November 2019 View from the Quarterdeck

Ahoy Shipmates, I am overdue in writing to you; in this case, a positive sign of everything we have going on here at OHPRI and aboard our beloved ship the Oliver Hazard Perry. The ship is now in her new winter berth at Bowen’s Wharf, and I can’t but help

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TALL SHIP OLIVER HAZARD PERRY UNVEILS NEW OPERATING MODEL 

Rhode Island’s Official Tall Ship Plans for Year-Round Programs in Rhode Island   NEWPORT, R.I. (February 18, 2019) – Working under a new operating model unveiled for Rhode Island’s Official Flagship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, the non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) says it will keep the Tall Ship

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SSV OLIVER HAZARD PERRY NAMED RHODE ISLAND’S OFFICIAL FLAGSHIP

NEWPORT, RI (August 2, 2018) – In July, Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed legislation making Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry the Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode Island. The 200 foot, three masted Class A Tall Ship is the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to be built

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