Gala

The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, the largest square-rigged sailing ship built in this country in over 100 years, is nearing completion.  The 132′ long three masted steel ship has been hauled at at Newport Shipyard for final exterior work and … Continue reading

Congratulations to Richard Bailey – Official Captain of SSV Oliver Hazard Perry

Congratulations to Richard Bailey who has been appointed captain of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, which, when commissioned next summer, will be among the largest and most sophisticated school ships built in America in recent decades.  The Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island organization … Continue reading