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Woody Guthrie (sloop)

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Sloop Woody Guthrie.jpg
image_caption	Sloop Woody Guthrie moored in Beacon Harbor on the Hudson River }}
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United States
flag	United States
name	Woody Guthrie
launched	1978
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	sloop
length	47 ft overall
beam	11.5 ft
draft	3.5 ft
propulsion	sails; electric auxiliary engine
sail_plan	gaff rig, 886 ft2 total sail area

Woody Guthrie is a 47 ft gaff sloop which supports the mission of the larger sloop Clearwater educating people about the Hudson River and its environment. The vessel was ordered by Pete Seeger in 1978 for the Beacon Sloop Club, which has supplied volunteers to maintain and operate it ever since. The boat is named after the progressive folk singer Woody Guthrie, a friend of Seeger's and author of the tune, "This Land is Your Land".

Since the Woody Guthrie was built, volunteers have given sailing experience to thousands of members and guests of the Beacon Sloop club for free. Guests are educated by the volunteers about the history of the river and the boat and asked to help the mission of the boat in any way they can. In August 2017, the Woody Guthrie was relaunched after six years of fundraising, two years of work, $400k spent, and 5,000 volunteer hours. She was restored at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, New York.

References

The Beacon Sloop Club website page on the Woody Guthrie

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