Judith Roales gave theShellback Club her presentation on The Lighthouses of the Delaware. Judith has written several delightful and informative books about these lighthouses and is longtime president of the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation. About Judith Roales
Judith Roales was inducted into the Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame in April, 2014. She earned the honour for her research and photo documentation of Delaware’s lighthouses and range lights. That research led to her writing a series of lighthouse books, which include information about lighthouse technology, construction techniques, Fresnel lenses, stories about local keepers, and commentary on the status of Delaware’s lights. Her presentations, articles, and books inspired Delaware’s Lighthouse Trail, which guides interested visitors to the state’s existing lighthouses, sites of former lighthouses, and the location of lighthouse artifacts. A longtime president of the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation, she helped the foundation become a well-organized, financially sound, prominent entity devoted to educating about and promoting Delaware’s maritime history. She developed the historic materials and displays inside the East End and Harbor of Refuge lighthouses and opened the Delaware East End Lighthouse for public tours. She made presentations throughout Delaware to schools, senior centers, historic societies, and other organizations regarding the history and plight of the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. Her fundraising efforts helped secure over $3 million for the stabilization and repair of the National Harbor of Refuge Breakwater. In addition, Roales prepared detailed documentation of the wall’s original construction materials and its repairs, which she documented in a book. The original documentation and the book were both donated to the Lewes Historical Society as a permanent record of the wall’s history. Through her innovative leadership, the foundation created the Lighthouse Festival at Lewes Ferry Terminal and helped the City of Lewes develop the Lewes Maritime History Trail. Her efforts have helped preserve Delaware lighthouses. Roales first became interested in lighthouses in 1964 as part of her actual job – as a national award-winning newspaper reporter and executive. She retired in 2000 as Publisher of the St. Petersburg Times in Florida.
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Karine Therrrien visited the Shellback Club to describe her passage from Hawaii to Vancouver with the "exxpedition" group, a series of all-woman voyages to make seen the unseen, from the toxics in our bodies to the toxics in our seas. Karine showed the extent of microplastic pollution in our seas, and provided practical methods for us all to reduce our individual pollution footprints. https://exxpedition.com/expedition/round-the-world/ https://davidsuzuki.org/ Amanda Karahanas visited the Shellback Club from the Disabled Sailors of Ontario, bringing an update of their activities and a look at the future. About Amanda Karahanas
as;dklfj ;askldfj ;asl Ron Jenkins returned to the Shellback Club to describe the current state of change and to look ahead to future developments in Toronto's Port Lands and surrounding areas. Slide Show Part 1 Slide Show Part 2 Useful Links to Port Lands Development Subject Matter YouTube Links Port Lands development preview (2016) - Waterfront Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gisPx_TZvo Lake Filling (to March 2020) - Waterfront Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nm8_Kn2HC4 Construction Progress (December 2020) - Waterfront Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBNPDxCzbek Bridge transport (December 2020) - Waterfront Toronto https://youtu.be/YR3lIfLEiqo Leslie Slip Outlook Park (January 27 2021) - CreateTO https://youtu.be/Dy6DT6CuiRo Web Site Links Toronto Region Conservation Authority: Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project https://trca.ca/conservation/green-infrastructure/don-mouth-naturalization-port-lands-flood-protection-project/ Waterfront Toronto's Port Lands Development website https://portlandsto.ca/ Waterfront Toronto Port Lands Development website documents library https://portlandsto.ca/document-library/ Port Lands Planning Framework: Complete Report https://portlandsto.ca/wp-content/uploads/Port+Lands+Planning+Framework_AODA+-+reduced.pdf Villiers Island Precinct Plan https://portlandsto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017.10.04_Villiers+Island+Precinct+Plan+AODA+Attachment+2.pdf City of Toronto: Port Land Flood Protection Project Due Diligence Report http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2016.EX18.3 Chris Glaisek, Waterfront Toronto presentation to Waterfront for All: "The Future of Waterfront Revitalization: Aspirational Projects" About Ron Jenkins
Doreen Green shared her experience Cruising from Moscow to St. Petersburg. The trip was full of history and gorgeous architecture, beautifully presented in Doreen's excellent photos and informed commentary. About Doreen Green
Doreen Green fell in love with sailing in her early 20s and has enjoyed messing about on small boats ever since. Her first purchase was a 16 foot Sirocco day sailer, followed by a 19 foot O'Day pocket cruiser. Then a Catalina 22 with a pop top that provided standing headroom – a real luxury. Her final boat was a Kelt 7.6, a real performer designed in France and manufactured in Aurora Ontario. Most of her sailing and cruising has been done single-handed. She has sailed on Lake Ontario, the Thousand Islands, and Georgian Bay including the North Channel. There was also a two-week cruise with her husband in the British Virgin Islands on a Catalina 42 – an unimaginably roomy boat by Doreen's standards. Her career at Bell Canada provided the finances for these various boats and cruises. Doreen retired as a Director of Finance 16 years ago. She currently no longer owns a boat but fortunately has friends who still do. These friends invite her onboard frequently, so her sailing days are far from over. |
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