Operation Sail 2012

Operation Sail 2012
and the United States Navy
Announce Ports to Host Star-Spangled Banner
and War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebrations

National events will be held in New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York and Boston.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Operation Sail, Inc. (OpSail) and the U.S. Navy announce the participation of five historic U. S. ports in the 2012 events that will commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the birth of The Star-Spangled Banner. OpSail and the U.S. Navy will bring tall ships, naval vessels and the Blue Angels flight demonstration team to each port city, beginning in New Orleans in May 2012 and ending in Boston on July 4, 2012 in conjunction with the annual Harborfest celebration. Read more... > http://opsail.org/press0103.html

Katie Harden for the New Face of FOX 43

Click on the link ( Post Title ) above and you'll see why I'm voting for Katie.

The following link below will take you to her bio-sketch on FOX 43's page >http://www.fox43tv.com/generic/face_of_fox_43/FOF_harden_katie_top10_page

Portsmouth Boaters' Guide

http://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/boatersguide.pdf

Click on the link for a printable 22 page ( when folded ) copy of the unofficial BOATER'S GUIDE to Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia @ Mile Marker "0" on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Portsmouth is an Official Coast Guard City.

Thanks to Alison Elder of Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery for putting this together and sharing with us.