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Programming on Oliver Hazard Perry headed in new direction

Nonprofit 04/19/2019

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The nonprofit group that operates Rhode Island's official Tall Ship, the Oliver Hazard Perry, has changed course, and the group says...

Oliver Hazard Perry to stay in R.I. with new operating model,...

Art & Culture 02/22/2019

NEWPORT – The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will remain in Rhode Island for year-round programming, the nonprofit Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island announced Feb....

AFTER AN OPERATIONAL PAUSE and consideration of sale of the tall ship, the nonprofit that owns the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry says it will now remain in Rhode Island with a new operating model and a new CEO and staff. / COURTESY OLIVER HAZARD PERRY RHODE ISLAND

Oliver Hazard Perry to stay in R.I. with new operating model,...

Nonprofit 02/19/2019

NEWPORT – The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will remain in Rhode Island for year-round programming, the nonprofit Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island announced Monday...

RACE VILLAGE: Crowds gather in Newport for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in May 2015. The 2017-2018 race stopover marked the second time Newport served as the sole North American locale to host the around-the-world yacht race. In the first week, the race village at Fort Adams State Park saw more than 40,000 visitors. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/MARC BOW

Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018

Focus 12/28/2018

R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative. Both centered on what...

Tall ship sinking in red ink

Education 09/14/2018

The Oliver Hazard Perry launched in 2015, one of the largest full-sailed educational and training ships in the country, and the first built in...

WHAT TO DO? Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island, the nonprofit organization supporting the state's official school vessel and tall ship ambassador, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, announced the ship would be docked for an indefinite amount of time as the group weighs its financial future. / COURTESY OLIVER HAZARD PERRY RHODE ISLAND/TED NEIGHBORS

What should the state do now that the nonprofit controlling the...

Art & Culture 09/14/2018

The news that the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry had “paused” operations was a sad reminder that not all grand plans succeed. The nonprofit that...

OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Rhode Island, the nonprofit organization supporting the state's official school vessel and tall ship ambassador, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, announced Tuesday the ship would be docked for an indefinite amount of time as the group weighs its financial future. An unknown amount of layoffs have also been made as the staff and crew are cut back to a "minimal" presence. / COURTESY OLIVER HAZARD PERRY RHODE ISLAND/TED NEIGHBORS

Sails empty as Oliver Hazard Perry “pauses” due to foggy financial...

Government 09/06/2018

NEWPORT – Anchors on the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry hit the sea floor Wednesday after a statement by its parent nonprofit noted financial difficulties...

STUDENTS ONBOARD THE 200-foot-tall SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island's official sailing-education vessel, which has released its 2018 program schedule, featuring a full year of travel with stops in Charleston, S.C., St. Petersburg, Fla., Cuba and Jamaica. / COURTESY MARK RUSSELL

Tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry releases 2018 program schedule

Nonprofit 01/19/2018

NEWPORT – The 200-foot-tall SSV Oliver Hazard Perry tall ship is prepared for a full year of travel including stops in Charleston, S.C., St....

OLIVER HAZARD PERRY RHODE ISLAND is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide educational experiences at sea, says Executive Director Jessica Wurzbacher. The 200-foot, oceangoing ship was completed in 2015, with a permanent home of Fort Adams in Newport. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Effective leadership on land echoes it at sea

Nonprofit 09/01/2017

Jessica Wurzbacher | Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island executive director Executing on a mission as ambitious as ours requires meeting a number of challenges, and...