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'''Elizabeth E Meyer''', was born in [[Baltimore]] in 1953.<ref name="Yachting">{{cite web|last=Fales |first=Dan |url=http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/article/Involved |title=Involved |publisher=Yachting Magazine |date=3 October 2007 |accessdate=6 May 2011}}</ref> She was instrumental in the restoration of the [[J-class yacht|J Class Yachts]] beginning with ''[[Endeavour (Yacht)|Endeavour]]'' in the mid 1980s.<ref name="J Class" |
'''Elizabeth E Meyer''', was born in [[Baltimore]] in 1953.<ref name="Yachting">{{cite web|last=Fales |first=Dan |url=http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/article/Involved |title=Involved |publisher=Yachting Magazine |date=3 October 2007 |accessdate=6 May 2011}}</ref> She was instrumental in the restoration of the [[J-class yacht|J Class Yachts]] beginning with ''[[Endeavour (Yacht)|Endeavour]]'' in the mid 1980s.<ref name="J Class">{{cite web|url=http://www.jclass.com/profile.asp |title=J Class Management |publisher=Jclass.com |date=6 May 2011 |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714075653/http://www.jclass.com:80/profile.asp |archivedate=2010-07-14 |df= }}</ref> She is married to Michael McCaffrey.<ref name="Yachting" /> |
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==Yacht Restoration== |
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[[File:Yacht Endeavour C photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|''[[Endeavour (Yacht)|Endeavour]]'' (1934), refitted 1984]] |
[[File:Yacht Endeavour C photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|''[[Endeavour (Yacht)|Endeavour]]'' (1934), refitted 1984]] |
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In 1984 she purchased the J class yacht ''Endeavour'' and began the restoration.<ref name="J Class" /> She was also instrumental in the restoration of ''[[Shamrock V]]'' another J, and more than 80 classic yachts.<ref name="J Class" /> She is president of J-Class Management.<ref name="J Class" /> She founded the [[International Yacht Restoration School]] in 1993 which has taught 400 students in yacht building and restoration.<ref name="Classic Boat">{{cite journal | title = Elizabeth Meyer – Queen of the J-Class | journal = Classic Boat | date = 5 August 2011 | first = Dan | last = Houston| id = | url = http://www.classicboat.co.uk/articles/%EF%BB%BFelizabeth-meyer-queen-of-the-j-class/ | accessdate = 6 Dec 2011}}</ref> For her efforts in building and yacht restoration she has received the president’s award from the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].<ref name="J Class" /> In 2011 she received the Don Turner Award from the [[USS Constitution Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |
In 1984 she purchased the J class yacht ''Endeavour'' and began the restoration.<ref name="J Class" /> She was also instrumental in the restoration of ''[[Shamrock V]]'' another J, and more than 80 classic yachts.<ref name="J Class" /> She is president of J-Class Management.<ref name="J Class" /> She founded the [[International Yacht Restoration School]] in 1993 which has taught 400 students in yacht building and restoration.<ref name="Classic Boat">{{cite journal | title = Elizabeth Meyer – Queen of the J-Class | journal = Classic Boat | date = 5 August 2011 | first = Dan | last = Houston| id = | url = http://www.classicboat.co.uk/articles/%EF%BB%BFelizabeth-meyer-queen-of-the-j-class/ | accessdate = 6 Dec 2011}}</ref> For her efforts in building and yacht restoration she has received the president’s award from the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].<ref name="J Class" /> In 2011 she received the Don Turner Award from the [[USS Constitution Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/about-us/in-the-news/ |title=USS Constitution museum, in the news |accessdate=12 January 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111181659/http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org:80/about-us/in-the-news/ |archivedate=11 January 2012 |df= }}</ref> for her work in maritime preservation. From 1975 to 1993 she owned the [[Concordia yawls|Concordia yawl]], ''Matinicus'' and has authored books on the Ray Hunt designed class.<ref name="Classic Boat"/> She now sails ''Seminole'', a 1916 Lawley-built 47 ft (14.3m) gaff yawl, bought in 1996 from California unseen for a dollar, her restoration was completed in 2005,<ref name="Classic Boat"/> She and her husband have sailed ''Seminole'' over 18,000 miles. |
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Revision as of 20:30, 22 December 2016
Elizabeth E Meyer, was born in Baltimore in 1953.[1] She was instrumental in the restoration of the J Class Yachts beginning with Endeavour in the mid 1980s.[2] She is married to Michael McCaffrey.[1]
Life
Her parents were medical doctors, a psychiatrist and an epidemiologist.[1] Her grandfather was Eugene Meyer, investment banker and first president of the World Bank.[1] He also owned the Washington Post publishing company. Her grandmother was Agnes Ernst Meyer, social activist and journalist. Elizabeth's aunt was Katharine Graham, owner of the Washington Post during Watergate.[1] Meyer attended a Quaker Friends Academy[1] and Bennington College in Vermont where she studied English. For a time she worked at sail making, also volunteering at a zoo and running a restaurant before starting a building restoration company in 1977.[2] She published Yaahting, a parody of the magazine Yachting. She also wrote for Nautical Quarterly.[1] Meyer has been politically active, opposing the Vietnam War and being involved in local politics in Newport, Rhode Island.[1]
Yacht Restoration
In 1984 she purchased the J class yacht Endeavour and began the restoration.[2] She was also instrumental in the restoration of Shamrock V another J, and more than 80 classic yachts.[2] She is president of J-Class Management.[2] She founded the International Yacht Restoration School in 1993 which has taught 400 students in yacht building and restoration.[3] For her efforts in building and yacht restoration she has received the president’s award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2] In 2011 she received the Don Turner Award from the USS Constitution Museum[4] for her work in maritime preservation. From 1975 to 1993 she owned the Concordia yawl, Matinicus and has authored books on the Ray Hunt designed class.[3] She now sails Seminole, a 1916 Lawley-built 47 ft (14.3m) gaff yawl, bought in 1996 from California unseen for a dollar, her restoration was completed in 2005,[3] She and her husband have sailed Seminole over 18,000 miles.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fales, Dan (3 October 2007). "Involved". Yachting Magazine. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "J Class Management". Jclass.com. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2010-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Houston, Dan (5 August 2011). "Elizabeth Meyer – Queen of the J-Class". Classic Boat. Retrieved 6 Dec 2011.
- ^ "USS Constitution museum, in the news". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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