OpSail 2012 In The NewS
Video AND RADIO reports
OpSail and Navy Commemorate Bicentennial of The Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 (3-min. introduction)
January 2012 - Norfolk and OpSail Travel Channel (UK)
January 2012 - Baltimore Star-Spangled Sailabration (1-min. promo)
Nov 17, 2011 - Gov of Maryland, Chairman of OpSail Unveil Star-Spangled Bicentennial Plans
Keeping the Seas free for 200 years: Navy and Operation Sail (30-sec. promo)
Navy and OpSail clip for Commemorating Bicentennial of War of 1812 (59-sec. promo)
Mar 19, 2012 - OpSail event headed for New London (WTNH Channel 8)
April 5, 2012 - OpSail 2012 Begins in New London with Eagle's departure (NBC affiliate)
April 5, 2012 - Eagle Readies For OpSail 2012 Journey (New London Patch)
April 12, 2012 - New York - 1010 WINS - 17 Tall Ships to Sail Into NYC For OpSail 2012
April 20, 2012 - New Orleans - WWL-AM Radio - Jose Fuentes and Bill Armstrong
April 17, 2012 - New Orleans - Video - Ecuador tall ship Guayas arrives in New Orleans
April 17, 2012 - New Orleans - Video - Indonesia tall ship Dewaruci arrives in New Orleans
April 18, 2012 - New Orleans - WGSO Radio - "Flip This City" - Jose Fuentes / Bill Armstrong i/view (4 segments)
April 20, 2012 - New Orleans - WWL Radio - Spud McConnell - Jose Fuentes / Bill Armstrong
April 27, 2012 - Baltimore - TV promotion for Star Spangled Sailabration (30 seconds)
May 7, 2012 - New York - OpSail's Gary Jobson with Capital One NY Market President James Covington and OpSail artist Charles Fazzino
May 9, 2012 - VIDEO CLIP from Maryland Public TV: Climing the Mast of the tall ship GUAYAS
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - video of Parade of Sail
June 8, 2012 - Norfolk - WVEC report on Parade of Sail
June 9, 2012 - NORFOLK - Fireworks fill Norfolk Sky for OpSail 2012
June 9, 2012 - NORFOLK (WVEC Channel 13) - OpSail 2012 brings a look at history
June 11, 2012 - NORFOLK (WVEC Channel 13) - OpSail 2012 Virginia winds down; USCGC EAGLE underway
June 17, 2012 - BOSTON - Nautical Talk Radio - OpSail's Bill Armstrong talks about plans for OpSail Boston
PRINT REPORTS
July 6, 2012 - New London - Ships arrive for OpSail 2012
July 6, 2012 - Boston Globe - Boston businesses boomed during holiday weekend
July 2, 2012 - Boston Globe - Tall Ships provide a taste of War of 1812
July 1, 2012 - Boston.com - OpSail Boston Opens with a Bang
June 29, 2012 - OpSail is excuse to explore new Boston waterfront
June 29, 2012 - New London - Navy might steal the OpSail show
June 28, 2012 - New London - Coast Guard to take the lead on OpSail security
June 28, 2012 - New London - Ledyard Youth wins OpSail essay contest
June 28, 2012 - Boston Globe - EAGLE teaches and gives history lessons
June 29, 2012 - Boston.com - Guide to OpSail
June 26, 2012 - Boston - 1812 bash an overture for Hub
June 24, 2012 - Toronto Sun - Clear Sailing on the eastern seaboard
June 23, 2012 - New London - OpSail2012 to mark anniversary of War of 1812 with Parade of Sail, tours and entertainment
June 23, 2012 - New London - Simmons: OpSail event will celebrate state's maritime history
June 22, 2012 - New London - Top 10 reasons to hop over border to see OpSail '12
June 20, 2012 - New London and Niantic to Salute Captains and Crews of OpSail vessels
June 19, 2012 - Baltimore Business Journal- Sailabration ends, tall ships depart Baltimore
June 19, 2012 - Baltimore - Sailabration called "all around success"
June 19, 2012 - Baltimore Business Journal - Fort McHenry set attendance record during Sailabration
June 19, 2012 - Baltimore - Step Aboard the Indonesian tall ship Dewaruci
June 19, 2012 - New London - OpSail chief gives a jab to Newport over conflict
June 18, 2012 - Huffington Post - Tall Ships and OpSail 2012: Maritime History in Real Time
June 18, 2012 - Baltomore Sun - Merchants set records as Sailabration boosts city business
June 18, 2012 - Baltimore Business Journal- Sailabration called "one of the largest events in the city's history"
June 17, 2012 - Baltimore - Dining on Indonesia's tall ship Dewaruci
June 17, 2012 - Norfolk - Tallwood global studies student visit OpSail
June 16, 2012 - Washington Post - New Cadets Bring EAGLE to Baltimore
June 15, 2012 - Norfolk - Businesses say OpSail 2012 buoyed their bottom lines
June 13, 2012 - Norfolk - Ecuador ship wins the 2012 OpSail Fleet Chefs Challenge
June 14, 2012 - New London - Navy Details OpSail Role
June 13, 2012 - Norfolk - At OpSail, the real fireworks come after the pyro show
June 12, 2012 - Baltimore - Guayas arrives in style in Baltimore
June 12, 2012 - Norfolk-Baltimore (Baltimore Sun) Parade of Sail enroute to Baltimore
June 11, 2012 - Norfolk - Culinary masters from around the world face off
