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Shearwater is a classic Newport-style schooner yacht, only recently recognized as a national landmark in 2009. The vessel was built by Rice Brother Corporation in East Boothbay, Maine, back in a time when yachting was a rare combination of elegance and adventure; Rice Bros. were well known for building luxury pleasure yachts and produced some 4,000 hulls over a period of 64 years. The keel was laid down on January 4, 1929 and a news clip from the Boothbay Register reflects alongside a photograph "Tyler Hodgon at the old Tide Mill is getting out timbers for the schooner to be built at Rice’s. Vessel to be built of native white oak." Traditionally built from hand-hewn native white oak, she was the last boat to be constructed at that yard - likely due to the ensuing Great Depression brought on by the Stock Market Crash that occurred later that autumn. East Boothbay was a small coastal town with shipbuilding being its only industry. About 40 workmen were employed for the construction of SHEARWATER. Her designer Theodore Donald Wells was born in Hudson Falls, N Y on October 22, 1875. He was a naval architect and marine engineer, a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and also the Institute of Naval Architects London. His education included post-graduate work at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He began his career as a member of the firm Herreshoff and Wells, N. Y. City in 1902. Working with Herreshoff no doubt had an influence on his designs, which bear similarities to many of the famous Herreshoff designed yachts of that time. From 1903 to 1907 he worked for Wintringham and Wells and then began practicing his profession under his own name. Mr. Wells joined the Navy Department in March 1917 and became Superintending Constructor of the Baltimore District U. S. N. Notable yachts designed and constructed under his supervision are "Viking" a 272 foot steel motor yacht built for George F. Baker in 1929 by Newport News and "Karina" a three masted schooner built for Robert E. Tod in 1932 by Staten Island Shipbuilding. Mr. Tod was a well-known offshore yachtsman as was his former yacht ‘Thistle", which competed in the Emperors Cup ocean race. SHEARWATER was launched on May 4, 1929 and photographs in the Boothbay Register reflect her graceful and elegant lines. Her first Captain, Leon Esterbrook of Edgarton, MA, arrived to take charge of the fitting out. Her owner Charles E Dunlap was a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY and this became SHEARWATER’s first homeport after her completion in late September 1929. It was there in Oyster Bay that she first started to thrill those who sailed in luxury aboard her and those who were privileged to crew her on race day. Since her launching and documentation in Lloyd’s Register of American Yachts in 1929, she has had a colorful history and has been carefully maintained and restored to standards that few contemporary vessels are able to match and is truly a piece of American Maritime History. On November 7, 1942 SHEARWATER was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and became a member of The United States Coast Guard’s Coastal Picket Patrol during World War Two. She was painted gray and bore the numbers CG67004. Based at Little Creek, Virginia she patrolled the waters east of the Chesapeake Bay entrance and south towards Cape Hatteras. Her skipper during that period reflected on how they used their free time while out on submarine patrol to race against other yachts and in his own words "sailed in tandem with the schooner Lord Jim, racing in and out of port, up and down the east coast and winning." She was designed and built as a gaff rigged schooner but during this period was changed to a Marconi rig. She carries over 2,550 square feet while under full sail. A true veteran world cruiser, she first transited the Panama Canal in July 1946 and in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s completed a two and a half-year global circumnavigation. In December 1971 Mrs. John B. Thayer of Rosemont, wife of a former trustee and treasurer, donated SHEARWATER to the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Environmental Medicine. She was used by the university as a laboratory for research on physiological responses to the stresses of living and working underwater. Captained by James Shearson, she was fitted with compressors, generators, monitoring instruments and a small decompression chamber. She has participated in many Ancient Mariner and Classic yacht races in U S waters as well as racing in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand while on her circumnavigation in the early 1980’s. It is rumored she was once dismasted in the famous Newport to Bermuda race. She was last raced by the current owners in San Diego in May 1995 in the American Schooner Cup and finished second overall. She entered the yacht charter industry in 1966 whilst on the West Coast sailing to the Channel Islands and was again used to generate income to keep her shipshape while owned by the University of Pennsylvania. During the chartering industry’s infancy in the Caribbean, SHEARWATER was known as the " Queen of the Fleet". Today she continues this tradition offering the most unique sailing experience and has passed rigid Coast Guard inspections and can carry up to 49 passengers. We welcome you to join us for an excellent opportunity to experience the ambiance of a vintage sailing vessel while delighting in the splendors of The Manhattan sky-line, the Statue of Liberty or the beauty of the oceans beyond.

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GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS Special Exhibitions     Holiday Train Show® November 17–January 21, 2019  Enchanting model trains zip through a display of more than 175 New York landmarks, each re-created with bark, leaves, and other natural materials—all under the twinkling glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The Orchid Show February -April  Each year, this eagerly anticipated exhibition displays thousands of orchids in the nation’s largest curated orchid show. Gardens & Collections : Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden • Azalea Garden • Native Plant Garden • Flowering Cherries DINING AND SHOPPING Menus are available The Pine Tree Café A casual dining option with artisanal panini, Neapolitan-style pizza, salads, and snacks. Hudson Garden Grill A full, sit-down dining experience featuring new American cuisine. NYBG Shop Discover signature items for home and garden, and find new and unusual plants for indoors and out, exhibition-related items, and more.

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Crazy Horse Paris presents its anti-crisis, anti-blues, anti-gloom remedy: its new show Totally Crazy ! Beginning April 2017, Crazy Horse Paris invites Parisians and lovers of Paris to escape their everyday worries in order to freely immerse themselves in 65 years of dazzling creation and “crazyness” packed into 90 enchanting minutes of its new show Totally Crazy. Under the artistic direction of Andrée Deissenberg, Chief Creative Officer of Crazy Horse Paris, and directed by Stéphane Jarny ("The Voice", "Saturday Night Fever"), Totally Crazy unites in one dazzling show the most iconic acts of the famous Parisian cabaret, tweaked with a dash of impertinence, with must-see performances by the legendary creators that have revolutionized the world-renown Parisian stage over these past ten years. Totally Crazy includes a selection of magnificent acts created by Philippe Decouflé, Christian Louboutin, Chantal Thomass, Dita Von Teese & Ali Mahdavi, Stéphane Lucas. Crazy Horse Paris’ aficionados will be delighted to rediscover timeless Crazy Horse Paris classics, gleefully twisted for the occasion. It is with passion, daring, sensuality and humor that the legendary cast of the Crazy Girls, "the most beautiful girls in the world", perform this festive show, dressed and enhanced by the subtle lighting effects, the artistic signature of Crazy Horse Paris since over 65 years. Adding to this pulsing and fantastically colorful parade is the seductive presence of George Bangable and Lolly Wish, an exquisite Belgian duo, who accompanies the audience throughout the evening.

The private house offers a place to relax with its own private balcony overlooking the park. Each villa has a jacuzzi on the terrace, sun-beds, a solarium, a shower, towels, fan, sofa and TV. Also included is a fully stocked mini bar with soft drinks, beer and snacks. The private house offers excellent value for money and need to be booked well in advance. With fantastic views over the water park, the house provides a private place to relax in your own hammocks. Your ticket includes food, drinks, snacks and fast track entrance to the park plus fast track to the attractions. This has to be the best way to enjoy a VIP experience! Conditions: Children under 3 years of age do not count for a seat. Each facility has a minimum price established for 6 people. Each extra person (up to 4) must pay an additional cost. Valid Photo ID is required for entry with each booking - You will be refused entry if your ID does not match the stated visitor name.