BoWdoIn Is As fIne A vessel todAy as she was when first
launched in 1921. The fact remains, however, that she is approaching
her 100th birthday and, as with al historic tal wooden ships,
care and maintenance is always demanding, challenging, and
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expensive. To this point, Bowdoin is currently in need of a new
deck replacement. This important capital project is expected to cost
MMA trip to Ilulissat, Greenland (first
upward of $600,000. In addition, $1,000,000 is needed to increase
voyage to the Arctic since the 1950s)
her endowment in order to protect and preserve her in perpetuity.
The Bowdoin Centennial Campaign addresses both of these
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important initiatives and is dedicated to:
Schooner Crew, a student-driven club
that encourages leadership and welcomes
protectIng BoWdoIn's nAtIonAl HIstorIc lAndMArk
students to participate in sailing and vessel
stAtus And plAce In MArItIMe HIstory
maintenance, is established at MMA
2005
delIverIng tHe Best HAnds-on trAdItIonAl sAIlIng
progrAM In tHe nAtIon
First Auxiliary Sail Training Cruise
(CR214) course trip to Newfoundland
expAndIng AcAdeMIc, explorAtIon And
envIronMentAl opportunItIes
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Bowdoin participates in Tal Ships Norfolk,
BroAdenIng BoWdoIn's puBlIc-servIce profIle
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In 2021, Bowdoin wil proudly celebrate her first 100 years of service.
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our goal is to have her in prime condition for her centennial
celebration and to ensure that she remains an active and historical y
Featured vessel in the Capt. Bob Bartlett
preserved vessel. We invite you to help keep her story alive by
Festival in Newfoundland & Labrador
supporting the Bowdoin Centennial Campaign.
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donate online: mainemaritime.edu/support-mma
Bowdoin continues to make her mark in history
please designate Schooner Bowdoin
as she approaches her centennial in 2021
She serves as an ambassador of Maine's proud
Mail a gift:
Maine Maritime Academy
maritime heritage and is the primary vessel
Development office
for the MMA sail training program, the only
Pleasant Street
program of its kind
Castine, ME 04420
Bowdoin wil be the lead vessel in the Parade of
Sail on July 18 for Tal Ships Portland 2015
BoWDoIN
centennial campaign
for more information about the Bowdoin centennial campaign:
Kay Hightower | 207-326-8932 | kay.hightower@mma.edu

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