Elizabeth Meyer
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Elizabeth E Meyer, was born in Baltimore
in 1953. She was instrumental in the restoration of the J Class Yachts
beginning with Endeavour
in the mid 1980s. She is married to Michael McCaffrey.
investment banker and first president of the World Bank
. He also owned the Washington Post publishing company. Her grandmother was Agnes Ernst Meyer, social activist and journalist. Elizabeth’s aunt was Katherine Graham owner of the Washington Post during Watergate. Meyer attended a Quaker Friends Academy 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. She published Yaahting
a parody of the magazine Yachting
. She also wrote for Nautical Quarterly.
Meyer has been politically active opposing the Vietnam War
and being involved in local politics in Newport, Rhode Island
.
which has taught 400 students in yacht building and restoration. For her efforts in building and yacht restoration she has received the president’s award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
.
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
in 1953. She was instrumental in the restoration of the J Class Yachts
J-class yacht
The J-Class serves as a rating for large sailing yachts designed between 1930 and 1937. Reserved for a wealthy elite of yachtsmen, these boats were used to compete with the best sailing talents in three races of the America's Cup.-The 1930s:...
beginning with Endeavour
Endeavour (Yacht)
Endeavour is a J-class yacht built for the 1934 America's Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour, England. She was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast...
in the mid 1980s. She is married to Michael McCaffrey.
Life
Her parents were medical doctors, a psychiatrist and an epidemiologist. Her grandfather was Eugene MeyerEugene Meyer
Eugene Isaac Meyer was an American financier, public official, publisher of the Washington Post newspaper. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933. He was the father of publisher Katharine Graham.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, he was one of eight children of...
investment banker and first president of the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
. He also owned the Washington Post publishing company. Her grandmother was Agnes Ernst Meyer, social activist and journalist. Elizabeth’s aunt was Katherine Graham owner of the Washington Post during Watergate. Meyer attended a Quaker Friends Academy and Bennington College
Bennington College
Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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. She published Yaahting
Yaahting
Yachting, A Parody was a 1984 parody of the boating magazine genre, most notably Yachting. It was published by Dreadnaught Publishing, a short lived Massachusetts based company...
a parody of the magazine Yachting
Yachting (magazine)
Yachting is a monthly English-language magazine published since 1907. It was founded by Oswald Garrison Villard, publisher of the New York Evening Post and the Nation. The next year Herbert L. Stone became the manager. In 1938 Stone and some friends bought the magazine.It features articles on...
. She also wrote for Nautical Quarterly.
Meyer has been politically active opposing the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and being involved in local politics in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
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Yacht Restoration
In 1984 she purchased the J class yacht Endeavour and began the restoration. She was also instrumental in the restoration of Shamrock V another J, and more than 80 classic yachts. She is president of J-Class Management. She is the founder of the International Yacht Restoration SchoolInternational Yacht Restoration School
The International Yacht Restoration School is a private school on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island, that teaches boat and yacht restoration. The school also has a campus in Bristol, Rhode Island, that offers marine technology courses...
which has taught 400 students in yacht building and restoration. For her efforts in building and yacht restoration she has received the president’s award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities, including the publication of Preservation...
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