
Stephen Kirkland, the Director of Nauticus, updated the club on its contribution to the vibrancy of downtown Norfolk. Nauticus includes the USS Wisconsin which was the last battleship built in the US, the naval museum, the Half-Moon terminal which welcomed 75,000 people to Norfolk in the past year, and a sailing program for Title 1 children that teaches them to swim, and then to sail. The children gain through increased confidence and leadership skills. Pictured above from the left are Michael Desplaines, Stephen Kirkland, and club president Lorna Cochrane.