December Dock-u-mentary: Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Story

Hosted in partnership with New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Dock-u-mentaries is a free film series that explores themes and topics related to the commercial fishing industry and the working waterfront. 

On December 20, FHC will be screening Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Story. Charlotte is a film about an extraordinary boatyard, the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway, located on Martha’s Vineyard. Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin established the boatyard in 1980 with the purpose of designing, building, and maintaining traditionally built wooden boats, and in the process they transformed Vineyard Haven harbor into a mecca for wooden boat owners and enthusiasts. After a long career of designing and constructing boats for others, Nat embarks on building a 50 foot gaff rigged schooner for use by his family and friends – her name is Charlotte. Through close observation of the everyday activities of the boatyard, the film emerges as a meditation on tradition, craftsmanship, family, community, our relationship to nature, and love of the sea. Total runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes

Dock-u-mentaries is and will always be a free program. Please consider making a donation to support the Fishing Heritage Center’s programs and events. Visit FHC’s website to make a donation: https://fishingheritagecenter.org/support/donate/

Host or Publisher New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center