June 9, 2012 - Williamsburg Teen Chosen to Participate in OpSail Parade
June 9, 2012 - Norfolk - OpSail gets off to dramatic start as tall ship Eagle leads Parade of Sail
June 8, 2012 - Norfolk - Local boaters, tall ships dance at sunset
June 7, 2012 - Norfolk - Sail through the basic of OpSail
June 6, 2012 - Baltimore Sun - 1812 Bicentennial celebration Kicks off in city with a loud boom
June 6, 2012 - Baltimore Sun - Sailabration launches War of 1812 bicentennial
June 6, 2012 - Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - Planning OpSail Parade is like solving massive puzzle
June 6, 2012 - Boston Globe - Officials unveil locations, times to visit military and tall ships over Fourth of July
June 6, 2012 - Boston Globe - Tall ship parade planned to mark War of 1812
June 5, 2012 - Baltimore Business Journal - Baltimore tall ships festival = tourism boon
June 3, 2012 - Boston Globe - Boston set to benefit from tall ship festival
June 2, 2012 - Norfolk VA - OpSail 2012: OpSail 2012: The Voyage to Hampton Roads aboard Picton Castle (Part 2)
May 31, 2012 - Norfolk VA - OpSail 2012: The Voyage to Hampton Roads aboard Picton Castle
May 30, 2012 - New London - Fleet for OpSail grows by five ships
May 30, 2012 - New London - Amistad among ships committed to OpSail
May 29, 2012 - New London - Five More Ships added to OpSail 2012 Flotilla
May 29, 2012 - NEW YORK - War and Terrorism (blog)
May 27, 2012 - Norfolk VA - Boaters look forward to joining armada at OpSail 2012
May 27, 2012 - NEW YORK - Hudson Reporter - Tall Ships Set Sail on Hudson
May 26, 2012 - Norfolk VA - Replica Ships Sailing into Yorktown Next Week: Overnighht trip on Lynx
May 25, 2012 - NEW YORK - TIME Magazine - Tall Ships Sail into New York for Fleet Week
May 24, 2012 - NEW YORK - Baltimore Sun - A Parade of Ships Sails into New York City (photo blog)
May 24, 2012 - NEW YORK - Fleet Week Kicks Off In New York With Tall Ships Parade
May 24, 2012 - NEW YORK - (AP) - NYC Fleet Week Remembers War of 1812
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - The Tall Ships Are Coming! It's Fleet Week in New York City
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK Daily News - Fleet Week Kicks Off
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - Flickr Images of Parade of Sail
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - (CBS) Photo essay of Parade of Sail into New York
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - (AFP) Fleet Week and OpSail photo essay
May 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - New York Daily News - Tall Ships in town commemorate War of 1812
May 21, 2012 - NEW YORK - Bensonhurst Bean - Get Excited! Tall Ships under Verrazano Bridge May 23
May 21, 2012 - NEW YORK - Brooklyn Bugle - Brooklyn Hosts OpSail at Red Hook Marine Terminal
May 18, 2012 - NEW YORK - Manhattan-by-Sail OpSail 2012 brunch sail
May 18, 2012 - AP - War of 1812 Bicentennial Sites, all over US
May 17, 2012 - Norfolk VA - Daily Press - 600 private boats may join OpSail Parade June 8 in Norfolk
May 17, 2012 - NEW YORK - Accomplished Larchmont HS Student Will Sail on the High Seas
May 17, 2012 - NEW YORK - Jersey Journal - Tall ships, miltary ships to parade up Hudson
May 16, 2012 - BOSTON - OpSail Boston 2012 sponsors essay and art contest
May 15, 2012 - NEW YORK - PortSide - See the OpSail ship parade
May 15, 2012 - NEW YORK - Bay Ridge Journal - OpSail Brings Navy, Tall Ships to Brooklyn
May 14, 2012 - Norfolk VA - Virginian-Pilot - OpSail 2012 | Region preps for summer's biggest party
May 11, 2012 - Norfolk VA - Virginian-Pilot - OpSail will have three parades of sail
May 9, 2012 - New London - OpSail Announces More Sponsors
May 7, 2012 - NY Daily News - Tall ships will sail up Hudson River on May 23 as part of OpSail & Fleet Week
May 3, 2012 - Norfolk VA - Preparations begin for OpSail 2012
May 7, 2012 - NEW YORK - Tall Ships Come Back to New York (Boating on the Hudson.com)
April 24, 2012 - New London - Ride on Eagle is OpSail art, essay contest prize
April 23, 2012 - NEW YORK - Staten Island Advance - Fleet Week to run from May 23-20
April 23, 2012 - New London - The Day: Illustrate 1812 History for a chance to ride on EAGLE
April 19, 2012 - New Orleans - Navy Week moves into third day
April 19, 2012 - New Orleans - Carencro Eagle Scout flies high with tall ship Eagle
April 17, 2012 - Associated Press - Commemoration of War of 1812 begins in New Orleans
April 17, 2012 - New Orleans - After crossing Pacific, Tall Ship Dewaruci receives warm welcome in New Orleans
April, 2012 - Radio Sucre, Ecuador: Crucero del buque Escuela Guayas promocionará iniciativa Yasuní ITT
April 16, 2012 - New Orleans Times-Picayune: Oh say, you can see an impressive flotilla ....
