NEWPORT, R.I. (April 27, 2009) – After quietly spending the last six months in her winter berth at Bowen’s Wharf, Rhode Island’s Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry will be out on the town, Friday, May 8, when she travels across Newport Harbor to make a visit to the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court. That evening, an “All Hands on Deck” fund raising reception at the Clubhouse will allow guests to see the 132-foot hull up close and also participate in silent and live auctions to benefit the next stages of work on the vessel, a project overseen by the non-profit group Tall Ships Rhode Island (TSRI).