Historic Sailing Vessel Visiting Friday Harbor

The Golden Rule – Contributed photo

You’re invited to celebrate the arrival of the ketch, Golden Rule, in Friday Harbor. She will be stopping over on her way from the Vancouver Wooden Boat Show to the Victoria Classic Boat Festival. Purchased by the Quakers in 1958, she gained international recognition for her attempt to sail into the nuclear test zone in the Marshall Islands. This action generated world-wide attention, and contributed to the adoption of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016:

10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Tours aboard Golden Rule in the Port of Friday Harbor. Visit with the crew and learn more about her history.

 Noon – 5:00 pm. Listen to great music in Fairweather Park. On the schedule is:

• Howard & Celina Wright of Skylark Musica – Friday Harbor
• Tom Rawson on his Banjo – Orcas Island
• Ed Wilson with his eloquent guitar – Friday Harbor
• Sharon Abreu, famous throughout the United States for her performances of the Climate Monologues – Orcas Island

6:00 pm. Doors open at the San Juan Island Yacht Club for a lasagna dinner at $20 per person. This is your chance to enjoy magnificent views overlooking the harbor, and to hear the perspectives of Gerry Condon, the national VP of Veterans for Peace. Also speaking will be the project coordinator for the Golden Rule Project, a representative of the San Juan Island Quakers, and Terry Lush, whose family owned Golden Rule for 15 years in the 1970’s and 80’s.

For a video with a bit more information about Golden Rule, click on this link: Golden Rule – Mission & History, or go to our Facebook Page. And if you would like to attend our dinner, please let us know by signing up on our Facebook Page, emailing me at [email protected], or calling Linda or me at (360) 378-7004.

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