April 15, 2012 - New Orleans Times-Picayune: Marrero Teans wins essay contest, rides EAGLE in OpSail
April 14, 2012 - Washington Post: Navy turns to War of 1812 for help
April 13, 2012 - Brooklyn Eagle - Parade of Ships Coming to Brooklyn
April 13, 2012 - New London - Six more ships added to OpSail2012 CT
April 12, 2012 - Wall Street Journal - 17 Tall Ships to Sail into NYC for OpSail 2012
April 12, 2012 - New York - OpSail 2012 to feature 17 tall ships in NYC Fleet Week harbor parade
April 6, 2012 - New London - Eagle WIll Leave Today on Mission to OpSail
April 3, 2012 - New London - Brazilian tall ship Cisne Branco committed to OpSail
Mar 23, 2012 - New Orleans - Mayor Landrieu Joins Navy and OpSail for NOLA Navy Week
Mar 19, 2012 - New London - Governor Kicks Off "OpSail Challenge" (with video)
Mar 19, 2012 - New London - Gov Malloy Comes to New London to Kick Off OpSail Fundraising
Mar 8, 2012 - New Orleans - Times-Picayune - NOLA Navy Week bringing 10 tall ships & warships to NOLA
Mar 7, 2012 - New Orleans - Mayor Landrieu Joins Navy and OpSail Announcing NOLA Navy Week
March 2012 - New Orleans - AAA Southern Traveler Magzine: Tall Ships Will be Sailing into New Orleans
Mar 1, 2012 - Enroute to OpSail, Indonesian tall ship Dewaruci stops at Pearl Harbor
Feb 26, 2012 - OpSail cited in iPhone Tall Ships App
Feb 24, 2012 - Boston Globe Editorial - City, state, and businesses can't let July 4 Parade of Sail sink
Feb 19, 2012 - New London Day - OpSail, Sailfest merge for one big, festive event this July
Feb 18, 2012 - New London Day - Contest Winner Gets to Ride on Barque Eagle
Feb 18, 2012 - Boston Globe Op-Ed - Boston's missing the boat
Feb 15, 2012 - New London - State Says it is willing to pitch in for OpSail
Feb 9, 2012 - Baltimore - Planners announce line-up for Sailabration and OpSail 2012
Jan 26, 2012 - Indonesian Tall Ship Dewaruci sets sail for Operation Sail 2012
Jan 17, 2012 - New London - OpSail organizers say about $300,000 raised
Dec 20, 2011 - New London - OpSail 2012 Gets a Quick Infusion of Cash
Nov 29, 2011 - Norfolk - Blue Angels to join OpSail event in Virginia Beach
Nov 28, 2011 - New Orleans - First Tall Ships are Confirmed for New Orleans Navy/OpSail Commemoration
Nov 28, 2011 - Norfolk - Blue Angels and a fleet of tall ships set course for Hampton Roads in 2012
Nov 17, 2011 - Baltimore Sun: State unveils plans for War of 1812 bicentennial celebration
Nov 17, 2011 - Baltimore Business Journal - Baltimore to host tall ships in June 2012 for bicentennial celebration
Nov 17, 2011 - AP - Maryland Announcing Plans for 1812 Bicentennial
Nov 4, 2011 - Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - OpSail announces first ships to commit to June event
Oct 20, 2011 - New London - Gov Malloy to Serve as Honorary Chairman of OpSail2012CT
Oct 9, 2011 - OpSail 2012 Dominates Eagle's Summer Tour
Sep 30, 2011 - Cruising World - OpSail Names First Seven Tall Ships for its 2012 Sailing
Sep 30, 2011 - Baltimore Business Journal - OpSail on the hunt for $6 million in sponsor deals
Jun 24, 2001 - New Orleans - Mayor Landieu announces kick-off of three-year national celebration
Jun 24, 2011 - Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - OpSail set to Sail into Norfolk next June
Jun 25, 2011 - Boston Central - Operation Sail & Tall Ships Boston 2012
Jun 23, 2011 - Boston Globe - Ships, sailors to celebrate War of 1812
Jun 22, 2011 - Washington DC - SecNav Ray Mabus and OpSail Chairman Jose Fuentes Announce Partnership
Mar 4, 2011 - New London - Gov. Malloy Invites Foreign Navies to OpSail 2012
Mar 1, 2010 - Baltimore Business Journal - Tall ships to sail in Baltimore for War of 1812 celebration