Bravo to South Street Seaport Museum and all its supporters. From their press release: “A celebratory send-off on May 21, 2015 at 12:30pm on Pier 15, with Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer; City Council Member Margaret Chin; Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora, Commissioner of the Department of Design and Construction; Captain Jonathan Boulware, South Street Seaport Museum Executive Director; and other City Officials.”
Wavertree, built 1885 in Southampton, England. Dismasted off Cape Horn 1910. Former floating warehouse in Chile and sand barge in Argentina. Arrived in NYC’s sixth boro 1970.
“This $10.6 million stabilization and restoration project is funded by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Council Office, and the Office of the Manhattan Borough President. The project will be undertaken at Caddell Drydock and Repair in Staten Island and will address critical long-term preservation of the ship.”
This will be a long visit to the yard.
Departs for major shipyard work May 21, 2015 at 1230
If you want to see her at the East River dock, you’ve got only about 48 more hours.
For photos of Wavertree arriving in NYC in 1970 and in Argentina before that, click here and scroll.
The black-hulled tall ship along Wavertree is Peking. For some photos from her last trip to the yard click here and here.
Wavertree, steady as she goes.
Tangentially related: given that Wavertree–like Peking–is a “wind ship” without auxiliary power, here’s some exciting news from New England Waterman blog
tugster: a waterblog 
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May 19, 2015 at 11:58 am
mageb
Wonderful news.
And too, because of all the Blogger note confusion, I have reactivated my World press account. Yes, I like that top-of-the -page shot on my blog too. We rarely have good sized bulkers visit us.
May 19, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Daniel Meeter
Damn, and I have to preach in Ossining on Thursday morning.