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Captains' Quarters for Winter 2024-2025 has concluded! Click the links below to see our recordings from the 2024-2025 season, or click here to see our complete prior years archive!

Don't forget to check back in the fall to our winter line-up!
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Captains' Quarters are held Tuesdays at 6:30pm. Attendance is always free!


Captains' Quarters from the winter of 2024-2025:

Master Shipwright, Rob Stevens, and the Virginia - Maine's First Ship
​A captivating history of  what it took to build a replica of the Virginia, as told by the Master Shipwright who completed it.
Missed it?  Click HERE to see the show on our YouTube channel.

Captain Alexander Peacock - Sailing Schooner Bowdoin to the Arctic (2024)
Travel to the Arctic with Capt Alex Peacock aboard the historic Schooner Bowdoin, with an introduction of the ship's history by Capt Jim Sharp.
Missed it?  Click HERE to see the show on our YouTube channel
Women on the Water - Harbormasters' Roundtable
​An engaging conversation with three of our local harbormasters: Kathy Givens (Belfast), Abbie Leonard (Rockport), and Molly Eddy (Rockland). 
Missed it? Click HERE to see the show on our YouTube Channel.
History of Snow Marine Shipyard (Part 1)
​An intriguing look at the history of the legendary Snow Marine Shipyard with museum founder Capt Jim Sharp.
Missed it? Click HERE to see the show on our YouTube Channel.
Battle of Ink and Ice - With Author Darrell Hartman
A sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news that follows the no-holds-barred battle between two legendary explorers to reach the North Pole, and the newspapers which stopped at nothing to get–and sell–the story.
​Missed it? Click HERE to see the show on our YouTube Channel.
In Slocum's Wake - With Author Nat Warren-White
Written for sailors and non-sailors alike, In Slocum’s Wake is an autobiographical tale of a hard-won circumnavigation aboard a 43-foot cutter. Nat Warren-White's five-year journey follows many of the same passages and roughly traces much of the route followed by Joshua Slocum who, in the late 1800s, became the first person to sail alone around the world. 
​Missed it? Click HERE to see the show on our YouTube Channel.
History of Snow Marine Shipyard (Part 2)
​An intriguing look at the continuation of the history of the legendary Snow Marine Shipyard with museum founder Capt Jim Sharp.
Missed it? Recording coming soon!
History of Snow Marine Shipyard (Part 3)
​An intriguing look at the continuation of the history of the legendary Snow Marine Shipyard with museum founder Capt Jim Sharp.
Missed it? Recording coming soon!
Mapping Ocean Stories
A fascinating project mapping and documenting stories of the sea, as told by coastal communities.
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Missed it? Recording coming soon!

​For links to previous talks on our YouTube channel, click here!.  We guarantee you'll find something you like!

Our Vision Statement:
Maine's maritime heritage helped shape our nation and it will continue to influence and inspire our future.

Our Mission:
To celebrate, honor, experience, and share the story of Maine's maritime heritage.
Sail, Power, and Steam Museum
Old Snow Shipyard
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Rockland, ME  04841
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