LAMP Boatworks

4/25/2012 Lecture: Why a Chalupa?

amy.gress2012-04-25T15:01:47-04:00April 25th, 2012|

What: Lecture, "Why a Chalupa?" Where: St. Augustine Yacht Club When: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 5:00-6:30 pm Who: Dr. Sam Turner, LAMP Food: Beverages and light dinner available for purchase This lecture is co-sponsored by the St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation, and LAMP and the First Light Maritime Society. Dr. Sam Turner will be speaking about our joint project, to build an archaeologically and historically authentic replica of a sixteenth century watercraft used by the [...]

LAMP Boatworks Update

amy.gress2012-04-16T12:03:13-04:00April 16th, 2012|

The most recent project at the LAMP Boatworks. Foreground left is the Chaisson dory tender, a 17′ spritsail skiff to right, and a 1760s ship’s yawl in the background. A quick update, since I’ve been remiss in sending one for a while. I hope this finds you all in kindred spirits and enjoying this fine weather. Things around the boatworks have been heating up this spring and continue to simmer at a solid pace. [...]

3/22/2012 Chalupa Keel Laying at Fountain of Youth

amy.gress2012-03-22T18:49:33-04:00March 22nd, 2012|

On Thursday, 22 March, an event was held at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, north of the Lighthouse on the mainland in St. Augustine. It was a celebration of the start of a new boat construction project. LAMP is supporting this project by providing our partners at the St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation and the Fountain of Youth with data from our archaeological and historical research into the traditional Spanish boat known as a [...]

The Apple Jack and the Caravel (and a Clarification)

amy.gress2012-02-21T14:33:50-05:00February 21st, 2012|

The Apple Jack is one of the last wooden-hulled shrimp boats to have been built here in St. Augustine, by the famous DESCO shipyard. Until recently, Apple Jack could be seen out shrimping local waters, but circumstances have lead to the end of its shrimping career. Normally this would mean her equipment would be stripped and sold off, and her hull broken up. As a representative of the thriving shrimp trawler-building industry that was so [...]

Get behind the scenes…

amy.gress2012-02-03T12:11:29-05:00February 3rd, 2012|

Jacksonville.com published a nice piece about our behind the scenes tours here at the Museum. If you haven't take one of the tours, they are well worth it. See how the museum works, how we are learning about our past from artifacts buried in the seafloor, and learn about the many things which go on behind the veil to keep our history alive and exciting. Even if you have visited the lighthouse before, or recently, [...]

LAMP Boatworks Update

amy.gress2012-01-30T14:41:50-05:00January 30th, 2012|

As usual, lots has been going on around the boatworks. Here’s a quick update as to the most recent events…click to read on… […]

Winner announced in the Susan skiff drawing!

amy.gress2011-12-08T09:32:08-05:00December 8th, 2011|

After a year of excitement and anticipation, the winning ticket was finally chosen on December 7th, during our annual Luminary Night holiday celebration. Mr. Zachary Diaz of Miami, Florida, is the proud new owner of this lovely, tradtional wooden boat, handcrafted by our volunteers at the LAMP Boatworks. The winning ticket, No. 1201, was drawn at 8:30 pm and the phone call to Mr. Diaz was broadcast over the microphone to the assembled crowd. Mr. [...]

Another plank for the yawlboat!

amy.gress2011-11-30T14:11:44-05:00November 30th, 2011|

Things are happening around the yard here at the LAMP Boatworks. Yesterday Jim Gaskins and Maury Keiser attached another strake to the 1760s yawlboat. This boat is being built as a ship's boat for the GalveZtown, a ship that will be built in Malaga, Spain and arrive here in St. Augustine in 2013. The project is a reminder, or an education for many of us, that Spain played an important role in the American Revolution, [...]

LAMP Boatworks Update (23NOV2011)

amy.gress2011-11-23T10:34:52-05:00November 23rd, 2011|

The USGC buoy tender Elm rescues the tug Beth McAllister on November 5th. Click here for last week’s LAMP Boatworks update. I post them by email to our volunteer boatbuilders but its a good blog topic to keep everyone apprised of what it is we do here. I’ll post some older ones too in the next blog entry. Enjoy! […]

11/16/11 Lecture: Cruising in Traditional Small Craft

amy.gress2011-11-15T09:37:10-05:00November 15th, 2011|

What: Lecture, “Cruising in Traditional Small Craft” Who: Curt Bowman Where: St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Anastasia Gallery (Keepers’ House, upstairs) When: Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 pm Sponsored by: LAMP, the First Light Maritime Society, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association. […]

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